Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 9/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, September 27, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+122) Minnesota (-250)

The Baltimore Orioles (88-70) are on their way to Target Field on Friday where they will try to defeat the Minnesota Twins (82-76). The moneyline on this game has the Orioles at +122 and the Twins are priced at -250. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Cade Povich and Pablo Lopez.

As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which is 5th in baseball. They have a total of 763 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .315. The Orioles have compiled 258 doubles as a squad and have hit 228 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 736 RBI's and 1,347 hits this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .249. Baltimore has a slugging rate of .435 and have struck out 1,323 times, while taking a walk on 479 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. Orioles pitchers have allowed 169 home runs and 683 runs in total (16th in baseball). Baltimore has given up 1,277 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 617 earned runs. The Orioles have an ERA of 3.95 for the season (14th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,348 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 469 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.91 as a squad on the campaign.

Orioles relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 171 times as well as having 156 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 108 holds on the year (2nd in baseball). The Orioles relievers have earned a save rate of 68.7% and has come into the game in 176 save situations. They have earned 46 saves on the year and have missed out on 21 of 67 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 246 base runners this season with 30.5% of them crossed the plate. The Orioles have sent 531 relievers to the hill this season.

The Orioles have converted 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 12,663 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 13th in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with 4,221 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,310 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them ranked 12th in pro baseball, and have 97 double plays.

Povich has taken the mound for 74 innings and has 67 K's in his MLB career. His ERA is 5.59 (46 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.500. He has allowed 78 hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has 33 walks. Povich (2-9 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 5.51 while going up against 332 hitters in the major leagues.

Minnesota is sitting with 179 home runs for the year to go along with 691 runs batted in. They have put up 303 doubles, while taking a walk 459 times as well as earning 730 runs. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with an on-base percentage of .316 and a team batting average of .247 for the year. The Twins have a SLG% of .413 and they tally 4.62 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have struck out on 1,282 occasions (20th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,322 base hits.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.215 in addition to having a FIP of 3.83 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 9.30 (1,451 strikeouts against 418 free passes). They sit at 15th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,283. They have allowed 183 HR's and they give up 4.53 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The Minnesota pitching staff have yielded 705 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.21 (655 earned runs surrendered).

Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 62 save chances and they have walked away with 43 saves. They are ranked 5th in MLB with a save rate of 69.4%, and they have dispatched 516 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 197 times in high leverage situations and also on 130 occasions with base runners. Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 41.6% of 190 inherited base runners. Sitting with 152 save situations, the Twins have accumulated 88 holds in addition to 19 blown saves.

Out of their 12,603 innings on the field, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (18th in professional baseball). The Minnesota Twins have turned 75 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in pro baseball). The Twins have recorded 1,200 assists, 67 errors and are sitting with 4,201 putouts during this campaign.

Lopez (54-48 career record) is the owner of a 3.91 earned run average while conceding 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.00 and he has faced 3,656 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 384 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.179 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. Thus far in his career, Lopez has allowed 813 hits while earning 913 K's in 883 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baltimore (+122)

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