New York Mets vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/14/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Monday, April 14, 2025

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-122) Minnesota (+102)

The Minnesota Twins (4-9) will take on the New York Mets (8-4) at Target Field on Monday. The line on this contest has the Mets at -122 while the Twins are sitting at +102. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Clay Holmes and Joe Ryan.

The Mets have accounted for 22 doubles as a squad and have hit 9 baseballs out of the park. New York has a slugging % of .349 and have struck out 81 times, while drawing a walk on 41 occasions. As a squad, the New York Mets are scoring 3.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in MLB. They have tallied 44 runs batted in in addition to 80 hits this season, while their batting average sits at .210. They are sitting with 45 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .293.

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The Mets hold a team ERA of 2.10 so far this season (1st in baseball), and they have rung up 118 batters. Mets pitchers have given up 6 long balls and 32 total runs (1st in MLB). They have walked 45 batters and their FIP is 2.90 as a team over the course of the season. New York has relinquished 82 base hits (6.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 25 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.62 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19.

The Mets bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 100.0% and stepped onto the hill in 14 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 26 runners for the season and 19.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Mets relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 16 times as well as having 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have sent 40 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen have racked up 10 holds for the season (8th in MLB). They have earned 4 saves over the course of the season and haven't blown any of their 4 opportunities.

The Mets have converted 70.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 963 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 17th in pro baseball. The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 321 putouts on the year, as well as 108 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them ranked 8th in baseball, and they have turned 10 double plays.

Holmes (25-23 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.68 while he has faced 1,529 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 302 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 162 walks. His earned run average is 3.74 (146 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.321. Holmes has pitched in 351 innings and has accounted for 380 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Twins have a slugging percentage of .326 and they average 3.38 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have tallied 25 doubles, while taking a walk 34 times and notching 44 runs. Minnesota has a total of 9 HRs on the year as well as 42 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 111 occasions (15th in MLB) and have recorded 85 base hits. The Minnesota Twins have an OBP of .270 in addition to a batting average of .199 on the year.

The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 56 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.05 (50 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 15 homers and they concede 4.54 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.270 and have a FIP of 3.99 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (104 strikeouts against 35 bases on balls). They rank 22nd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 106.

Minnesota has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 2 save opportunities and they haven't converted either. They have dispatched 45 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 11 times in high leverage situations in addition to 11 occasions with base runners. Minnesota relievers have an inherited score rate of 23.5% out of 17 inherited runners. With 10 save situations, the Twins have 8 holds and also 2 blown saves.

In 999 innings played, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (22nd in MLB). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 8 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (27th in professional baseball). The Twins have recorded 83 assists, 9 errors and have accumulated 333 putouts so far this year.

Ryan (34-27 career win-loss record) has a 3.88 ERA while surrendering 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.95 and he has gone up against 1,978 batters in his MLB career. He has given up 210 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.061 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. In his pro baseball career, Ryan has surrendered 408 base knocks while totaling 540 K's in 487 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-122)

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