Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 4/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+124) Baltimore (-148)

The Baltimore Orioles (9-6) will try to beat the Minnesota Twins (6-8) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Minnesota at +124 while Baltimore is sitting at -148. The betting total comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Chris Paddack and Grayson Rodriguez.

The Twins have accounted for 17 doubles as a unit and have smacked 14 baseballs out of the stadium. Minnesota has a slugging rate of .325 and have struck out 147 times, while drawing a walk on 49 occasions. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are notching 3.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 27th in MLB. They have accounted for 44 RBI's and 86 hits for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .185. They have accounted for 49 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .281.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.51 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.21. Twins pitchers have allowed 18 home runs in addition to 56 total runs (3rd in baseball). Minnesota has surrendered 110 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 50 earned runs. The Twins have an ERA of 3.60 on the campaign (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 144 batters. They have walked 41 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.92 as a squad on the year.

The Twins relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 60.0% and has entered the game in 14 save situations. The relievers have inherited 16 runners on the campaign with 43.8% of those players earned a run for their team. Twins pitchers have come into the game with players on base 13 times as well as having 15 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 46 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have tallied 9 holds on the year (17th in baseball). They have earned 3 saves on the season and have blown 2 of 5 save opportunities.

The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 375 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 99 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which puts them in 7th in MLB, and they have turned 7 double plays. The Twins have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,125 innings on the field, ranking them 10th in baseball.

Paddack (22-21 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.98 and he has faced 1,427 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 325 base knocks (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 72 free passes. His earned run average is 4.21 (161 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.154. Paddack has taken the ball for 344 innings and has 345 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .302 and a team batting average of .244 so far this season. They have been rung up on 122 instances (22nd in baseball) and have earned a total of 127 hits. Baltimore has compiled 21 home runs on the campaign as well as 80 runs batted in. The Orioles hold a team SLG% of .429 and they average 5.47 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have 27 two-baggers, while getting a free base 41 times as well as recording 82 runs.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.168 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.83 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (139 strikeouts vs 34 walks). They are sitting at 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 126. They have given up 19 long balls and they yield 4.47 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 68 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.81 (58 earned runs allowed).

Baltimore has had relief pitchers enter the game in 7 save opportunities and they have converted 3 saves. They are ranked 25th in MLB with a save rate of 42.9%, and they have dispatched 51 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 14 times in high leverage situations in addition to 13 occasions with runners on. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 21.4% out of their 14 inherited base runners. With 12 save situations, the Orioles have earned 5 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 6 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (19th in the majors). The Orioles have 138 assists, 11 errors and are sitting with 411 putouts over the course of the season. In 1,233 innings on the diamond, the Orioles have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (11th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Rodriguez has allowed 137 base knocks while tallying 150 strikeouts in 140 innings. Rodriguez (9-4 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.11 ERA while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 64 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.314 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.19 and he has faced 589 opposing hitters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-148)

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