A key battle on the MLB betting odds menu sees the visiting New York Yankees dueling the Minnesota Twins on Friday at Target Field.
Minnesota hands the ball to starter Phil Hughes in this one and he'll try to improve on his 8-6 mark on the year. New York counters with Michael Pineda, who will try to quiet the fans and the Twins bats at the same time.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to pick the Minnesota Twins in this matchup found them as 129 underdogs on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 7.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.
Odds Shark computer score prediction models pick a possible 5-4.4 win for the Yankees on Friday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Minnesota Twins sport a record of 51-44 heading into this matchup, while the New York Yankees sit at 53-41 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Minnesota vs New York injuries news.
This game matches up the No. 12 (Minnesota Twins) and the No. 7 (New York Yankees) teams, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.
Statistical Matchup
On offense, it's a battle between the Minnesota Twins and its No. 14-rated batting order, averaging 4.17 runs per nine innings, against the No. 2 line up of the New York Yankees at 4.62 runs per outing.
Defensively, New York features the No. 13-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.13 runs per game. Minnesota, meanwhile, comes in at No. 4 at home, scoring 4.85 runs per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
New York looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Orioles, a 9-3 final on Thursday in support of Masahiro Tanaka at Yankee Stadium.
Minnesota threw a shutout at Los Angeles in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by E Santana to defeat Los Angeles 3-0 on Thursday.
- NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games on the road
- NY Yankees is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
- Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
- Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
- Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Next Betting Matchups
New York at Minnesota, Saturday, July 25th
