White Sox vs Twins Odds: Are The Minnesota Twins Frauds?

The Minnesota Twins will welcome the Chicago White Sox to town for an AL Central series over the weekend. The Twins had won back-to-back games before Thursday’s loss to the Mariners. The Twins are heading into this series with a record of just 50-48. Meanwhile, the White Sox avoided a sweep to the New York Mets on Thursday.

Chicago is now 41-57 on the season and is no longer a true contender in the MLB for a playoff spot. Another series loss over the weekend will force Chicago’s hand as the trade deadline approaches.

Look at the White Sox vs Twins Odds for the upcoming AL Central weekend series between the two teams.

The Minnesota Frauds?

The Minnesota Twins are barely over .500 this season.

The Twins might be in first place in the AL Central, but they’ve got the Kansas City Royals to thank. The Twins have gone 18-12 in divisional play, thanks to a 9-1 record against the Royals.

The Twins are currently 9-11 against the other three teams in the division.

Minnesota has gone 3-3 against the White Sox this season. Although the White Sox aren’t playing good ball this year, the White Sox have stuck around against the Twins through six games this season.

However, the Twins look much better leading up to this series against the White Sox. The baseball betting odds will favor the Twins in likely every game.

Time To Sell, White Sox

The White Sox are in the MLB’s worst division. Yet, they’re still plenty of games out in the AL Central baseball standings, despite earning a win against the Mets in their most recent game.

Chicago has some appealing pitching that could be on the market. Those pitchers include Dylan Cease and Lance Lynn. We’ll watch both starters in this weekend’s series and won’t be alone. There will be plenty of contending teams’ scouts taking notes as the trade deadline begins to approach.

The White Sox have been in the bottom ten of the MLB power rankings throughout the season. It’s time they build for the future. Therefore, you should monitor the White Sox vs Twins odds. The Twins compete for a playoff spot while the White Sox are about to waive the white flag.

Lance Lynn will take the ball for the White Sox. He’s a veteran pitcher who has had much success at the Major League level throughout his career. He’s got a 6.06 ERA this season, but he’s earned at least six strikeouts in his last three starts. There’s something there.

On the other hand, Joe Ryan will get the call for the Twins. Ryan has a 3.77 ERA on the season, but he’s allowed eight runs over his last 9.2 innings pitched. Like Lynn, Ryan has earned a high rate of strikeouts over the last month.

The Twins and White Sox strike out at an above-average rate in the MLB. But Minnesota’s 989 strikeouts on the season are the MLB’s highest rate in the league.

The under makes sense in this matchup. The White Sox vs Twins odds have the Twins listed as favorites with a -152 line. The White Sox are sitting at +137. Meanwhile, the total is 8, -110/110.

In Game 2, Dylan Cease is penciled in to start with the White Sox. Cease has allowed a .189 ISO and wOBA of .341 to his last 101 batters faced. However, like Lynn, he’s earning a high strikeout rate of 31.7%. That rate will shine against Minnesota’s offense.

The Twins will likely play a lot of left-handed bats in this series, including Edouard Julien, Alex Kirilloff, Matt Wallner, Willi Castro, and Joey Gallo. For the Twins, it’s typically an extra-base hit or a strikeout for those lefties. However, a couple of extra-base hits could be enough for this team in this series.

Cease will look to match Sonny Gray, who has allowed a .085 ISO and wOBA of .280 to 420 batters this season. Gray has struggled a bit against lefties recently, but he’s still earning 56% of grounders. Gray has also limited righties to 12% of fly balls against his last 36 righties, despite the strikeout rate being down.

Lucas Giolito had one of his worst outings this season. He gave up eight earned runs in 3.2 innings against the Mets. He walked five and allowed six hits. Before that game, he had dominated, holding teams to a .251 wOBA.

On the other hand, Bailey Ober will pitch for the Twins. He’s done very well limiting walks and has put together a terrific season, holding teams to a .137 ISO and a wOBA of .268.

The White Sox don’t work counts or walk at a high rate. Therefore, Ober should be able to attack this Chicago lineup and pitch a quality start if all goes well.

I imagine the White Sox vs Twins odds will feature the Twins as favorites throughout the entire series.
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