Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland Athletics Pick

Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland Athletics Pick

Darin Zank
Date: July 3, 9:07 pm
Location: Oakland Coliseum
TV: NBCS CA

Betting Odds

Moneyline: Twins -125/A's +115
Total: 9.5

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The A's are getting hot, while the Twins might be cooling down, heading into the middle game of a three-game series out by the Bay Wednesday night. Oakland pushed its winning streak to four in a row with a victory as a home dog Tuesday night, and it's lined as a home dog again for Wednesday. Who do we like here for our free MLB pick?
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MLB Betting Odds<br />
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Wednesday's MLB betting odds opened Minnesota at around -110 over Oakland, with an over/under of 9.5 runs. Early betting action then bumped that line to about -125.
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Twins vs. A's Set-Up<br />
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Oakland grabbed the opener of this series Tuesday night 8-6, cashing in as a +100 home dog on the MLB betting line.
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Also, Tuesday's game played over a total of 9.5 runs, as the teams combined to hit six dingers.
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With Tuesday's victory, the A's now own a four-game winning streak, part of a current 6-1 run. At 47-39 overall Oakland trails first-place Houston by seven games in the AL West but it's also tied with Cleveland for second place in the American League wild-card race.
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With Tuesday's loss, the Twins are just 1-4 over their last five games. At 53-31 overall Minnesota leads the AL Central by seven games over the second-place Indians, and it's still only a game and a half behind the Yankees in the battle for the best record in the American League.
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This series is the first meeting between these two teams this season. Last year the A's took the season series from the Twins five games to two.
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Wednesday's Starting Arms<br />
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Fiers, by our strict standards, is 10/17 on quality starts this season, working on a string of four in a row.
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Last Friday he held the Angels to one run and six hits through 6 2/3 innings of a 7-2 Oakland victory. And over his last four starts, he's allowed just five earned runs and 17 hits through 25 1/3 innings.
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The A's are 10-7 with Fiers this season, 5-0 over his last five starts.
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In two starts against Minnesota last year Fiers allowed just two runs and nine hits through 11 2/3 innings. Oakland won both those games.
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Gibson is just 5/15 on quality starts this season and 0 for his last two. Last Thursday he tossed one inning of perfect relief in that 18-inning Twins loss to Tampa Bay. But over his two starts previous to that he allowed 10 runs on 14 hits and six walks through 11 1/3 innings.
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Minnesota is 10-5 with Gibson this season, but only 2-2 over his last two starts.
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In his most recent start against the A's, back in September of last season, Gibson gave up just one run and seven hits over 7 1/3 innings of a 5-1 Twins victory.
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Wednesday's Batting Splits<br />
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Minnesota is batting .261/.327/.493 against right-handed pitching this season.
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Oakland is batting .237/.314/.423 against RH pitching this season.
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The Bullpens<br />
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The Twins bullpen owns a 4.27 ERA this season and a 1.38 WHIP while allowing a .732 OPS.
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The A's pen owns a 4.07 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP while allowing a .714 OPS.
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Totals Report<br />
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Overs are 43-35 in Twins games this season.
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Totals are split 43-43 in A's games this season.
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Unders are 23-21 in games played at the Oakland Coliseum this season.
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Overs are 9-5 with Gibson this season.
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<span style="font-size:16px;"><b><span style="color:#008000;">Get more details:</span></b> <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/matchup/1079733">Twins at A’s MLB Match-up Stats</a> </span>
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Twins at A’s Prediction 07/03/2019

Fiers owns the edge in the pitching match-up, and while Minnesota might hold an advantage with the sticks, Oakland owns the better bullpen. Plus, the A's are playing the better ball as of late, and they're getting a home-dog price. We like Oakland for our free MLB pick here.

Free Pick: Take Oakland +115
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