Minnesota Twins vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-112) Milwaukee (-108)

American Family Field is the site where the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0) will take on the Minnesota Twins (2-1) on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Twins at -112 and the Brewers are sitting at -108. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Louie Varland and Jakob Junis.

As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are notching 3.0 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in the league. They have a total of 9 runs scored and have an OBP of .316. The Twins have accumulated 7 doubles as a squad and have smacked 1 balls out of the park. They have compiled 8 RBI's and 21 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .210. Minnesota is slugging .310 and have struck out 30 times, while taking a walk on 10 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.71 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Twins pitchers have given up 6 home runs and 13 runs in total (10th in MLB). Minnesota has allowed 24 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 12 earned runs. The Twins have an earned run average of 4.15 on the year (13th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 26 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 7 batters and their FIP comes in at 5.45 as a team for the year.

The Twins relievers have earned a save rate of 100.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 2 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 3 base runners on the campaign with 100.0% of those runners crossed home plate. Twins relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 2 times and also have had 3 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 10 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen have notched 1 hold so far this year (24th in baseball). They have 1 save so far this year and have blown 0 of 1 save chances.

The Twins have transformed 72.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 234 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 5th in pro baseball. The Minnesota Twins have 78 putouts this season, as well as 21 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which puts them in 11th in baseball, and have a total of 1 double play.

Varland has thrown 94 innings and has earned 92 strikeouts during his MLB career. Varland (5-5 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.82 and he has faced 389 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.40 (46 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.223. He has conceded 92 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 23 walks.

Milwaukee has knocked in 2 HRs on the season to go along with 13 runs batted in. They have recorded 6 two-baggers, while taking a walk 10 times as well as scoring 14 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .364 in addition to a team batting average of .303 this season. The Brewers hold a team slugging percentage of .413 and they are earning 4.67 runs per outing (14th in baseball). They have been rung up on 29 occasions (19th in baseball) and have notched a total of 33 hits.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 0.963 in addition to having a FIP of 4.64 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.70 (23 strikeouts against 6 free passes). They are sitting at 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 20. They have conceded 4 home runs and they surrender 2.67 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 8 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 2.67 (8 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 6 save situations, the Brewers have earned 3 holds and 0 blown saves. Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 3 save chances and they have tallied 3 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 4 times in high leverage situations in addition to 1 occasion with runners on. Milwaukee relievers have an inherited score percentage of 100.0% out of their 2 inherited runners. They sit at 3rd in the league with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 10 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year.

In their 243 innings on the field, the Brewers hold a efficiency on defense of 77.9% (2nd in pro baseball). The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 0 double plays and have a fielding percentage of 1.000 (3rd in pro baseball). The Brewers have recorded 23 assists, 0 errors and have amassed 81 putouts so far this year.

During his pro baseball career, Junis has surrendered 763 hits while he has accumulated 662 strikeouts in 713 frames. He has surrendered a total of 368 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.336 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.48 and he has gone up against 3,078 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Junis (38-45 record in his career) has a 4.64 ERA while conceding 9.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (-112)

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