Orioles vs. Twins Saturday Prediction
A week ago today, Dan Straily and Jose Berrios squared off in Baltimore and those two will meet again Saturday, this time in Minnesota. Will today’s game also match last week’s game at Camden Yards and turn into a high-scoring affair?
Game Snapshot & Odds
915 Baltimore Orioles (+215) at 916 Minnesota Twins (-263); 8.5 runs
Saturday, April 27, 2019
2:10 p.m. ET, Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
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Public Betting Trends
According to our MLB Public Betting Chart page, 65% of the betting tickets are on the Twins to beat the Orioles on the moneyline.
Baltimore Orioles Fantasy Spin
Trey Mancini went 3-for-5 in Friday’s loss to the Twins. Mancini had a double and a pair of singles. While he hasn’t homered since April 10, he’s now hit safely in eight straight games and 13 out of his last 14. He’s batting .349/.400/.614 in 120 plate appearances overall, putting himself back on the mixed league map in the process.
Minnesota Twins Fantasy Spin
Nelson Cruz went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo homers in Friday’s win over the Orioles. Cruz went yard against Alex Cobb in the bottom of the first before Eddie Rosario and C.J. Cron followed with blasts of their own. The veteran slugger began the year with just one homer over his first 13 games, but he has a pair of multi-homer games over the past week.
MLB Betting Trends
Baltimore
The Orioles are 0-4 against the Twins when Jose Berrios starts for Minnesota.
Minnesota
The Twins are 5-1 in Berrios’ last six starts and are 22-5 in his last 27 home outings.
Prediction:
Berrios is quickly becoming one of the better young pitchers in baseball but the Orioles did some damage a week ago against him in Baltimore. Straily, meanwhile, has allowed seven home runs among 21 hits in 14 2/3 total innings so far this year. While Berrios should pitch better today than he did last week, I expect the Twins to do plenty of damage again against Straily, setting up a good opportunity to cash the over.
The Pick: Orioles/Twins OVER 8.5
