{"id":74872,"date":"2023-04-06T09:43:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T09:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/04\/06\/minnesota-twins-vs-houston-astros-mlb-betting-preview-april-7\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T09:43:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T09:43:40","slug":"minnesota-twins-vs-houston-astros-mlb-betting-preview-april-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/04\/06\/minnesota-twins-vs-houston-astros-mlb-betting-preview-april-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros MLB Betting Preview | April 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Minnesota Twins (4-2) host the Houston Astros (3-4) on Friday at Target Field, beginning at 4:10 PM ET. The Twins are favored on the moneyline (-115), while the Astros are -105 underdogs, despite being favored against the spread (1.5) with +170 odds. Sonny Gray gets the starting nod for Minnesota, and Jose Urquidy is Houston&#8217;s pick to start.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, co-workers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Twins vs. Astros<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Friday, April 7, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 4:10 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Minneapolis, Minnesota<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Target Field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Twins vs Astros Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Twins<\/td>\n<td>-115<\/td>\n<td>7.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Twins vs. the Astros?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> BSN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Twins Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Twins Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Twins are 17th in MLB action with six home runs. They average 1.0 per game.<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota is 22nd in MLB with a .230 batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The Twins are 22nd in MLB with a .295 on-base percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota&#8217;s 7.7 strikeouts per game rank 11th in the majors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Twins Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Trevor Larnach has nine hits and an OBP of .481 to go with a slugging percentage of .609. All three of those stats lead Minnesota hitters this season.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualified batters in MLB, Larnach ranks 16th in batting average, 18th in on-base percentage, and 38th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Larnach will look for his fifth straight game with a hit in this contest. 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