The Minnesota Twins will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Tampa Bay Rays invade Target Field on Thursday.

Nick Blackburn gets the call for the Minnesota Twins and he will try to build on a 1-3 mark. In the other dugout, Jeremy Hellickson brings a 1-2 ledger to the game for the Rays as he tries to quiet the Twins bats.



View Tampa Bay vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Rays listed as underdogs of +-130 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 8.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
The Twins sit at No. 12 in the American League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Rays sit at an American League No. 14 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Rays rank No. 14 in the American League at 7.5 hits per game. That compares with Minnesota’s No. 8 ranking in that category.

Comparing defensive stats, Tampa Bay owns the American League's No. 5-rated road mark, allowing 4.1 runs per game on the highway. Minnesota, on the other hand, rates No. 11 in scoring at home.

The Rays were an 8-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Twins. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Tampa Bay at +119 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors. The Rays grabbed a win last time out, defeating Francisco Liriano and the Twins 8-2 on Wednesday at Target Field.




Tampa Bay Rays Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Minnesota are 9-1
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Rays at Twins trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Minnesota's last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games


Next up:
Tampa Bay at Minnesota, Thursday, April 28