Twins vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks – August 8

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Joe Ryan will start for the Minnesota Twins on Friday at Target Field against Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals. First pitch is at 8:10 p.m. ET for the first game of a three-game series. Bookmakers list the Twins as -135 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Royals +114 moneyline odds. Minnesota is a 1.5-run favorite (at +156 odds). The game’s over/under has been set at 8 runs.

Here’s everything you need from a betting perspective on the Twins-Royals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Twins vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, August 8, 2025 at 8:10 p.m. ET
• Where: Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• How to watch on TV: MNNT and FDSKC

Twins vs. Royals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Twins 5, Royals 4
• Total Prediction: Under 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Twins 52%, Royals 48%

Twins vs. Royals Betting Insights

• This season, the Twins have been favored 69 times and won 35, or 50.7%, of those games.
• This season Minnesota has won 22 of its 37 games, or 59.5%, when favored by at least -135 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 57.4% chance to win.
• The Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 71 games this year and have walked away with the win 33 times (46.5%) in those games.
• This season, Kansas City has been victorious 19 times in 39 chances when named as an underdog of at least +114 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 46.7% chance of walking away with the win.

Twins Recent Betting Performance

• In the last 10 games, the Twins have been named the moneyline favorite by oddsmakers only twice, and they lost both games.
• In their last 10 outings, the Twins and their opponents combined to go over the run total seven times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
• The Twins have gone 6-4-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Twins Recent Stats

Twins Player Insights

• Trevor Larnach has 15 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 38 walks while batting .249.
• Among all MLB batters, Larnach is 100th in batting average, 92nd in on-base percentage, and 91st in slugging.
• Larnach has collected a hit in five straight games. In his last five games he is batting .389 with two home runs, two walks and five RBIs.
• Ryan Jeffers is hitting .260 with 22 doubles, eight home runs and 34 walks.
• Jeffers has nine games in a row with at least one hit. In his last 10 outings he is batting .275 with three doubles, a home run and three RBIs.
• Brooks Lee is hitting .245 with 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 18 walks.
• Matt Wallner has 10 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 34 walks while hitting .214.

Twins Team Props

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents have failed to hit the over three times.
• The Royals are 6-4-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .287 with 37 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs and 38 walks.
• In all of the majors, Witt is 67th in home runs and 33rd in RBI.
• Witt has collected a hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with a double, a triple, three walks and an RBI.
• Garcia has a club-best .298 batting average.
• Garcia ranks 130th in home runs and 83rd in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has a team-best 68 runs batted in.
• Salvador Perez has swatted a team-leading 20 home runs.

Royals Team Props

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