Minnesota Twins (4-0) vs. Miami Marlins (1-4)
April 4, 2023 6:40 pm EDT
The Line: Miami Marlins -145 / Minnesota Twins +125; Over/Under: +7
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The Minnesota Twins and the Miami Marlins meet in MLB action from LoanDepot Park on Wednesday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Miami is listed as a -145 home favorite while Minnesota are +125 road underdogs. The total for this game is set at 7 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Kenta Maeda starts for the Twins here, making his first appearance since 2021 where he went 6-5 with a 4.66 ERA and 113 strikeouts. Sandy Alcantara goes for the Marlins and is 0-0 with a 4.76 ERA and 2 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
Minnesota’s 11-1 win on Monday was their 3rd win in the last 4 meetings between these two teams going back to 2019.
Trends
Minnesota is 11-27 in their last 38 road games and 17-35 in their last 52 games against the NL East while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 interleague games. Miami is 16-35 in their last 51 home games and 8-21 in their last 29 interleague games while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games against the AL Central.
Pick
I’m sticking with the Twins here. I don’t love Kenta Maeda and I’m a big Sandy Alcantara fan, but the problem for Alcantara is back and that’s a lack of run support in his starts and the Marlins as a team are just struggling to produce runs regardless of who is on the mound. Minnesota’s been better than I expected to this point and I think the Twins come out and get it done here. Give me the Twins and the plus money.
