Two teams on losing streaks — the Miami Marlins (two in a row) and the Minnesota Twins (two in a row) — play on Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET, at Target Field.
The Marlins (+198 underdog on the moneyline to win) are away versus the Twins (-242). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Minnesota Twins looking to Bailey Ober (12-7), and Ryan Weathers (3-6) answering the bell for the Miami Marlins.
Sunday, the Marlins fell to the Braves 5-4. Declan Cronin was the losing pitcher after he went one inning, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out two. Jake Burger paced the Marlins’ offense, going 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI.
Before the Twins vs. Marlins matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Minnesota Twins vs. Miami Marlins odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Twins (-242, bet $242 to win $100)
Underdog: Marlins (+198, bet $100 to win $198)
Over/under: 8
Twins vs. Marlins: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Game Time: 7:40 p.m. ET
Stadium: Target Field
TV Channel: Bally Sports
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Twins stats and trends
Twins betting records
The Twins have entered the game as favorites 107 times this season and won 62, or 57.9%, of those games.
Minnesota has been at least -242 moneyline favorites nine times this season and won each of those games.
The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 70.8% chance of a victory for the Twins.
So far this season, Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 79 of 156 games with a total.
The Twins have an ATS record of 70-85-0 in 155 games with a spread this season.
Bailey Ober (Twins probable starter)
Ober (12-7) takes the mound for the Twins in his 30th start of the season. He has a 3.84 ERA in 168 2/3 innings pitched, with 180 strikeouts.
The right-hander last appeared on Wednesday against the Cleveland Guardians, when he tossed seven innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up four hits.
The 29-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.84, with 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 29 games this season. Opponents are batting .201 against him.
Ober heads into this game with 18 quality starts under his belt this year.
Ober will try to build on a five-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 innings per outing).
He has had five appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Marlins offense has a collective .241 batting average, and is 15th in the league with 1276 total hits and 28th in MLB action with 596 runs scored. It has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.374) and ranks 27th in home runs (144) in all of MLB.
This season, the 29-year-old ranks 36th in ERA (3.84), fourth in WHIP (.972), and 14th in K/9 (9.6) among pitchers who qualify.
Twins batting stats
The Twins have hit 178 homers this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
Hitters for Minnesota have combined for a team rank of 11th in the majors with a .414 team slugging percentage.
The Twins rank 12th in MLB with a .247 team batting average.
Minnesota has scored the 11th-most runs in the majors this season with 721 (4.6 per game).
The Twins have an OBP of .316 this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
Minnesota is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 10th with an average of 8.1 strikeouts per game.
Marlins stats and trends
Marlins betting records
The Marlins have won in 53, or 38.1%, of the 139 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This season, Miami has come away with a win seven times in 20 chances when named as an underdog of at least +198 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Marlins have a 33.6% chance of walking away with the win.
Miami’s games have gone over the total in 82 of its 156 opportunities.
In 155 games with a line this season, the Marlins have a mark of 72-83-0 against the spread.
Ryan Weathers (Marlins probable starter)
Weathers makes the start for the Marlins, his 15th of the season. He is 3-6 with a 3.94 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 75 1/3 innings pitched.
His most recent time out came on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the lefty tossed 4 1/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up eight hits.
During 14 games this season, the 24-year-old has amassed a 3.94 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .239 to his opponents.
Weathers is trying to collect his seventh quality start of the season.
Weathers is looking to secure his 11th start of five or more innings this year in this game.
He has had three appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Twins offense has a collective .247 batting average, and is 12th in the league with 1306 total hits and 11th in MLB action with 721 runs scored. They have the 11th-ranked slugging percentage (.414) and are 13th in all of MLB with 178 home runs.
Marlins batting stats
The Marlins are fourth-worst in MLB play with 144 home runs.
This season, Miami ranks 25th in baseball with a .374 slugging percentage.
The Marlins have the 18th-ranked batting average in the league (.241).
The offense for Miami is No. 28 in MLB play scoring 3.8 runs per game (596 total runs).
The Marlins’ .297 on-base percentage is the second-worst in baseball.
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