The Minnesota Twins (1-4) host the Tampa Bay Rays (2-4) on Friday at Target Field, beginning at 4:10 p.m. ET. The Twins are favored on the moneyline (-116), while the Rays are -104 underdogs. The Rays are favored against the spread (1.5) with +167 odds, despite being the moneyline underdog. Minnesota’s Bailey Ober and Tampa Bay’s Joe Boyle will take the mound first.

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Twins vs. Rays betting lines

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

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins won 39 of the 87 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (44.8%).
• In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -116 or shorter last year, Minnesota finished with a record of 36-38 (48.6%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Twins a 53.7% chance to win.
• Minnesota combined with its opponents to go over the total 72 times last season for a 72-81-8 record against the over/under.
• The Twins covered 50.3% of their games last season, going 81-80-0 ATS.

Twins hitting info

• Byron Buxton had a batting average of .264, with 35 home runs and 83 runs batted in last season.
• Josh Bell had 16 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 57 walks while batting .237.
• Trevor Larnach hit .250 last season with 24 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 53 walks.
• Brooks Lee hit .236 with 15 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 31 walks.

Twins pitching rankings

• The Twins pitching staff was 11th in MLB last season with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Minnesota’s 4.56 team ERA ranked 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Last season the Twins averaged baseball’s 21st-ranked WHIP (1.314).
• Twins pitchers combined to surrender the 18th-fewest home runs in baseball (194 total, 1.2 per game).

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have been underdogs in three games this season and won one (33.3%) of those contests.
• Tampa Bay is 1-2 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -104 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 51%.
• So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in five of its six games with a total.
• The Rays are 2-4-0 ATS in their six games with a spread this season.

Rays hitting info

• Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in home runs (two) and runs batted in (eight) this season while batting .429.
• Diaz is 13th in home runs and second in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Jonathan Aranda’s two home runs are most among Tampa Bay batters. He’s driven in five runs this season while slugging .609.
• Aranda is 13th in homers and 20th in RBI among all hitters in the major leagues.
• Chandler Simpson leads Tampa Bay with a .476 batting average.
• Jonny Deluca has collected five hits this season and has an OBP of .400. He’s slugging .643 on the year.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays average just 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in the big leagues.
• Tampa Bay pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.46 ERA this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
• The Rays rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.311 WHIP this season.
• The Rays have allowed the 24th-fewest home runs this season with nine, or 1.5 per game.
• Last time out, Tampa Bay fell to the Brewers 8-2. Its pitchers compiled 10 strikeouts and eight hits allowed.