Mariners vs. Twins Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/13/2022

Ty France, batting .325 this season, leads the Seattle Mariners (27-33) into a matchup with Luis Arraez (.359 AVG) and the Minnesota Twins (35-27). The Mariners are -119 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup at T-Mobile Park, beginning at 10:10 PM ET. Seattle’s Chris Flexen and Minnesota’s Chris Archer have been named the starters for this contest.

Mariners vs. Twins Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Mariners vs. Twins

Our computer pick: Minnesota Twins (-101) and Over (8.5)

Mariners vs. Twins Game Info

• Seattle Mariners probable starting pitcher: Chris Flexen
• Minnesota Twins probable starting pitcher: Chris Archer
• Game Day: Monday, June 13, 2022
• Game Time: 10:10 PM ET
• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Stadium: T-Mobile Park

Seattle Mariners vs Minnesota Twins Pitching Matchup

Mariners Starter Chris Flexen

• The Mariners are sending Flexen (2-7) to the mound for his 12th start of the season. He is 2-7 with a 4.35 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 62 innings pitched.
• His last time out came on Wednesday against the Houston Astros, when the righty threw 6 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.
• The 27-year-old has put together a 4.35 ERA and 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .269 to opposing hitters.
• Flexen is trying to secure his sixth quality start of the year.
• Flexen will try to pitch five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging 5.2 frames per outing.
• The opposing Twins offense has a collective .252 batting average, and is sixth in the league with 521 total hits and ninth in MLB action with 278 runs scored. It has the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.413) and ranks eighth in home runs (73) in all of MLB.
• In 4 1/3 innings over one appearance against the Twins this season, Flexen has a 6.23 ERA and a 1.846 WHIP while his opponents are batting .294.
• The 27-year-old’s 4.35 ERA ranks 47th, 1.387 WHIP ranks 57th, and 6.1 K/9 ranks 58th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Twins Starter Chris Archer

• Archer (1-2) will take to the mound for the Twins and make his 12th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up one earned run in 5 2/3 innings pitched on Wednesday in his last outing, a matchup with the New York Yankees.
• The 33-year-old has pitched in 11 games this season with an ERA of 3.65, a 1.619 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.331.
• None of Archer’s 11 starts this season have met the criteria for a quality start.
• Archer has pitched five or more innings in two straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• The Mariners rank 21st in MLB with a .237 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 19th in the league (.385) and 64 home runs.

Mariners Betting Picks & Insights

• The Mariners have won 11, or 57.9%, of the 19 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Seattle has entered 16 games this season favored by -119 or more and is 9-7 in those contests.
• The Mariners have a 54.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Seattle’s games have gone over the total in 31 of their 60 chances.
• The Mariners are 31-29-0 against the spread in their 60 chances this season.

Twins Betting Picks & Insights

• The Twins have been victorious in 11, or 44%, of the 25 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This year, Minnesota has won eight of 21 games when listed as at least -101 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 50.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• Minnesota and their opponents have hit the over in 30 of their 62 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Twins have an against the spread record of 29-33-0 in 62 games with a line this season.

Mariners Leaders & Batting Stats

• France leads the Mariners in runs batted in (38) and has put up a team-high batting average of .325.
• Among all batters in baseball, France’s home run total places him 45th, and his RBI tally puts him 17th.
• J.P. Crawford is hitting .298 with 12 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 28 walks.
• Crawford is 132nd in homers and 207th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Adam Frazier is hitting .234 with 12 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 23 walks.
• Julio Rodriguez has nine doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 18 walks while hitting .262.

Twins Leaders & Batting Stats

• Arraez paces the Twins with a team-high batting average of .359.
• Arraez is 213th in homers and 161st in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Byron Buxton has shown off his power as he paces his team with 17 home runs.
• Buxton ranks third in home runs and 59th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Jorge Polanco paces the Twins with 33 runs batted in.
• Max Kepler is hitting .249 with eight doubles, a triple, six home runs and 25 walks.

Betting Tips for Mariners vs. Twins

Our best bet is the Twins on the moneyline at -101 after analyzing all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer predicts the total score will over the total of 8.5 runs.