Twins vs. Brewers Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 17, 2025

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Booksmakers give the Minnesota Twins (25-20) the edge (-116 on the moneyline) to add to their 12-game winning streak when they meet the Milwaukee Brewers (21-24), at -104, on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET. Pablo Lopez starts for Minnesota while Milwaukee will counter with Tobias Myers.

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Twins to win vs Brewers -116

Bet $20, Payout $37.24

Twins vs. Brewers betting lines

  • Favorite: Twins (-116)
  • Underdog: Brewers (-104)
  • Over/under: 7.5

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

  • The Twins have won 16 of the 28 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (57.1%).
  • Minnesota has gone 14-7 (winning 66.7% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -116 or shorter.
  • The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Twins a 53.7% chance to win.
  • Minnesota has combined with opponents to go over the total 16 times this season for a 16-26-3 record against the over/under.
  • The Twins are 27-18-0 ATS this season.

Twins hitting info

  • Byron Buxton paces the Twins with 10 home runs and 27 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .261.
  • Buxton ranks 16th in homers and 28th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
  • Buxton takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .118 with a home run, three walks and two RBIs.
  • Trevor Larnach is hitting .245 with five doubles, seven home runs and 18 walks.
  • Among all MLB hitters, Larnach ranks 52nd in homers and 61st in RBI.
  • Ty France is batting .252 with eight doubles, three home runs and 10 walks.
  • Harrison Bader is batting .300 with six doubles, four home runs and 12 walks.
  • Bader enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .400 with two doubles, a walk and two RBIs.

Twins pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Twins has a collective 9.2 K/9, the sixth-best in the majors.
  • Minnesota has a 3.23 team ERA that ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Twins combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.150).
  • Twins pitchers combine to surrender the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (43 total, one per game).
  • Minnesota defeated the Brewers 3-0 in its last game with 16 strikeouts while allowing five hits.

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

  • This season, the Brewers have won seven out of the 24 games, or 29.2%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
  • Milwaukee has entered 21 games this season as the underdog by -104 or more and is 5-16 in those contests.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 51% chance of a victory for the Brewers.
  • Games involving Milwaukee have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 16 of 45 chances this season.
  • The Brewers are 24-21-0 against the spread in their 45 chances this season.

Brewers hitting info

  • Jackson Chourio leads Milwaukee with seven home runs this season. He’s batting .253 with 25 RBI.
  • Chourio is 52nd in homers and 40th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • Brice Turang is batting .288 to lead Milwaukee, while adding three homers and 16 runs batted in this season.
  • Turang ranks 168th among batters in MLB in homers, and 142nd in RBI.
  • William Contreras is slashing .245/.350/.351 this season for the Brewers.
  • Contreras has hit safely in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .300 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
  • Rhys Hoskins has collected 38 hits this season and has an OBP of .392. He’s slugging .451 on the year.

Brewers pitching rankings

  • The Brewers strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
  • Milwaukee pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.14 ERA this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
  • Brewers pitchers have a 1.323 WHIP this season, 20th in the majors.
  • The Brewers have given up the 15th-fewest long balls so far this season with 49 home runs allowed.
  • Last time out, Milwaukee fell to the Twins 3-0. Its pitchers compiled five strikeouts and nine hits allowed.
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