The Minnesota Twins battle the visiting Cleveland Indians on Saturday in MLB betting action at Target Field.

For the Twins, Cole De Vries gets the ball, charged with keeping the Indians hitters off the base paths. He'll face Zach McAllister, 5-6 on the year.



View Cleveland vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Twins as -130 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 9 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 13 (Twins) and the No. 14 (Indians) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Minnesota has the American League's No. 8-rated offensive output, at 9 hits per game. The Indians average 8.4 hits per game, good for No. 9 on the American League list.

Comparing defensive stats, Cleveland owns the American League's No. 14-rated road mark, allowing 5.7 runs per game on the highway. Minnesota, on the other hand, rates No. 6 in scoring at home.

Cleveland was a 7-6 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Twins. They won as +120 underdogs, while the total score of 13 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. The Indians enjoyed a 7-6 victory at the expense of the Twins on Friday, with Jeanmar Gomez throwing 3 innings of 3-hit ball at Target Field.




Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 2-8
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a win are 2-8

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 6-4
After playing Cleveland are 8-2
After a loss are 4-6

A few Indians at Twins trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cleveland's last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games


Next up:
Cleveland at Minnesota, Sunday, September 9