Minnesota Twins vs. LA Dodgers Odds, Analysis, Predictions
Betting Odds
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The streaking Dodgers shoot for win No. 10 in a row when they meet the Twins for the second game of a two-game interleague series at Dodger Stadium Wednesday night. Rookie righty Ryan Pepiot gets the start for LA here against veteran Sonny Gray for Minnesota. How are we playing this game with our <b>free MIN/LAD pick</b>?
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MLB Betting Odds<br />
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Wednesday's baseball betting lines opened LA and Pepiot at around -150 over Minnesota and Gray, with an over/under of nine runs. Early betting action then bumped the Dodgers to -161 or higher on many boards, and the total has remained constant at 9 runs.
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Twins-Dodgers MLB Betting Preview<br />
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Los Angeles took the opener of this series Tuesday night 10-3. The Dodgers banged out 15 hits, including eight doubles, while getting seven quality innings from starter Julio Urias on their way toward victory. Los Angeles won Tuesday as a -245 favorite on the dime line and covered against the run line at a price of -120. With Tuesday's win, the Dodgers now own a nine-game winning streak. At 76-33 overall, Los Angeles leads the NL West by 16 games over second-place San Diego, and it's five games up on the Mets in the battle for the best record in the National League. With Tuesday's loss, Minnesota is 5-8 over its last 13 games. At 57-52 overall, the Twins are now tied for the lead in the AL Central with Cleveland after leading the division by themselves since June. The Dodgers are 3-0 against the Twins this season.
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Wednesday's Pitching Match-Up<br />
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<a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/480291" title="Ryan Pepiot Pitching Game Logs">Pepiot</a> is 0/4 on quality starts this season, pitching on a short leash and walking a few too many. His last ML action came six weeks ago when he threw five good innings against Colorado. He's since done some more time down at AAA Oklahoma City, where he's 8-0 with a 2.27 ERA this summer. But he's now back with a Big Club, at least for the time being. Los Angeles is 3-1 with Pepiot this season, and he deserves some credit for that. This will be Pepiot's first career action against Minnesota. <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/48323" title="Sonny Gray Pitching Game Stats">Gray</a> is 5/16 on quality starts this year but going pretty good as of late. Last Thursday, he tossed five innings of one-hit, scoreless ball against Toronto, although he also walked five, in a game the Twins eventually lost 9-3. And over his last three starts, he's allowed just two runs and eight hits through 16 innings. The Twins are 10-6 with Gray this season, which sounds about right, based on his performances. Over his last two starts against the Dodgers, both last year while with Cincinnati, Gray allowed six runs - five earned - and eight hits through 11 2/3 innings, with five walks against 16 strikeouts. The Reds lost both those games.
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Splits With the Sticks<br />
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Minnesota is batting .253 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .322 team OBP and a .425 team slugging percentage. Los Angeles is slashing .262/.338/.452 against right-handed pitching. Numbers like those lead us to rank this line-up No. 1 in Baseball in this split.
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The Bullpens<br />
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The Dodgers bullpen owns a 3.17 ERA this season, along with an ML-best 1.09 WHIP. The Twins pen owns a 3.92 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP.
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<span style="font-size:16px; color:#008000;">Get more details:</span> <a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/matchup/1609436">Minnesota at LA Dodgers 8/10/22 Betting Stats</a>
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MLB Betting Trends<br />
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The Twins are 26-27 on the road this season and 40-38 against right-handed starters.
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The Dodgers are 39-15 at home and 52-21 against right-handed starters.
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Totals Report<br />
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The Over is 53-48 in Twins games this season.
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The Under is 55-42 in games.
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The Under is 25-22 at Dodger Stadium this season.
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Twins vs. Dodgers Betting Predictions 8/10/22
Gray owns the edge in the pitching match-up, but Los Angeles gets the check-marks in the splits with the sticks and in the bullpen comparison. So we like LA here. We also notice that each of the Dodgers' nine wins during their current streak have come by at least two runs. So we'll take a chance and play Los Angeles against the run line here at a price of +115.