Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins 3/31/19 - MLB Baseball Betting Picks & Odds
Cleveland Indians vs. Minnesota Twins
MLB: 2:10 PM EST
Mar. 31, 2019
TV: NA
Latest Odds : CLE -120 Total 7
The Indians are definitely not a team that looked as impressive on opening day as they have in the past. The Indians ended up losing the opening day game by a score of 2-0 to the Minnesota Twins and that was definitely something the Indians were not expecting to have happen as they had a decent Spring Training. The Indians have had a horrible time hitting with only .069 batting average, but has a .100 OBP, the slugging percentage has been hitting at .103.
Carlos Carrasco is the player who is going to the mound for the Indians. On his career he has thrown 1094.1 innings on the year, struck out 1127 batters and posted a great 79-62 record with a 3.71 ERA.
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The Twins were able to win the close battle with the Indians in the opening day game, but it was a low scoring affair and that could be something the Twins may have to get used to as the offense has had issues most of the season. With the Twins the team has been able to hit at a clip of .143 on the season, but has a .226 OBP. The team has been able to hit at a slugging percentage of .214 on the year so far.
Michael Pineda is the player who is going to the mound for the Twins in this game. He has a career of 680 innings thrown, 687 strikeouts, but has a 40-41 record, but also has a 4.05 ERA in his career.
Recent Betting Trends:
Indians are 1-4 in their last 5 road games.
Twins are 4-0 in their last 4 during game 3 of a series.
Over is 3-1-2 in Indians last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Over is 6-1-1 in Twins last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
Free Betting Pick: Cleveland Indians -120
The Indians should be able to find a way to hit the ball in this game here as Pineda is a strong pitcher, but does have some downsides as well. Look for those downsides to show up in this game as he struggles against the Indians who finally learn how to hit again. Final Score, Cleveland Indians win 3-1.