Twins vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 24

The Kansas City Royals will look to Bobby Witt Jr. for continued offensive production when they take on Ty France and the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, in the second game of a three-game series at Target Field. The favored Twins have -190 moneyline odds against the underdog Royals, who are listed at +159. Minnesota is the favorite on the run line (-1.5). The over/under is 7.5 runs for this game (with -116 odds to go over and -104 odds on the under).

Check out 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, May 24, 2025 at 2:10 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 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Twins 55%, Royals 45%

Twins vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Twins have been favorites in 31 games this season and won 18 (58.1%) of those contests.
• Minnesota has a record of 5-2 when favored by -190 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the Twins, based on the moneyline, is 65.5%.
• The Royals have been victorious in 15, or 48.4%, of the 31 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Kansas City has a mark of 2-1 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +159 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 38.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Twins Recent Betting Performance

• The Twins played as the moneyline favorite for five of their last 10 games, and they went 4-1 in those matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings (all 10 of them had set totals), the Twins and their opponents combined to go over the run total three times.
• The Twins' ATS record is 7-3-0 over their past 10 games.

Twins Recent Stats

Twins Player Insights

• Trevor Larnach has six doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 19 walks while batting .249.
• In all of MLB, Larnach is 71st in home runs and 87th in RBI.
• France is batting .253 with eight doubles, four home runs and 10 walks.
• Including all MLB hitters, France ranks 150th in homers and 64th in RBI.
• France carries a two-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a home run and five RBIs.
• Harrison Bader is batting .283 with six doubles, four home runs and 13 walks.
• Bader will look to build on his three-game hitting in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .176 with a walk and two RBIs.
• Ryan Jeffers is hitting .272 to pace his team.
• Jeffers brings a six-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .289 with two doubles, a home run, six walks and three RBIs.

Twins Team Props

Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals have played as underdogs in eight of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
• The Royals and their opponents have combined to hit the over three times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Royals have a record of 8-2-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Witt is batting .303 with 19 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 19 walks, while getting on base at a rate of .366.
• In all of the majors, Witt ranks 122nd in homers and 46th in RBI.
• Witt takes a hitting streak of four games into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with two doubles and three RBIs.
• Maikel Garcia's .315 batting average paces his team.
• Garcia is 122nd overall in homers and 92nd in RBI this season.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has been a significant run producer for the Royals with eight home runs and 29 runs batted in.
• Jonathan India is batting .231 with 10 doubles, a home run and 23 walks.

Royals Team Props

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