Athletics vs. Twins Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 21

Shea Langeliers and the Athletics will aim to out-hit Luke Keaschall and the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Thursday at 1:10 p.m. ET. Oddsmakers list the Athletics as -119 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Twins -101 moneyline odds to win. The Athletics are a 1.5-run favorite (at +134 odds). A 9.5-run over/under has been listed for the contest.

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

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Athletics vs. Twins Game Information & Odds

• When: Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 1:10 p.m. ET
• Where: Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• How to watch on TV: MNNT and NBCS-CA

Athletics vs. Twins Prediction

• Score Prediction: Twins 5, Athletics 4
• Total Prediction: Under 9.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Athletics 53%, Twins 47%

Athletics vs. Twins Betting Insights

• The Athletics have been favorites in 30 games this season and won 14 (46.7%) of those contests.
• This season, the Athletics have won nine of their 22 games, or 40.9%, when favored by at least -119 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 54.3% chance to win.
• The Twins have won in 19, or 38.8%, of the 49 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, the Twins have come away with a win 15 times in 41 chances when named as an underdog of at least -101 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 50.2% chance of walking away with the win.

Athletics Recent Betting Performance

• The Athletics were the moneyline favorite in four of their last 10 games, and they went 2-2 in those matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Athletics and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total six times.
• The Athletics' ATS record is 6-4-0 over their past 10 games.

Athletics Recent Stats

Athletics Player Insights

• Brent Rooker is hitting .270 with 30 doubles, three triples, 25 home runs and 52 walks.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Rooker is 19th in homers and 27th in RBI.
• Tyler Soderstrom has put up 74 runs batted in to pace his team.
• Soderstrom ranks 32nd in home runs in the majors, and 23rd in RBI.
• Soderstrom enters this matchup looking for his ninth game in a row with a hit. In his last 10 games he is batting .344 with three doubles, two home runs, five walks and six RBIs.
• Langeliers paces the Athletics with 28 home runs.
• Langeliers has at least one base hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .208 with four home runs, a walk and seven RBIs.
• Nick Kurtz is hitting .313 with 23 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs and 47 walks.
• Kurtz brings a five-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is batting .529 with three doubles, two home runs, eight walks and five RBIs.

Athletics Team Props

Twins Recent Betting Performance

• In six games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Twins have a record of 2-4.
• When it comes to hitting the over, the Twins and their opponents are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Twins have a record of 4-6-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Twins Recent Stats

Twins Player Insights

• Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 25 home runs and 61 runs batted in, while recording a team-high batting average of .273.
• In all of the big leagues, Buxton ranks 19th in homers and 64th in RBI.
• Trevor Larnach is hitting .247 with 17 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 41 walks.
• Among all major league hitters, Larnach ranks 84th in home runs and 117th in RBI.
• Ryan Jeffers has 22 doubles, nine home runs and 41 walks while hitting .262.
• Brooks Lee is hitting .251 with 13 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 20 walks.

Twins Team Props

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