Reds vs. Twins Prediction: MLB Betting Lines, Stats and Picks – September 20, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on September 20, 2023

The Cincinnati Reds (79-74) and Minnesota Twins (80-72) play a rubber match on Wednesday at 12:35 PM ET, with the series deadlocked at 1-1.

The Twins are road underdogs (+108) versus the Reds (-128). The total in the game is set at 8.5 total runs.

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Reds vs Twins Betting Lines

Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total
Reds -128 +108 8.5

Reds Betting Insights

  • The Reds have been favorites in 37 games this season and won 22 (59.5%) of those contests.
  • Cincinnati has a record of 10-6 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -128 on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Reds have a 56.1% chance to win.
  • So far this season, Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 74 of 153 games with a total.
  • The Reds are 89-64-0 ATS in their 153 games with a spread this season.

Reds Last 10 Games Trend

Stat Avg/Total
Record 6-4
Runs Per Game 4.1
HR 12
ERA 4.15
K/9 8.6

Twins Betting Insights

  • The Twins have won in 19, or 38.8%, of the 49 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
  • Minnesota has a win-loss record of 11-16 when favored by +108 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
  • The Twins have an implied victory probability of 48.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • Minnesota and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 75 of its 152 opportunities.
  • The Twins have an against the spread record of 75-77-0 in 152 games with a line this season.

Twins Last 10 Games Trend

Stat Avg/Total
Record 5-5
Runs Per Game 5.1
HR 16
ERA 3.38
K/9 10.8

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Reds Probable Pitcher – Hunter Greene

  • Greene’s team is 9-10-0 against the spread in his starts this season.
  • The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed four hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the New York Mets on Friday.
  • Greene will look to finish five or more innings for the fourth start in a row.
  • He has made 19 appearances and finished five of them without allowing an earned run.
  • Greene’s team has won 33.3% of his starts when they are favored on the moneyline (2-4).
  • Greene’s team is 8-11 when he starts this season.
  • Out of Greene’s 19 starts with a total this season, nine have hit the over.

Reds Relief Pitchers

Name Relief App. IP Ks ERA Holds Saves
Ian Gibaut 66 70.1 66 3.07 22 2
Buck Farmer 65 71.1 65 3.91 10 3
Alexis Diaz 64 64.1 84 2.10 1 37
Sam Moll 63 57.2 64 3.28 9 1
Lucas Sims 60 56 69 3.38 22 3

Twins Probable Pitcher – Bailey Ober

  • Ober (7-6) gets the starting nod for the Twins in his 24th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.67 ERA in 127 2/3 innings pitched, with 126 strikeouts.
  • In his most recent time out on Friday against the Chicago White Sox, the right-hander went five innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
  • Ober enters this game with 21 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
  • He has had three appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
  • The Twins have been the underdog on the moneyline in seven of Ober’s starts this season, and they went 5-2 in those matchups.
  • Ober’s team has won 14 of his 23 starts.
  • Ober has started 23 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season. The teams have combined to go over the run total in nine of them.

Twins Relief Pitchers

Name Relief App. IP Ks ERA Holds Saves
Griffin Jax 66 62 63 3.92 23 2
Emilio Pagán 60 65.1 59 3.17 8 0
Dylan Floro 57 55.1 56 4.88 9 7
Jhoan Duran 55 58.1 78 2.47 1 26
Caleb Thielbar 32 28.1 32 1.91 14 0

Reds Hitting Trends

  • The Reds have a 36-15 record this season in games when they hit at least two home runs.
  • Cincinnati has put up five or more extra-base hits in 39 games this season, and has gone 30-9 in those contests.
  • The team has totaled at least eight hits in 99 games this season, and is 70-29 in those contests.
  • Cincinnati is 71-14 in games this season when it scored five or more runs.
  • The Reds are 24-21 in games this season when they have drawn five or more walks.

Twins Hitting Trends

  • They’ve hit two or more homers in 76 games this season and are 57-19 in those matchups.
  • In 51 games with five or more extra-base hits this season, it has a record of 42-9.
  • They have a record of 67-22 this season when collecting eight or more base hits in a game.
  • Minnesota has won 72 of its 86 games this season in which it scored more than four runs.
  • They have a 33-18 record this season when drawing five or more walks in a game.

Reds vs. Twins Prediction

Moneyline Pick: Reds (-128)
Over/Under Pick: Over (8.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.

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