Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-152) Minnesota (+126)

The Minnesota Twins (1-4) will go up against the Houston Astros (2-3) at Target Field on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Houston at -152 while Minnesota is sitting at +126. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Hunter Brown and Joe Ryan.

As a team, the Houston Astros are scoring 1.8 runs per contest, which puts them at 29th in MLB. They have earned a total of 9 runs scored and hold an OBP of .261. The Astros have accrued 2 doubles as a team and have knocked 2 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 8 RBI's and 25 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .171. Houston owns a slugging percentage of .226 and have been called out on strikes 40 times, while taking a walk on 16 occasions.

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The Astros have an earned run average of 2.80 over the course of the season (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 50 batters. Astros pitchers have given up 3 home runs in addition to 15 runs in total (6th in MLB). They have walked 22 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.16 as a team over the course of the season. Houston has surrendered 25 hits (5.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 14 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.27 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.04.

The Astros relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 100.0% and has come into the game in 5 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 4 base runners so far this season and 25.0% of those players ended up scoring. Astros relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 3 times and also have had 3 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have dispatched 15 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have notched 3 holds over the course of the season (16th in MLB). They have compiled 2 saves for the year.

The Detroit Tigers have accounted for 135 putouts for the season, as well as 39 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which has them sitting 16th in professional baseball, and have 3 double plays. The Astros have turned 77.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 405 innings, which has them sitting 5th in the majors.

Brown (24-22 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.00 while he has faced 1,457 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 328 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 122 walks. His ERA is 4.06 (156 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.301. Brown has taken the mound for 346 frames and has racked up 379 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

Minnesota has tallied 3 home runs on the year and 14 RBIs. They have hit 6 two-baggers, while taking a walk 15 times as well as racking up 14 runs. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .253 as well as a team batting average of .174 for the season. The Twins have a SLG% of .267 and they are recording 2.80 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 39 instances (19th in the league) and have earned 28 hits.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.585 in addition to having a FIP of 5.37 as a squad for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (37 strikeouts vs 18 free passes). They sit at 23rd in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 47. They have yielded 9 long balls and they surrender 6.80 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 31 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 6.37 (29 earned runs allowed).

Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 0 save chances. They sit at 29th in the league with a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have sent 18 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relievers have come in 3 times in high leverage situations and also on 5 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score rate of 37.5% out of their 8 inherited base runners. Sitting with 3 save situations, the Twins have earned 3 holds and also 0 blown saves.

In their 369 innings played, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (26th in baseball). The Minnesota Twins have turned 3 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (17th in the majors). The Twins have recorded 28 assists, 2 errors and are sitting with 123 putouts over the course of the season.

During his pro baseball career, Ryan has given up 396 base knocks and he has 525 strikeouts in 470 frames. Ryan (33-26 career mark) has earned a 3.92 ERA and has given up 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 205 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.074 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 4.82 and he has faced 1,914 opposing hitters thus far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota (+126) and under 8 runs

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