{"id":2003802,"date":"2025-09-07T10:26:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T10:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2003802"},"modified":"2025-09-07T10:26:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T10:26:48","slug":"royals-vs-twins-odds-tips-and-betting-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-vs-twins-odds-tips-and-betting-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals vs. Twins odds, tips and betting trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/minnesota-twins\/233\" data-autotag=\"55b6a514-77ca-4a4d-b776-5f3788d1910c\">Minnesota Twins<\/a> (62-80) will visit the <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/kansas-city-royals\/231\" data-autotag=\"4e385f64-3a66-4395-b052-9f6495f4718b\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> (73-69), Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET, with the Royals on a three-game winning streak.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The Royals are favored (-134 on the moneyline to win) when they take the field at home against the Twins (+113). The Royals will start Michael Lorenzen (5-9) versus the Twins and Bailey Ober (4-7).<\/p>\n<p>These clubs play again following the Royals&#8217; 11-2 victory over the Twins yesterday. Stephen Kolek (7.0 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 4 K) earned the win for the Royals. Nick Loftin went 3 for 5 with two doubles and two RBIs to lead the team on offense. Joe Ryan (2.0 IP, 5 R, 4 H, 2 K) took the loss on the mound for the Twins.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s everything you need to get ready for Sunday&#8217;s Royals vs. Twins matchup, including viewing options.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2>Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins odds, line and spread<\/h2>\n<p><i>MLB odds courtesy of <b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mediaserver.betmgmpartners.com\/renderBanner.do?zoneId=1689650\" target=\"_blank\">BetMGM Sportsbook<\/a><\/b>. Odds updated Sunday at 6:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Favorite:<\/b> Royals (-134, bet $134 to win $100)<\/li>\n<li><b>Underdog:<\/b> Twins (+113, bet $100 to win $113)<\/li>\n<li><b>Over\/under:<\/b> 8.5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Royals vs. Twins: Game time and live stream info<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game day:<\/strong> Sunday, September 7, 2025<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game time:<\/strong> 2:10 p.m. ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Kansas City, Missouri<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Kauffman Stadium<\/li>\n<li><strong>TV channel:<\/strong> FDSKC and MNNT<\/li>\n<li><strong>Live stream:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome?irad=343747&amp;irmp=1205322&amp;subId1=dataskrive&amp;subId2=MLB\" target=\"_blank\">Watch LIVE with Fubo!<\/a> <i>(Regional restrictions may apply)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"marker\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome?irad=343747&amp;irmp=1205322&amp;subId1=dataskrive&amp;subId2=MLB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch Royals vs. Twins on Fubo!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2>Royals stats and trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Royals betting records<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Royals have been favorites in 62 games this season and won 36 (58.1%) of those contests.<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City is 19-16 this season when entering a game favored by -134 or more on the moneyline.<\/li>\n<li>The implied probability of a win from the Royals, based on the moneyline, is 57.3%.<\/li>\n<li>Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 60 of 142 chances this season.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have an ATS record of 72-70-0 in 142 games with a spread this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h3>Michael Lorenzen (Royals probable starter)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lorenzen makes the start for the Royals, his 23rd of the season. He is 5-9 with a 4.54 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 119 2\/3 innings pitched.<\/li>\n<li>In his last appearance on Tuesday, the right-hander went six innings against the Los Angeles Angels, allowing two earned runs while surrendering four hits.<\/li>\n<li>The 33-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.54, with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 22 games this season. Opponents have a .265 batting average against him.<\/li>\n<li>Lorenzen has collected eight quality starts this season.<\/li>\n<li>Lorenzen is looking for his third straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.4 frames per appearance on the hill.<\/li>\n<li>In three of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.<\/li>\n<li>The opposing Twins offense has the 17th-ranked slugging percentage (.396) and ranks 14th in MLB play with 165 home runs. It has a collective .239 batting average, and is 25th in MLB with 1136 total hits and 24th in MLB play scoring 595 runs.<\/li>\n<li>Lorenzen has pitched six innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out three against the Twins this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Royals batting stats<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Royals rank 25th in Major League Baseball with 138 home runs.<\/li>\n<li>Hitters for Kansas City have combined for a team rank of 19th in the majors with a .394 team slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals rank 18th in MLB with a .245 team batting average.