Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction 3-31-24 Picks

In this article we will formulate a Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals betting prediction for this MLB game on Sunday, March 31st at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

• The Twins recent form and recent player performance 
• The Royals recent form and recent play performance
• Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Minnesota 
• Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Kansas City
• Recent betting trends in games played between Minnesota and Kansas City
• A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between Minnesota and Kansas City

Twins Preview

The Minnesota Twins are 2-0 this year after they beat KC by a score of 5-1 in Game 2 of the series. Minnesota trailed 1-0 heading into the eighth inning, but they were able to score once in the eighth and four times in the ninth for the win. The Twins won Game 1 by a score of 4-1 and they will go for the sweep here. The Minnesota offense has scored nine runs with a .246 batting average and a .354 on base percentage. Byron Buxton is batting .375 with 0 home runs and three RBI’s through two games. The Twins pitching staff has a 1.00 ERA with a 0.78 WHIP and a .161 opponent batting average. The projected starting pitcher for Minnesota is Bailey Ober, who was 8-6 with a 3.43 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP over 144.1 innings pitched last year. The Twins will take on the Brewers in the series following this one. 

Royals Preview

The Kansas City Royals are 0-2 to start this season after only scoring one run in each of their first two games. Kansas City lost Game 1 by a score of 4-1, but they were in position to win Game 2, before the bullpen fell apart. The Kansas City pitching staff has a 4.50 ERA with a 1.39 WHIP and a .246 opponent batting average this season. The Royals offense has scored two runs with a .161 batting average and a .212 on base percentage this year. Bobby Witt is batting .500 with three doubles through two games. The projected starting pitcher for Kansas City in this game is Brady Singer, who was 8-11 with a 5.52 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP over 159.2 innings pitched last season. The Royals will play against the Orioles after this series. 

Kansas City Royals Team Facts

• The Royals have won seven of their last eight games as underdogs after playing the previous day.
• The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven day games against the Twins at Kauffman Stadium following a loss.
• The Royals have led after 5 innings in 12 of their last 18 games as underdogs against American League opponents.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last five Sunday games against AL Central opponents.
• The Royals have led after 7 innings in each of their last five games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.

Minnesota Twins Team Facts

• The Twins have won each of their last nine day games against the Royals following a road win.
• The Twins have covered the run line in each of their last seven road games against the Royals following a win.
• The Twins have trailed after 7 innings in three of their last four games as favorites against American League opponents.

Twins vs Royals Betting Prediction

Minnesota has won the first two games in this series, but I don’t think either team has played particularly well. The Twins pitching staff has been dominant through two games, but their offense didn’t do anything in the first seven innings on Saturday. Kansas City has done a decent job of pitching, but their offense has been the worst in the MLB through two games. Bailey Ober is expected to start for the Twins in this game and he had a pretty solid 2023. On the other side, Brady Singer was very inconsistent last season and he allowed at least four runs in each of his last five outings. Take the Twins to pick up their third win in a row.