Minnesota will look to improve on its 42-58 record when take on Cleveland, a key part of the MLB odds lineup on Sunday.

For the Twins, Francisco Liriano gets the ball, charged with keeping the Indians hitters off the base paths. He'll face Ubaldo Jimenez, 8-9 on the year.



View Cleveland vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Twins as -145 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 Twins sit at No. 14 in the American League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Indians sit at an American League No. 10 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Minnesota and its American League No. 8-rated batting order, averaging 4.4 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 9 lineup of the Indians at 4.3 runs per outing.

Minnesota owns the American League's No. 14 defense, allowing 5.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Cleveland's American League No. 13-rated defense.

In their last action, Cleveland was a 12-5 loser on the road against the Twins. Bettors on Minnesota at +116 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (17) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Cleveland looks to rebound from a loss to the Twins, who beat them 12-5 on Saturday behind a start from Samuel Deduno at Target Field.




Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas City are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Chi White Sox are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few Indians at Twins trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Cleveland is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland


Next up:
Cleveland at Kansas City, Tuesday, July 31
Minnesota home to Chi White Sox, Monday, July 30