The Tampa Bay Rays will look to grab a road win when they take on the Twins in Minnesota at Target Field on Sunday in baseball odds action.

Pedro Hernandez gets the call for the Minnesota Twins and he will try to build on a 3-1 mark. In the other dugout, David Price brings a 8-8 ledger to the game for the Rays as he tries to quiet the Twins bats.



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Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers, including Sportsbook, opened the Twins as +200 moneyline underdogs in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 7 at shops such as Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the American League No. 15-rated Twins and the league No. 7-ranked Rays, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Minnesota's No. 14 ranked American League offense (3.9 runs per game) against a Rays defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 4 in the American League at 4 runs allowed per game. The Twins have been averaging 8.3 hits per game, less than the Rays have managed so far this season (8.7 hits on average).

Tampa Bay brings the American League's No. 4-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Twins' league No. 13-ranked defense.

The Rays were a 7-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Twins. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -161 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. Brandon Gomes chucked 1 shutout innings at the Twins in their last game, striking out 1 in a 7-0 win against Minnesota in baseball action at Target Field.




Tampa Bay Rays Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Texas are 1-9
After playing Minnesota are 9-1
After a win are 5-5

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After playing Tampa Bay are 1-9
After a loss are 3-7

A few Rays at Twins trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Texas, Monday, September 16
Minnesota at Chi White Sox, Monday, September 16