Twins vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks – August 9

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Noah Cameron will try to shut down Trevor Larnach and the Minnesota Twins when they play his Kansas City Royals on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET. Bookmakers list the Twins as -139 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Royals +118 moneyline odds. Minnesota is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with +152 odds). The over/under is 8.5 runs for the contest (with -109 odds to go over and -111 odds to go under).

Take a look at everything you need to know 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: Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 7:10 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: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Twins 52%, Royals 48%

Twins vs. Royals Betting Insights

• This season, the Twins have been favored 70 times and won 36, or 51.4%, of those games.
• This season Minnesota has won 20 of its 33 games, or 60.6%, when favored by at least -139 on the moneyline.
• The Twins have a 58.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Royals have won in 33, or 45.8%, of the 72 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• Kansas City has a mark of 17-17 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +118 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 45.9% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Twins Recent Betting Performance

• Over the last 10 games, the Twins have been listed as the moneyline favorite by bookmakers only two times, and they split those games.
• Over their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Twins and their opponents combined to go over the run total eight times.
• The Twins’ ATS record is 7-3-0 over their past 10 games.

Twins Recent Stats

Twins Player Insights

• Larnach is batting .249 with 15 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 38 walks.
• Among all batters in the majors, Larnach’s home run total places him 84th, and his RBI tally puts him 101st.
• 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 .266 with 22 doubles, eight home runs and 35 walks.
• Jeffers has 10 games in a row with at least one hit. In his last 10 games he is hitting .350 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and five RBIs.
• Brooks Lee is batting .249 with 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 18 walks.
• Lee has at least one base hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .222 with a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Kody Clemens has nine doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 18 walks while batting .231.

Twins Team Props

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• In eight games over the last 10 matchups when set as underdogs by sportsbooks, the Royals had a record of 3-5.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents have combined to hit the over eight times.
• The Royals have five wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Bobby Witt Jr. has 37 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs and 38 walks while batting .286.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Witt’s home run total is 60th and his RBI tally ranks 32nd.
• Witt carries a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .300 with a double, a triple, a home run, three walks and two RBIs.
• Maikel Garcia has a club-leading .297 batting average.
• Garcia ranks 132nd in homers and 87th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has racked up a team-high 69 runs batted in.
• Salvador Perez has a team-high 20 home runs.

Royals Team Props

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