Rays vs. Twins Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 4/29/2022

The Minnesota Twins (11-8) will vie for their eighth straight victory when they visit the Tampa Bay Rays (11-8) on Friday at 7:10 PM ET. The Rays are listed as -125 favorites to stop the streak, while the Twins are +105 underdogs to keep their momentum. Corey Kluber starts for Tampa Bay while Dylan Bundy is Minnesota’s starter for the contest.

Rays vs. Twins Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rays vs. Twins

Our computer pick: Minnesota Twins (+105) and Over (7.5)

Rays vs. Twins Game Info

• Tampa Bay Rays probable starting pitcher: Corey Kluber
• Minnesota Twins probable starting pitcher: Dylan Bundy
• Game Day: Friday, April 29, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field

Tampa Bay Rays vs Minnesota Twins Pitching Matchup

Rays Starter Corey Kluber

• The Rays will send Kluber (0-1) to the mound for his fourth start of the season. He is 0-1 with a 3.68 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 14 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last appeared on Friday against the Boston Red Sox, when he went five innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up 11 hits.
• In three games this season, the 36-year-old has an ERA of 3.68, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .305 against him.
• Kluber will try to pitch five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 4.3 frames per outing.
• He will match up with a Twins offense that ranks 20th in MLB with 136 total hits (on a .225 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .369 (16th in MLB) with 20 total home runs (sixth in MLB).

Twins Starter Dylan Bundy

• Bundy (3-0) will take the mound for the Twins, his fourth start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed five innings without allowing a run on four hits in a matchup with the Chicago White Sox.
• The 29-year-old has an ERA of .59, a 12 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of .717 in three games this season.
• Bundy will look to pitch five or more innings for the fourth start in a row.
• The Rays have scored 80 runs this season, which ranks 11th in MLB. They have 152 hits, ninth in baseball, with 16 home runs (16th in the league).

Rays Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Rays have been favored 16 times and won 10, or 62.5%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 9-6, a 60% win rate, when favored by -125 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Rays have a 55.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in seven of their 19 games with a total.
• The Rays are 7-12-0 ATS in their 19 games with a spread this season.

Twins Betting Picks & Insights

• The Twins have been victorious in four of the eight contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Minnesota has been victorious two times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 48.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• Contests with Minnesota have gone over the total set by bookmakers in seven of 19 chances this season.
• In 19 games with a line this season, the Twins have a mark of 9-10-0 against the spread.

Rays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wander Franco’s four homers and 12 RBI both lead the Rays, on top of his team-high .307 average.
• Including all MLB hitters, Franco ranks 28th in batting average, 74th in on-base percentage, and 11th in slugging.
• Yandy Diaz has two doubles, a home run and 12 walks while hitting .294.
• Diaz ranks 131st in homers and 237th in RBI in the majors.
• Diaz carries a two-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .400 with a home run, five walks and an RBI.
• Ji-Man Choi has four doubles, two home runs and 11 walks while hitting .357.
• Choi has at least one base hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a double, two walks and two RBI.
• Brandon Lowe has a double, three home runs and eight walks while batting .183.

Twins Leaders & Batting Stats

• Byron Buxton has managed a team-high six home runs and has driven in 11 runs.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Buxton ranks second in homers and 31st in RBI.
• Max Kepler is hitting .246 with two doubles, four home runs and 10 walks.
• Kepler is 13th in home runs and 81st in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Luis Arraez leads the Twins with a team-best batting average of .333.
• Gio Urshela is hitting .321 with a home run and seven walks.

Betting Tips for Rays vs. Twins

We have the Twins on the moneyline at +105 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after taking a look at all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 7.5 runs.