The Minnesota Twins (32-39) host the St. Louis Cardinals (37-30) on Sunday at Target Field, beginning at 2:10 p.m. ET. The Twins are favored on the moneyline (-116), while the Cardinals are -102 underdogs. The Cardinals are spread favorites (1.5) with +158 odds, despite being the moneyline underdog. Taj Bradley starts for Minnesota, and Michael McGreevy is St. Louis’ pick to start.

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Twins vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Twins (-116)
• Underdog: Cardinals (-102)
• Over/under: 8.5

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins have compiled an 11-11 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 50% of those games).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -116 or shorter, Minnesota has a record of 7-7 (50%).
• The Twins have a 53.7% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Minnesota has had an over/under set by bookmakers 71 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 43 of those games (43-25-3).
• The Twins have a 37-34-0 record ATS this season (covering 52.1% of the time).

Twins hitting info

• Byron Buxton paces the Twins with 21 home runs while accumulating a team-high batting average of .266.
• Among all batters in MLB play, Buxton’s home run total ranks third and his RBI tally ranks 68th.
• Brooks Lee’s 39 runs batted in are a team-high mark.
• Lee ranks 45th in home runs among batters in MLB and 37th in RBI.
• Kody Clemens has 14 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 15 walks while hitting .246.
• Josh Bell has put up 39 runs batted in to lead his team.
• Bell enters this matchup on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with a double, two home runs and six RBIs.

Twins pitching rankings

• The Twins pitching staff is 17th in the majors with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Minnesota has the 28th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.82).
• Pitchers for the Twins combine for the 23rd-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.396).
• Twins pitchers combine to give up the 18th-fewest home runs in baseball (76 total, 1.1 per game).
• Minnesota struck out 11 Cardinals batters while allowing 12 hits in a 9-8 win in its last game.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals have won 28, or 51.9%, of the 54 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• St. Louis has entered 48 games this season as the underdog by -102 or more and is 24-24 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Cardinals, based on the moneyline, is 50.5%.
• St. Louis and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 27 of its 67 opportunities.
• The Cardinals have an ATS record of 42-25-0 in 67 games with a spread this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Jordan Walker leads St. Louis in home runs with 17, runs batted in with 55 and his batting average of .300 is also best on his team.
• Walker ranks 10th in home runs and second in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Walker enters this game on a nine-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is batting .348 with five doubles, two home runs and 12 RBIs.
• Alec Burleson is batting .290 with an OBP of .356 and a slugging percentage of .494 this season.
• Burleson is 41st overall in homers and sixth in RBI this year.
• Burleson has hit safely in 12 games in a row. In his last 10 games he is hitting .333 with four doubles, five home runs, four walks and 12 RBIs.
• Ivan Herrera has collected 66 base hits, an OBP of .393 and a slugging percentage of .410 this season.
• JJ Wetherholt has 62 hits and an OBP of .359 to go with a slugging percentage of .390 this season.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals strike out just 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
• St. Louis has the 15th-ranked ERA (4.10) in the majors this season.
• Cardinals pitchers have a 1.337 WHIP this season, 20th in the majors.
• The Cardinals have allowed the 16th-fewest home runs this season with 73, or 1.1 per game.
• St. Louis pitchers struck out six Twins hitters while allowing 11 base hits in a 9-8 loss its last time out.