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

Jeanmar Gomez gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Indians on this day; he's 3-2 on the season. The Twins, meanwhile, will counter with Anthony Swarzak, who will be looking to improve on his 2-4 mark.



View Cleveland vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Twins in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -125 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Twins at No. 14 in the American League and the Indians at No. 13 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Indians rank No. 10 in the American League at 8.4 hits per game. That compares with Minnesota’s No. 12 ranking in that category.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Minnesota has the American League's No. 13-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Indians own the American League's No. 10 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Cleveland was a 7-6 Sportsbook on the road against the Twins. Bettors on Cleveland at -128 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (13) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Cleveland got the job done in their last match in a 7-6 victory over Minnesota on Friday at Target Field behind starter Ubaldo Jimenez.




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

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 5-5
After a loss are 1-9

A few Indians at Twins trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Cleveland's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 9 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games at home


Next up:
Cleveland at Minnesota, Sunday, September 18