Rays Vs Twins: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – August 15, 2021

The Tampa Bay Rays (71-45) are looking for another strong showing from a slugger on a roll when they match up against the Minnesota Twins (50-66) on Sunday at 2:10 PM ET at Target Field. Mike Zunino is riding a three-game home run streak. Tampa Bay’s (-135 to win) Luis Patino and Minnesota’s (+115) Charlie Barnes pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

The betting insights and predictions in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of August 14, 2021, 7:00 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Rays vs Twins Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Rays Probable Starter Luis Patiño

• The Rays will send Patino (2-3) out to make his ninth start of the season. He is 2-3 with a 4.64 ERA and 46 strikeouts through 42 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Tuesday, the right-hander tossed six innings against the Red Sox, giving up four earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• The opposing Twins offense has the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.425) and ranks fourth in MLB play with 164 home runs. They have a collective .243 batting average, and are 11th in the league with 945 total hits and 14th in MLB play scoring 529 runs.
• The Rays have a 2-2 record in Patiño’s four starts this season when they were the moneyline favorite.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 14, 2021 at 7:19 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Twins Probable Starter Charlie Barnes

• Barnes will get the start for the Twins, his third of the season.
• The left-hander last pitched on Tuesday against the White Sox, throwing 4 2/3 innings of relief while giving up three earned runs and allowing six hits.
• The Rays have scored 604 runs this season, which ranks second in MLB. They have 935 hits, 14th in baseball, with 157 home runs (seventh in the league).
• His team is 0-2 this season when he starts and they’re underdogs on the moneyline.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 14, 2021 at 7:19 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rays Betting Trends

• The Rays’ offense is averaging 5.8 runs in road games and 4.6 per contest when they play at home.
• The Rays have the No. 2 offense in MLB play scoring 5.2 runs per game (604 total runs).
• The Rays have won 45 of the 71 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (63.4%).
• Tampa Bay has a 33-18 record (winning 64.7% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -135 or shorter.
• In the 114 games oddsmakers have set an over/under for Tampa Bay, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 63 times (63-48-3).
• Tampa Bay was the moneyline favorite for seven of its last 10 games, and finished 5-2 in those matchups.

Twins Betting Trends

• The Twins have scored 529 runs (4.6 per game) this season, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• In 58 home games this season, they’ve scored 4.6 runs per contest compared to the 4.5 per game they score away from Target Field.
• The Twins have won 21, or 42%, of the 50 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Minnesota has entered 26 games this season as the underdog by +115 or more and is 13-13 in those contests.
• Minnesota’s games have gone over the total in 67 of their 115 chances.
• In 10 games over the last 10 matchups when set as the underdog by sportsbooks, Minnesota has a record of 6-4.

Rays Players to Watch

• Nelson Cruz is hitting .294 with 13 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 29 walks.
• Randy Arozarena has 23 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 38 walks while batting .271.
• Arozarena ranks outside of the top 20 in hits, average and OBP among qualifying hitters in MLB play.
• Arozarena takes a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. During that streak he is hitting .500 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs, four walks and five RBIs.

Rays Batting Stats (2021)

Twins Players to Watch

• Jorge Polanco is batting .271 this season with a team-high 21 home runs and 62 RBI.
• Polanco’s SLG and OBP are not among league leaders among qualified hitters in MLB.
• Josh Donaldson has 70 hits and an OBP of .349 to go with a slugging percentage of .460 this season.
• Donaldson’s SLG and OBP are not in the top 25 in MLB among all qualified batters in the league.

Twins Batting Stats (2021)

Rays vs Twins Player Props

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