Twins vs. Giants Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/27/2022

Gio Urshela is on the brink of his 98th hit of the season for the Minnesota Twins (63-61) as they get set to take on the San Francisco Giants (61-63) on Saturday. The Twins enter the matchup as -138 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Target Field at 7:15 PM ET. Sonny Gray takes the mound for Minnesota while Alex Cobb is San Francisco’s starter for the contest.

Twins vs. Giants Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Twins vs. Giants

Our best bet is the Giants on the moneyline at +116 after looking at all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 7.5 runs.

Our computer pick: San Francisco Giants (+116) and Over (7.5)

Twins vs. Giants Game Info

• Minnesota Twins probable starting pitcher: Sonny Gray
• San Francisco Giants probable starting pitcher: Alex Cobb
• Game Day: Saturday, August 27, 2022
• Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
• Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Stadium: Target Field

Minnesota Twins vs San Francisco Giants Pitching Matchup

Twins Starter Sonny Gray

• The Twins will send Gray (7-4) to make his 20th start of the season. He is 7-4 with a 3.10 ERA and 95 strikeouts through 95 2/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent appearance came on Monday against the Texas Rangers, when the righty tossed six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.
• The 32-year-old has a 3.10 ERA and 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 19 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .221 to opposing hitters.
• Gray is looking for his third straight quality start.
• Gray will try to pitch five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 5.0 innings per outing.
• He meets a Giants offense that ranks 14th in the league with 551 runs while batting .233 as a unit. It has a collective .391 slugging percentage (14th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 142 home runs (11th in MLB).

Giants Starter Alex Cobb

• The Giants will hand the ball to Cobb (4-6) for his 21st start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings against the Colorado Rockies.
• The 34-year-old has an ERA of 3.99, a 3.484 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.302 in 20 games this season.
• He’s looking to extend his two-game quality start streak.
• Cobb has 10 starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Twins rank 11th in MLB with a .248 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks eighth in the league (.410) and 148 home runs.

Twins Betting Picks & Insights

• The Twins have been favorites in 73 games this season and won 45 (61.6%) of those contests.
• Minnesota has entered 53 games this season favored by -138 or more and is 34-19 in those contests.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 58% chance of a victory for the Twins.
• Minnesota’s games have gone over the total in 57 of their 125 chances.
• The Twins have an ATS record of 59-66-0 in 125 games with a spread this season.

Giants Betting Picks & Insights

• The Giants have won in 10, or 27%, of the 37 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This year, San Francisco has won seven of 23 games when listed as at least +116 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Giants have an implied victory probability of 46.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• San Francisco and their opponents have gone over in 59 of their 125 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• In 124 games with a line this season, the Giants have a mark of 54-70-0 against the spread.

Twins Leaders & Batting Stats

• The Twins best hitter so far this season is Luis Arraez, who’s hitting at a team-leading .322 clip along with seven homers and 41 RBI.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Arraez ranks 197th in homers and 145th in RBI.
• Jorge Polanco’s 56 runs batted in are a team-high mark.
• Of all MLB hitters, Polanco ranks 60th in home runs and 68th in RBI.
• Carlos Correa is batting .267 with 15 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 47 walks.
• Urshela has 19 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 24 walks while batting .266.

Giants Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wilmer Flores has driven in the most runs for the Giants with 59 runs batted in.
• Flores’ home run total places him 60th in MLB, and he is 54th in RBI.
• Thairo Estrada is batting .255 to lead the lineup.
• Among all major league batters, Estrada is 126th in home runs and 95th in RBI.
• Joc Pederson leads the Giants with 18 long balls.
• Mike Yastrzemski has 22 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 50 walks while batting .212.