<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City is among the lowest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 27th with just 550 total runs (3.9 per game) this season.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have an on-base percentage of .306 this season, which ranks 25th in the league.<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City has the fewest strikeouts in MLB, whiffing only 6.8 times per game on average.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2>Twins stats and trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Twins betting records<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Twins have come away with 21 wins in the 56 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota has a win-loss record of 10-15 when favored by +113 or worse by oddsmakers this year.<\/li>\n<li>Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 46.9% chance of pulling out a win.<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota&#8217;s games have gone over the total in 66 of its 141 opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>The Twins are 71-70-0 against the spread in their 141 games that had a posted line this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bailey Ober (Twins probable starter)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ober (4-7 with a 5.23 ERA and 99 strikeouts in 124 2\/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Twins, his 24th of the season.<\/li>\n<li>The right-hander last pitched on Monday against the Chicago White Sox, when he went five innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up six hits.<\/li>\n<li>The 30-year-old has amassed a 5.23 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 23 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .284 to his opponents.<\/li>\n<li>Ober heads into the matchup with seven quality starts under his belt this year.<\/li>\n<li>Ober is trying for his 10th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.4 innings per start.<\/li>\n<li>He allowed one or more earned runs in all of his outings in 2025.<\/li>\n<li>The opposing Royals offense has a collective .245 batting average, and is 19th in the league with 1161 total hits and 27th in MLB action with 550 runs scored. They have the 19th-ranked slugging percentage (.394) and are 25th in all of MLB with 138 home runs.<\/li>\n<li>Head-to-head against the Royals this season, Ober has thrown 18 2\/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on 16 hits while striking out 11.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h3>Twins batting stats<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Twins rank 14th in MLB action with 165 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.<\/li>\n<li>This season, Minnesota&#8217;s .396 slugging percentage ranks 17th in the majors.<\/li>\n<li>The Twins rank 24th in MLB with a .239 batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The offense for Minnesota is the No. 24 offense in MLB, scoring 4.2 runs per game (595 total runs).<\/li>\n<li>The Twins&#8217; .311 on-base percentage ranks 21st in the majors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"marker\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome?irad=343747&amp;irmp=1205322&amp;subId1=Dataskrive&amp;subId2=MLB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch the MLB on Fubo!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-09-07 01:19:17 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-09-07 10:16:29 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sportsbookwire.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Twins (62-80) will visit the Kansas City Royals (73-69), Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET, with the Royals on a three-game winning streak. The Royals are favored (-134 on the moneyline to win) when they take the field at home against the Twins (+113). The Royals will start Michael Lorenzen (5-9) versus the Twins [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2003803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[39915,28769,194083,364852,341851,21849,317361,22036,310232,310231,310236,43013,323174,240269,305252,270959,42645,305459,340584,22304,310650,43627,364854,305244,306903,327041,25866,345182,309365,22773,325433,21738,313320,347149,364853,310233,239343,239347,305243,23759,27155,313766,319706,52779,22505,319717,21848,308280,323180,42570,319707,305245,32107,239344,323173],"class_list":["post-2003802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-affiliate","tag-and","tag-autopilot","tag-bailey","tag-bailey-ober","tag-baseball","tag-betting","tag-city","tag-commerce","tag-contains","tag-contains-commerce-or-affiliate-content","tag-content","tag-disclaimer","tag-exclude","tag-exclude-from-paywall-logic-testing","tag-exclude-social-autopilot","tag-from","tag-joe","tag-joe-ryan","tag-kansas","tag-kansas-city","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-loftin","tag-logic","tag-minnesota","tag-minnesota-twins","tag-mlb","tag-mls","tag-mo","tag-national","tag-national-sports","tag-news","tag-nick","tag-nick-loftin","tag-ober","tag-or","tag-overall","tag-overall-positive","tag-paywall","tag-positive","tag-royals","tag-ryan","tag-scores","tag-social","tag-sport","tag-sport-scores-u0026-statistics","tag-sports","tag-sports-betting","tag-sports-betting-widget-and-disclaimer","tag-sports-news","tag-statistics","tag-testing","tag-twins","tag-u0026","tag-widget"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Royals-vs-Twins-odds-tips-and-betting-trends.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2003802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2003803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2003802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2003802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2003802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}