Minnesota Twins vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 4/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Miami Marlins

Date: Monday, April 3, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-115) Miami (-105)

loanDepot park is the location where the Miami Marlins (1-3) will take on the Minnesota Twins (3-0) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the Twins at -115 while the Marlins are sitting at -105. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Tyler Mahle and Johnny Cueto.

Minnesota has a slugging % of .265 and have struck out 17 times, while being walked on 6 occasions. They have tallied 4 runs batted in in addition to 15 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is at .221. The Twins have recorded 1 double as a squad and have knocked 0 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 4 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .280. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 2.0 runs per game, which ranks them 24th in baseball.

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Twins pitchers have surrendered 0 home runs and 0 total runs (1st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 10 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.49 as a squad on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.60 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 0.89. The Twins have a team earned run average of 0.00 on the season (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 16 hitters.

The Minnesota Twins amassed 4,311 putouts in the prior season, in addition to 1,306 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage finished at .985 which put them in 16th in MLB, and they twisted 121 double plays. The Twins converted 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,933 innings, which had them ranked 12th in MLB.

Mahle has taken the mound for 610 innings and has accounted for 649 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Mahle (32-39 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.28 while facing 2,618 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.35 (295 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.315. He has given up 576 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 226 free passes.

Miami has knocked in 4 HRs so far this year and 7 RBIs. They have recorded 5 doubles, while walking 6 times and racking up 7 runs. The Miami Marlins have tallied a team OBP of .298 as well as a team batting average of .255 over the course of the season. The Marlins hold a slugging percentage of .449 and they are recording 2.33 runs per outing (22nd in the league). They have struck out on 29 instances (4th in the league) and have accounted for 25 base knocks.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.444 and have a FIP of 4.84 as a unit this season. They come in at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 24. The Miami pitching staff have conceded 12 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.00 (12 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.20 (18 strikeouts against 15 free passes). They have yielded 2 home runs and they give up 4.00 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball).

Miami Marlins turned 143 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in professional baseball). The Marlins had 1,460 assists, 69 errors and amassed 4,312 putouts during the previous year. Out of their 12,936 innings on the field, the Marlins accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (17th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Cueto has given up 2,029 base hits while accumulating 1,812 strikeouts in 2,192 innings pitched. Cueto (143-107 career record) has earned a 3.44 earned run average and has conceded 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 839 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.208 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and he has faced 9,105 opposing batters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Miami (-105) and under 8 runs

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