The Minnesota Twins battle the visiting Texas Rangers on Sunday in MLB betting action at Target Field.

Minnesota hands the ball to starter Liam Hendriks in this one and he'll try to improve on his 0-0 mark on the year. Texas counters with Neftali Feliz, who will try to quiet the fans and the Twins bats at the same time.



View Texas vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Twins as +170 underdogs on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 8.5 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the American League No. 7-ranked Twins and the American League No. 12-rated Rangers in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Minnesota and its American League No. 13-rated batting order, averaging 3.1 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 7 lineup of the Rangers at 4.6 runs per outing.

Comparing defensive stats, Texas owns the American League's No. 1-rated road mark, allowing 1.5 runs per game on the highway. Minnesota, on the other hand, rates No. 9 in scoring at home.

Texas won its last outing, a 6-2 result against the Twins on April 14. Bettors who backed the Rangers at -156 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Rangers enjoyed a 6-2 victory at the expense of the Twins on Saturday, with Yu Darvish throwing 5 2/3 innings of 9-hit ball at Target Field.




Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After playing Texas are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

A few Rangers at Twins trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas' last 5 games
Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas' last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Texas is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Texas
Minnesota is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Minnesota's last 15 games at home


Next up:
Texas at Boston, Tuesday, April 17
Minnesota at NY Yankees, Monday, April 16