Dodgers vs. Twins Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 8

Updated Apr. 8, 2024 7:01 p.m. ET

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Freddie Freeman and the Los Angeles Dodgers play the Minnesota Twins on Monday at Target Field. Bailey Ober will be on the mound for Minnesota, with first pitch at 7:40 PM ET. Oddsmakers list the Dodgers as -128 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Twins +109 moneyline odds to win. The total is 8.5 runs for the matchup.

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

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Dodgers vs. Twins Game Information & Odds

• When: Monday, April 8, 2024 at 7:40 PM ET
• Where: Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• How to Watch on TV: SportsNet LA

Dodgers vs. Twins Prediction

• Score Prediction: Twins 9, Dodgers 6
• Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Dodgers 60%, Twins 40%

Dodgers vs. Twins Betting Insights

• This season, the Dodgers have won eight out of the 12 games, or 66.7%, in which they've been favored.
• This season Los Angeles has won eight of its 11 games, or 72.7%, when favored by at least -128 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 56.1% chance of a victory for the Dodgers.
• The Twins were defeated in the one game they played as the underdog this season.
• Oddsmakers have given Minnesota the worst odds of winning it has seen this season with a +109 moneyline listed for this contest.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 47.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

FINAL

LAD 4 · MIN 2

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Los Angeles Dodgers

LAD

-1.5

-137

o8.5

Minnesota Twins

MIN

+1.5

+117

u8.5

Dodgers Player Insights

• Mookie Betts has homered five times this season, the highest mark on the Dodgers, while hitting .386 with 11 RBI.
• Betts' home runs place him first in MLB, and he ranks fifth in RBI.
• Shohei Ohtani is hitting .320 with five doubles, a triple, two home runs and four walks.
• Ohtani is 24th in home runs in the majors, and 31st in RBI.
• Ohtani carries a four-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
• Teoscar Hernandez has sent home a team-high 14 runs batted in.
• Freeman is hitting .333 with two doubles, a home run and eight walks.

Dodgers Team Props

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Twins Player Insights

• Alex Kirilloff paces the Twins with a team-high batting average of .385.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Kirilloff is 181st in home runs and 206th in RBI.
• Kirilloff brings a hitting streak of seven games into this game. In his last seven outings he is batting .385 with two doubles, three triples, two walks and two RBI.
• Carlos Correa is hitting .364 with two doubles and eight walks.
• Correa is 181st in homers and 143rd in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Byron Buxton has racked up a team-high four runs batted in.
• Ryan Jeffers has posted a team-leading one home runs and has driven in four runs.

Twins Team Props

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