Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction 8-15-24 MLB Picks | Sports Chat Place (2024)

Minnesota Twins (67-52) vs. Texas Rangers (55-65)
August 15, 2024 8:05 pm EDT
The Line: Texas Rangers +110 / Minnesota Twins -120; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers meet Thursday in MLB action from Globe Life Field. Here’s a Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins prediction. This will be the final installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Rangers vs Twins pick.

Minnesota Twins Betting Preview

The Twins are coming off a series versus the Kansas City Royals. Minnesota was able to notch victories 8-3 and 13-3 in the first two installments of that set, then on Wednesday the Twins took a 4-1 loss.

In the starter slot for Thursday the Twins will send out Bailey Ober. This year Ober is 12-5 with a 3.52 ERA in 22 starts. Ober is 25-17 in his career with a 3.59 ERA in 79 starts. The Twins will face the Padres, Cardinals, and Braves following this series.

Texas Rangers Betting Preview

Over on the Rangers’ side, they’re fresh off a series versus the Boston Red Sox. Texas lost the first two installments of that set 5-4 and 9-4. On Wednesday the Rangers took a 9-7 win. Starter Dane Dunning finished with 5.0 innings and four earned runs.

As starter for Thursday the Rangers will send out Cody Bradford. So far Bradford is 4-0 with a 3.60 ERA in six games (five starts). Bradford is 8-3 with a 4.71 ERA in 26 career games (13 starts).

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Rangers’ last five games following an extra innings win have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Ten of the Twins’ last 12 night games against American League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Twins’ last five night games.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last three night games against AL Central opponents.

Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts

• Corey Seager has hit a home run in three of the Rangers’ last four home games against opponents that held a winning record.
• Corey Seager has recorded at least one Single in each of his last eight Thursday appearances against teams that held a winning record.
• Marcus Semien has recorded at least one total base in each of the Rangers’ last 11 home games against AL Central opponents.
• Marcus Semien has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rangers’ last 11 home games against AL Central opponents.
• Corey Seager has scored at least one run in each of the Rangers’ last six games against the Twins.
• Leody Taveras has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six home appearances against AL opponents.

Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts

• Bailey Ober has recorded a win in nine of his last 10 appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
• Willi Castro has scored at least one run in eight of the Twins’ last nine night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• Max Kepler has recorded a Single in each of his last six appearances with the Twins as road favorites.
• Bailey Ober has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last eight appearances against AL opponents.
• Max Kepler has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances with the Twins as favorites against AL West opponents.
• Carlos Correa has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five appearances with his team as a road favorite against the Rangers.
• Byron Buxton has recorded at least one Double in five of his last six road appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
• Trevor Larnach has hit a home run in three of his last four road appearances with the Twins against AL opponents.
• Carlos Correa has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine appearances against opponents that held a losing record.

Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction

I’ll go with the Twins in this one. Ober is rolling along nicely these days. In his last three starts combined, Ober is a nice 3-0 with just two earned on five hits and six walks in 21.0 total innings. He should be able to start Minnesota off well.

On Wednesday the Twins were out-hit 11-7 and couldn’t get anything going outside of Carlos Santana’s solo homer. The pitching wasn’t horrible in comparison outside of a few hiccups. Minnesota needs to get the bats going Thursday but I think they’ve got a good shot at a W.