The Minnesota Twins (36-32) will look to Brooks Lee, who is currently on a 12-game hitting streak, when they play the Houston Astros (38-30). The Astros are favored (-120) in this matchup against the Twins (+100), which starts at 8:10 p.m. ET on Friday at Daikin Park. Colton Gordon starts for Houston, and Chris Paddack is Minnesota’s pick to start.

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Astros vs. Twins betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-120)
• Underdog: Twins (+100)
• Over/under: 8

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have won 27 of the 47 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (57.4%).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -120 or shorter, Houston has a record of 22-15 (59.5%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Astros’ implied win probability is 54.5%.
• Houston has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 27 times this season for a 27-39-2 record against the over/under.
• The Astros have a 36-32-0 record against the spread this season (covering 52.9% of the time).

Astros hitting info

• Jeremy Pena leads the Astros with a .324 batting average.
• Among batters in MLB play, Pena ranks 70th in homers and 68th in RBI.
• Pena brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with two doubles and two RBIs.
• Isaac Paredes has shown his power as he paces his team with 15 home runs and 42 runs batted in.
• Paredes ranks 13th in home runs and 22nd in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Paredes takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .263 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBIs.
• Jose Altuve is hitting .275 with nine doubles, nine home runs and 19 walks.
• Altuve has safely hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .400 with three doubles, two walks and four RBIs.
• Jake Meyers has 11 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 19 walks while hitting .289.

Astros pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 10 K/9, the first-best in MLB.
• Houston has the seventh-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.50).
• The Astros have the second-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.166).
• The Astros give up the sixth-fewest home runs in baseball (64 total, 0.9 per game).
• Houston knocked off the White Sox 4-3 in its last game with 16 strikeouts while allowing 10 hits.

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins have won 10, or 45.5%, of the 22 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Minnesota is 7-7 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +100 or more on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 50% chance of a victory for the Twins.
• Minnesota’s games have gone over the total in 27 of its 67 chances.
• The Twins have an ATS record of 39-28-0 in 67 games with a spread this season.

Twins hitting info

• Byron Buxton is batting .276 this season with a team-high 11 home runs and 41 RBI.
• Buxton’s home run total ranks 42nd in the majors, and he is 25th in RBI.
• Trevor Larnach has 64 hits and an OBP of .320 to go with a slugging percentage of .422 this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Larnach is 53rd in home runs and 76th in RBI.
• Ty France’s batting average of .277 leads all Minnesota hitters this season.
• France has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with a double, two walks and three RBIs.
• Carlos Correa is batting .251 with an OBP of .291 and a slugging percentage of .386 this season.
• Correa enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .350 with two doubles and two RBIs.

Twins pitching rankings

• The Twins strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
• Minnesota pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.84 ERA this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• Twins pitchers have a 1.215 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
• The Twins have allowed the 14th-fewest home runs this season with 73, or 1.1 per game.
• Minnesota pitchers struck out five Rangers hitters while allowing 16 base hits in a 16-3 loss its last time out.