Twins vs Padres Betting Odds
When: July 31, 2022, at 4:10 p.m. EDT
Venue: Petco Park โ San Diego, CA
Twins vs Padres Betting Preview
A fun interleague series concludes Sunday afternoon when the Minnesota Twins (53-47, 26-25 away) visit the San Diego Padres (58-46, 26-22 home). The Twins lead the Cleveland Guardians by two games in the AL Central and San Diego currently occupies the second NL Wild Card spot. San Diego has a 1.5 game lead over the Phillies, in final Wild Card spot, and are 2.5 games clear of the first team out of the playoffs โ the St. Louis Cardinals.
Minnesota has been balanced at the dish as they are led by Byron Buxtonโs 26 home runs and Jorge Polancoโs 49 RBIs. Luis Arraez has a team high .334 batting average. The Twins are batting .252 and the pitchers have recorded a 4.06 ERA and 1.25 WHIP.
Manny Machado, who missed a few weeks with injury, was having an MVP type start to the season as he leads the Padres with a .297 batting average, 18 home runs and 57 RBIs. San Diego is hitting .240 and the pitchers have recorded a 3.78 ERA and 1.21 WHIP.
Twins vs Padres Betting Trends
Twins
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota’s last 7 games.
- Minnesota are 13-3 SU in their last 16 games against San Diego.
- The total has gone OVER in 10 of Minnesota’s last 10 games on the road.
- Minnesota are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 5 games against an opponent in the National League.
- Minnesota are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games played on a Sunday.
Padres
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego’s last 6 games.
- San Diego are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego’s last 6 games at home.
- San Diego are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota.
- The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Diego’s last 10 games against an opponent in the American League.
- San Diego are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games against an opponent in the American League Central Division.
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Twins vs Padres Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Minnesota evened this series up with a 7-4 win on Saturday. The Padres jumped out to a 1-0 lead, but the Twins took the lead in the fifth inning and then put up five runs in the eighth to pull away. San Diego put up a fight as they scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to keep the fans hope alive.
Byron Buxton went 2-3 with one home run, one walk, one RBI and two runs scored in the win. Jurickson Profar went 2-5 with one home run, three RBIs and one run scored in the loss. Sonny Gray improved to 6-3 and Joe Musgrove fell to 8-4 on the season.
Pitching Matchup: Dylan Bundy (6-4, 5.02 ERA, 1.32 WHIP) vs Sean Manaea (5-5, 4.33 ERA, 1.28 WHIP)