Twins Vs Diamondbacks: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – June 19, 2022

The Arizona Diamondbacks (31-36) are looking for Alek Thomas to extend a 10-game hitting streak when they square off against the Minnesota Twins (38-29) on Sunday at 4:10 PM ET at Chase Field. Chris Archer takes the mound first for Minnesota (-127 to win), and Merrill Kelly is Arizona’s (+107) choice to start.

The betting trends in this article use the latest odds as of June 19, 2022 at 3:24 PM ET.

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Twins vs Diamondbacks Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Twins Probable Starter Chris Archer

• Archer (1-2) gets the starting nod for the Twins in his 13th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.35 ERA in 48 1/3 innings pitched, with 37 strikeouts.
• In his most recent appearance on Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners, the righty tossed 4 2/3 innings, allowing no earned runs while surrendering four hits.
• In 12 games this season, the 33-year-old has amassed a 3.35 ERA and 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .227 to his opponents.
• So far this year, Archer has not recorded a quality start.
• He will take the mound against a Diamondbacks offense that ranks 27th in MLB with 477 total hits (on a .217 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .377 (23rd in MLB) with 76 total home runs (11th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 19, 2022 at 3:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Diamondbacks Stats vs Archer

Diamondbacks Probable Starter Merrill Kelly

• The Diamondbacks will send Kelly (5-4) to the mound for his 14th start this season.
• The right-hander gave up five earned runs in 6 2/3 innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Cincinnati Reds.
• The 33-year-old has an ERA of 3.68 and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .249 in 13 games this season.
• He has earned a quality start five times in 13 starts this season.
• The Twins are batting .253 this season, sixth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .411 (eighth in the league) with 77 home runs.
• Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 33-year-old’s 3.68 ERA ranks 41st, 1.352 WHIP ranks 55th, and 7.7 K/9 ranks 43rd.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 19, 2022 at 3:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Twins Stats vs Kelly

Twins Betting Trends

• The Twins have won 65% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (26-14).
• When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -127 or shorter, Minnesota has a 23-12 record (winning 65.7% of its games).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Twins have an implied win probability of 55.9%.
• Minnesota has played in 67 games with over/under set, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 32 times (32-31-4).
• The Twins have a 30-37-0 record ATS this season (covering 44.8% of the time).

Diamondbacks Betting Trends

• This season, the Diamondbacks have been the underdog 54 times and won 24, or 44.4%, of those games.
• Arizona is 19-25 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +107 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Diamondbacks, based on the moneyline, is 48.3%.
• Arizona and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 29 of their 67 opportunities.
• The Diamondbacks are 38-29-0 against the spread this season.

Twins Players to Watch

• Luis Arraez has an on-base percentage of .446 and a slugging percentage of .438. Both lead the Twins. Overall, he’s batting .363 with six doubles, three home runs and 28 walks.
• Among qualified hitters, Arraez ranks first in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks first and he is 55th in slugging.
• Byron Buxton’s 43 hits lead his team. He has nine doubles, 19 home runs and 17 walks while batting .231.
• Buxton ranks 114th in batting average, 102nd in on base percentage, and eighth in slugging in MLB action.
• Max Kepler is batting .249 with 10 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 27 walks.
• Gio Urshela is batting .261 with 10 doubles, five home runs and 18 walks.

Twins Batting Stats (2022)

Diamondbacks Players to Watch

• Christian Walker leads Arizona with 45 hits, batting .196 this season with 27 extra-base hits.
• Among all the qualifying batters in the majors, Walker is 151st in batting average, 128th in on-base percentage, and 42nd in slugging percentage.
• Ketel Marte is slashing .269/.341/.435 this season and leads the Diamondbacks with an OPS of .776.
• Marte is currently 52nd in batting average, 54th in on-base percentage and 57th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
• Daulton Varsho is batting .243 with a .423 slugging percentage and 28 RBI this year.
• David Peralta has been key for Arizona with 47 hits, an OBP of .305 plus a slugging percentage of .439.

Diamondbacks Batting Stats (2022)

Twins vs Diamondbacks Player Props

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