The Minnesota Twins (34-28) and the Toronto Blue Jays (33-29) square off on Friday to begin a three-game series, with the first pitch at 8:10 p.m. ET at Target Field. Minnesota has Bailey Ober projected to start, while Toronto has not named a starter.

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Twins vs. Blue Jays betting lines

• Favorite: Twins (-153)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+129)
• Over/under: 8.5

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins have been the moneyline favorite 38 total times this season. They’ve finished 23-15 in those games.
• Minnesota has gone 13-4 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -153 or shorter (76.5% winning percentage).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Twins’ implied win probability is 60.5%.
• Minnesota has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 22 times this season for a 22-34-5 record against the over/under.
• The Twins have a 36-25-0 record ATS this season (covering 59% of the time).

Twins hitting info

• Trevor Larnach has eight doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 20 walks while hitting .264.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Larnach’s home run total ranks 58th and his RBI tally ranks 73rd.
• Byron Buxton has hit 10 home runs with 37 runs batted in. Both pace his team.
• Buxton ranks 44th in home runs among batters in MLB action and 28th in RBI.
• Ty France leads the Twins with a team-best batting average of .273.
• France has hit safely in five straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .429 with two doubles and three RBIs.
• Harrison Bader is batting .262 with seven doubles, six home runs and 17 walks.

Twins pitching rankings

• The Twins pitching staff ranks fourth in the majors with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Minnesota has the seventh-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.47).
• Pitchers for the Twins combine for the No. 6-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.183).
• Twins pitchers combine to give up 60 home runs (one per game), the ninth-fewest in the majors.
• Minnesota lost to the Athletics 14-3 in its last game with nine strikeouts while allowing 17 hits.

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

• This season, the Blue Jays have won 18 out of the 36 games, or 50%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Toronto is 2-1 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +129 or more on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have a 43.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Toronto and its opponents have hit the over in 31 of its 61 games with a total this season.
• The Blue Jays have an ATS record of 38-23-0 in 61 games with a spread this season.

Blue Jays hitting info

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in home runs this season with eight while driving in 28 runs.
• Guerrero’s home run total ranks 77th in MLB, and he is 83rd in RBI.
• Bo Bichette leads Toronto in home runs with eight and runs batted in with 35.
• Bichette is 77th in home runs and 37th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Bichette brings a nine-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .300 with two doubles, a triple, four home runs, three walks and 10 RBIs.
• George Springer is slugging .462 this season, with a team-high eight home runs. He’s also collected 24 RBI.
• Alejandro Kirk leads Toronto with a .305 batting average. He’s also hit three homers and has 25 RBI.
• Kirk heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .368 with a double, three walks and five RBIs.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

• The Blue Jays have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fourth-best in baseball.
• Toronto pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.99 ERA this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• The Blue Jays have a combined 1.205 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
• The Blue Jays have given up the third-most long balls so far this season with 85 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Toronto defeated the Phillies, 9-1, with eight strikeouts and five hits allowed.