Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees AL Wild Card Pick – Odds

By The Green Man

Date: 03/10/2017 8:00 pm

Location: Yankee Stadium

TV: ESPN

Betting Odds

Moneyline: Yankees -250 / Twins +210

Total: 7.5

MLB playoff baseball betting begins the 85-77 Minnesota Twins versus the 91-71 New York Yankees in the AL Wild Card game at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York Tuesday October 3rd. The first pitch for the game at Yankee Stadium is scheduled for 8:00 PM ET.

Yankees bettors will need to lay a massive -250 to back the Bronx Bombers while punters can get rewarded with a nice +210 payouts if the Twins get the victory. The total line has been put up on the board at 7.5 runs.

In their last game of the regular season, the Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1. In the match, the Twins took the lead in the first and never trailed finishing the day with five runs on nine hits. The Tigers bats were cold scoring just one run on six hits.

In their last game of the regular season, the Yankees dropped a tight 2-1 decision to the Toronto Blue Jays. In the contest, the Yankees scored one run on five hits while the Jays made the most of their two hits scoring two runs on only two hits.

This season the Twins rank 7th in the Majors in runs scored and 20th in team ERA.

The Yankees rank 2nd in the Majors in runs scored and 5th in team ERA.

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Pitching Match Up

Minnesota: Ervin Santana (16-8 3.28 ERA)
New York: Luis Severino (14-6, 2.98 ERA)

Ervin Santana goes for the Twins in this AL Wild Card game and in his last outing of the regular season he did not give up any earned runs in five innings, but the bullpen did not do their job in a 5-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians. The Twins have lost two of his last three starts and one of those losses was to the Yankees in New York where he gave up two earned runs in five innings in a 2-1 Minnesota loss. That game was Santana’s only appearance of the season against the Yankees. The Twins are 9-20 in Santana’s last 29 starts against a team with a winning record and they have lost seven of his last 10 starts against teams from the AL East.

Luis Severino gets the call for the Yankees in this playoff game and in his last outing of the regular season he had a good one giving up only one earned run in six innings in a 6-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees won his last five starts of the season and one of those wins was against the Twins. However, in the game he gave up three earned runs in only three innings in what was his only start in the five straight games the Yankees won with him on the hill where he gave up more than two earned runs. That game was also Severino’s only start of the season against Minnesota. The Yankees have won 13 of his last 16 starts overall and they have won his last four home starts.

Minnesota at New York Betting Angles

The Yankees are 50-17 in their last 67 games against the Twins.
The Yankees are 42-14 in their last 56 home games against the Twins.
In the last 8 games between these teams the Under record is 7-1.
In the last 5 games between these teams in New York the Under record is 4-1.
This season the Yankees are 50-30 at home and the Twins are 44-37 on the road.

Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records Minnesota Twins: 85-77 SU / O/U 73-79 / Run Line W/L 87-75
New York Yankees: 91-71 SU / O/U 83-76 / Run Line W/L 88-74

Minnesota at New York Key Betting Trends

MINN is 5-2 in their last 7 road games
MINN is 7-3 in their last 10 overall
MINN has an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 games
NY is 13-3 in their last 16 home games
NY is 20-8 in their last 28 overall
NY has an Under record of 5-1 in their last 6 games

Key Player Injuries

TWINS
[P] 07/19/2017 – Phil Hughes 60-day DL (07/19) ( Illness )
[P] 07/06/2017 – Hector Santiago 60-day DL (07/03) ( Back )
[P] 08/17/2017 – Dietrich Enns 10-day DL (08/17) ( Shoulder )
[P] 05/28/2017 – Justin Haley 10-day DL (05/28) ( Shoulder )
[P] 05/28/2017 – Ryan O’Rourke 60-day DL (03/30) ( Forearm )
[P] 03/11/2017 – Trevor May 60-day DL (03/22) ( Elbow )

YANKEES
[1B] 08/18/2017 – Garrett Cooper 10-day DL (08/17) ( Tendonitis )
[P] 09/17/2017 – CALEB Smith 10-day DL (09/17) ( Infection )
[P] 08/15/2017 – Luis Cessa 60-day DL (08/15) ( Back )
[P] 07/16/2017 – Michael Pineda 60-day DL (07/11) ( Elbow )

Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees American League Wild Card Game Prediction

The Twins had an amazing turnaround this season snagging the 2nd AL Wild Card after finishing last season with the worst record in the Majors. They won two of their last three games of the regular season and in that span their pitching was solid only giving up a total of seven runs. Minnesota took two of three games from the Yankees right after the All-Star break, but were swept by them in a three-game set in New York in September where they only totaled six runs in the series. The Yankees had won two in a row before losing their last game of the regular season, but they finished strong winning five of their last seven games. Santana had a good last start to the season and a solid one in his lone outing against the Yankees only giving up two earned runs. However, in both of those starts he did not get much run support and that will be the case in this game as well. Severino did not have a good start in his only one facing the Twins, but he will atone for that in this AL Wild game and have a good outing. The Yankees have lost their last five playoffs games, but that trend will end in this game, as Severino will lead them to a win and they will head to the ALDS.

Free Pick: Take the Yankees -250