The Minnesota Twins will look to pick up a road win when they take on the Indians in Cleveland at Progressive Field on Friday in MLB baseball betting odds action.
Corey Kluber gets the call for the Cleveland Indians and he will try to build on a 10-2 mark. In the other dugout, Kyle Gibson brings a 1-4 ledger to the game for the Minnesota Twins as he tries to quiet the Indians bats.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had installed the Cleveland Indians as -222 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB betting odds matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 7.5 before betting at Sportsbook started to move the line.
Odds Shark prediction models pick the Indians to win this game 4.0-1.4. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
36-31 Cleveland battles the Twins, currently with a 29-36 mark. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Cleveland vs Minnesota injuries news.
This game puts the Cleveland Indians, most recently No. 8 in Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Minnesota Twins, who rate a No. 13 in the latest survey.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features the Cleveland Indians No. 7-ranked scoring average of 4.84 runs per game, against a Minnesota Twins offense rated No. 21 and scoring 4.22 runs per game. The Indians have averaged 8.81 hits per game to date this season, more than the Twins hitters have managed (8.12 per nine innings).
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Cleveland has the No. 15-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Twins own the No. 17 mark in runs allowed.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Minnesota suffered a 3-1 loss against Detroit on Thursday, as L Lynn wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Comerica Park.
Cleveland hopes solid pitching and defense that led to their last victory - a 11-strikeout performance from Mike Clevinger - will prevail again after their 5-2 victory against Chicago at Guaranteed Rate Field.
- Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
- Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games
- Minnesota is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
- Cleveland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 9 games
- Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
- Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Minnesota at Cleveland, Saturday, June 16th
