Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 3/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+220) St. Louis (-275)

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (83-79 last season) will compete against the Minnesota Twins (82-80 last year) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Twins at +220 and the Cardinals open at -275. The over/under comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Bailey Ober and Andre Pallante.

As a team, the Minnesota Twins scored 4.6 runs/g, which had them at 11th in MLB. They racked up 742 runs while holding a team OBP of .315. The Twins hit 309 two-baggers as a unit and knocked 183 baseballs out of the park. They earned 702 RBI's and 1,352 base knocks for the prior year, and their batting average finished at .246. Minnesota had a slugging percentage of .411 and struck out 1,306 times, while taking a walk on 473 occasions.

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The Twins finished with a team ERA of 4.26 last year (21st in the league), and the staff rung up 1,500 hitters. Twins pitchers gave up 190 home runs and 735 runs in total (19th in the league). Their pitching staff walked 433 batters and their FIP was 3.84 as a squad for the previous season. Minnesota surrendered 1,333 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 682 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 3.46 and their pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Twins relievers accumulated a save rate of 69.4% and stepped onto the hill in 152 save situations. The bullpen inherited 203 base runners last year and 41.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. Twins bullpen pitchers went to the mound with runners on 138 times in addition to having 203 contests in high leverage situations. The Twins dispatched 535 relievers to the mound for the previous season. The relief pitchers finished with 88 holds over the course of last year (10th in baseball). They earned 43 saves for the previous season and blew 19 of their 62 save chances.

The Minnesota Twins had a total of 4,321 putouts last year, in addition to 1,230 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .988 which put them in 3rd in MLB, and they turned 75 double plays. The Twins turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,963 innings on the field, which ranked them 19th in baseball.

Ober has thrown 471 innings and is sitting with 484 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.76 (197 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.068. He has conceded 401 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 102 walks. Ober (25-21 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.71 and he has gone up against 1,892 batters in the major leagues.

The St. Louis Cardinals tallied a team OBP of .312 as well as a team batting average of .248 last year. They struck out on 1,318 instances (21st in baseball) and recorded 1,363 base knocks. St. Louis accumulated 165 home runs during the previous year to go along with 639 runs batted in. The Cardinals had a team slugging percentage of .392 and they were recording 4.15 runs per contest (22nd in baseball). They put up 257 doubles, while walking 478 times as well as recording 672 runs.

The St. Louis pitching staff surrendered 719 runs last year while holding a team ERA of 4.03 (647 earned runs surrendered). They surrendered 174 dingers and they conceded 4.48 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Cardinals held a team WHIP of 1.258 in addition to having a FIP of 3.95 as a pitching staff for the previous season. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (1,308 strikeouts vs 454 bases on balls). They finished at 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,363.

St. Louis called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 83 save opportunities and they recorded 55 saves. They were ranked 9th in the league with a save rate of 66.3%, and they dispatched 508 relief pitchers onto the diamond last year. Their relievers took the field 184 times in high leverage situations and also on 160 occasions with runners on base. St. Louis relievers held an inherited score percentage of 36.7% of 221 inherited runners. Wrapping up the year with 186 save situations, the Cardinals amassed 103 holds in addition to 28 blown saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals had 155 double plays and had a fielding rate of .987 (4th in the majors). The Cardinals had 1,525 assists, 75 errors and are sitting with 4,332 putouts during the previous year. In 12,996 innings played, the Cardinals held a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (17th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Pallante has given up 299 base knocks while earning 210 K's in 297 innings pitched. He has conceded 125 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.404 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.78 and he has faced 1,268 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Pallante (18-14 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.79 ERA while conceding 9.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (-275)

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