Minnesota will try to be nasty hosts on Saturday when the Oakland Athletics pay a visit to Target Field.

Cole De Vries will take the mound for Minnesota, and he'll carry a 2-1 record into the contest. Tom Milone gets the ball for Oakland; he's 8-6 so far this season.



View Oakland vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Twins as -125 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 8 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 12-rated Athletics taking on the American League's No. 14-rated Twins in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Minnesota has the American League's No. 10-rated offensive output, at 8.8 hits per game. The Athletics average 7.5 hits per game, good for No. 14 on the American League list.

Minnesota owns the American League's No. 14 defense, allowing 5.2 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Oakland's American League No. 1-rated defense.

Oakland was a 6-3 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Twins. They won as +122 underdogs, while the total score of 9 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. Oakland got the job done in their last match in a 6-3 victory over Minnesota on Friday at Target Field behind starter A.J. Griffin.




Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few Athletics at Twins trends to consider:
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Oakland's last 15 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Minnesota's last 15 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 12 games at home
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Oakland


Next up:
Oakland at Minnesota, Sunday, July 15