Will Smith leads the Los Angeles Dodgers (59-42) into a matchup against the Minnesota Twins (48-52) a game after he homered twice in a 5-2 win over the Twins. The Dodgers are favorites (-198) against the Twins (+163) in this outing, which begins at 4:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Los Angeles has Tyler Glasnow set to start, and Minnesota counters with Chris Paddack.
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Dodgers to win vs Twins -198
Dodgers vs. Twins betting lines
- Favorite: Dodgers (-198)
- Underdog: Twins (+163)
- Over/under: 8
Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Dodgers betting info
- The Dodgers have won 53 of the 87 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (60.9%).
- Los Angeles has gone 26-11 (winning 70.3% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -198 or shorter.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Dodgers’ implied win probability is 66.4%.
- Los Angeles has combined with opponents to go over the total 53 times this season for a 53-44-4 record against the over/under.
- The Dodgers have a 44-57-0 record ATS this season (covering 43.6% of the time).
Dodgers hitting info
- Shohei Ohtani has a team-best 35 home runs and 67 runs batted in.
- In MLB, Ohtani ranks fourth in home runs and 13th in RBI.
- Ohtani takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .263 with three home runs, three walks and seven RBIs.
- Mookie Betts is batting .241 with 14 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 37 walks.
- Betts ranks 113th in home runs and 81st in RBI this season.
- Betts has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .100 with a double and two walks.
- Smith leads the Dodgers with a team-high batting average of .326.
- Andy Pages is hitting .282 with 16 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 18 walks.
- Pages enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .211 with a double, a home run and two RBIs.
Dodgers pitching rankings
- The Dodgers pitching staff is sixth in the majors with a collective 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Los Angeles has the 23rd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.28).
- Pitchers for the Dodgers combine for the 22nd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.324).
- The Dodgers give up the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (127 total, 1.3 per game).
- In its 5-2 win last time out, Los Angeles struck out seven Twins batters while allowing nine hits.
Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Twins betting info
- The Twins have been underdogs in 33 games this season and won 13 (39.4%) of those contests.
- Minnesota has entered three games this season as the underdog by +163 or more and is 1-2 in those contests.
- The implied probability of a win by the Twins, based on the moneyline, is 38%.
- Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 40 of its 99 games with a total this season.
- The Twins are 52-47-0 against the spread in their 99 chances this season.
Twins hitting info
- Byron Buxton is batting .292 with 23 home runs and 58 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Minnesota hitters this season.
- Buxton ranks 12th in homers and 29th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
- Trevor Larnach is batting .246 with an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of .411 this season.
- Larnach currently ranks 80th in home runs and 90th in RBI in the major leagues.
- Ryan Jeffers has collected 69 base hits, an OBP of .358 and a slugging percentage of .414 this season.
- Jeffers takes an eight-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is batting .457 with four doubles, a home run, four walks and five RBIs.
- Willi Castro has 70 hits and an OBP of .350 to go with a slugging percentage of .435 this season.
Twins pitching rankings
- The Twins average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the big leagues.
- Minnesota has the 21st-ranked ERA (4.15) in the majors this season.
- The Twins rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.256 WHIP this season.
- With 108 homers allowed, the Twins rank 14th in the league at preventing long balls.
- Minnesota suffered a 5-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out eight Dodgers batters while allowing seven hits.
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