Yankees vs. Twins Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 9/7/2022

The New York Yankees (81-54) host the Minnesota Twins (68-65) at 3:05 PM ET Wednesday in a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. Aaron Judge is batting .302 this year (ninth in the league) for the favored Yankees (-125), while Luis Arraez ranks fifth in the majors with a .314 average for the underdog Twins. New York’s Domingo German and Minnesota’s Louie Varland have been named the starters for this contest.

Yankees vs. Twins Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Yankees vs. Twins

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

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

Yankees vs. Twins Game Info

• New York Yankees probable starting pitcher: Domingo Germán
• Minnesota Twins probable starting pitcher: Louie Varland
• Game Day: Wednesday, September 7, 2022
• Game Time: 3:05 PM ET
• TV Channel: YES
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins Pitching Matchup

Yankees Starter Domingo Germán

• German makes the start for the Yankees, his 10th of the season. He is 2-3 with a 3.12 ERA and 32 strikeouts through 49 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last pitched on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he went 6 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up six hits.
• In nine games this season, the 30-year-old has a 3.12 ERA and 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .237 to opposing batters.
• Germán is trying to build on a third-game quality start streak in this matchup.
• Germán will try to continue a four-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.1 frames per outing).
• He will match up with a Twins offense that ranks 13th in MLB with 1110 total hits (on a .248 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .408 (10th in MLB) with 155 total home runs (11th in MLB).

Twins Starter Louie Varland

• Varland has been named the starter for the Twins and will make his first start this season.
• The right-hander will make his MLB debut at the age of 24.
• The Yankees have scored 660 runs this season, which ranks fourth in MLB. They are batting .238 for the campaign with 210 home runs, first in the league.

Yankees Betting Picks & Insights

• The Yankees have entered the game as favorites 122 times this season and won 75, or 61.5%, of those games.
• New York has a record of 69-43, a 61.6% win rate, when favored by -125 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 55.6% chance to win.
• New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 60 of their 135 opportunities.
• The Yankees are 59-76-0 against the spread in their 135 chances this season.

Twins Betting Picks & Insights

• The Twins have been underdogs in 53 games this season and have come away with the win 19 times (35.8%) in those contests.
• This season, Minnesota has come away with a win 12 times in 37 chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 48.8% chance of pulling out a win.
• Minnesota and their opponents have gone over in 61 of their 134 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Twins are 63-71-0 against the spread in their 134 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Yankees Leaders & Batting Stats

• Judge leads the Yankees in home runs (54), runs batted in (117) and has put up a team-best batting average of .302.
• Judge is first in home runs and first in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Judge carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .438 with two doubles, three home runs, four walks and four RBI.
• DJ LeMahieu is batting .262 with 18 doubles, 12 home runs and 65 walks.
• Of all MLB hitters, LeMahieu ranks 124th in homers and 131st in RBI.
• Gleyber Torres has 22 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 28 walks while batting .240.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa has 19 doubles, two home runs and 26 walks while batting .265.
• Kiner-Falefa is riding a three-game hitting streak into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with a double, a home run, a walk and an RBI.

Twins Leaders & Batting Stats

• Arraez leads the Twins with a .314 batting average.
• Arraez is 188th in homers and 136th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Carlos Correa has 17 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 53 walks while hitting .270.
• Correa is currently 68th in home runs and 124th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Max Kepler is batting .232 with 18 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 49 walks.
• Gio Urshela is batting .263 with 22 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 30 walks.