The Minnesota Twins will look to close out their best-of-three American League Wild Card series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday at Target Field. Minnesota snapped an 18-game postseason losing streak with a 3-1 win on Tuesday and moved one step closer to advancing to the American League Division Series against the Houston Astros. The Twins (87-75), who won the AL Central title, last won a playoff series in 2002. The Blue Jays (89-73), who took third in the AL East, have played in three of the past four AL Wild Card series, but have yet to win a game.
The game from Minneapolis is slated to begin at 4:38 p.m. ET. Toronto finished the regular season with a .417 slugging percentage, 13th-best in MLB, while Minnesota was seventh at .427. Minnesota is a -143 favorite (risk $143 to win $100) on the money line in the latest Blue Jays vs. Twins odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over-under for total runs scored is 8. Before making any Twins vs. Blue Jays picks, be sure to check out the latest MLB predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It went 331-285 on top-rated MLB money-line picks (+357) over the past two seasons. It entered the 2023 MLB playoffs 91-73 on all top-rated MLB picks this season and has excelled on top-rated run-line picks, going 18-6 (+766). Anybody following has seen big returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Twins vs. Blue Jays and just locked in its picks and MLB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several MLB betting lines and trends for Blue Jays vs. Twins:
- Blue Jays vs. Twins money line: Toronto +121, Minnesota -143
- Blue Jays vs. Twins over/under: 8 runs
- Blue Jays vs. Twins run line: Minnesota -1.5 (+150)
- TOR: The Blue Jays are 46-36 on the road this year, including the postseason
- MIN: The Twins had a plus-119 run differential during the regular season
- Blue Jays vs. Twins picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why you should back the Twins
Right fielder Max Kepler, who was 1-for-4 in Game 1, has been among Minnesota's top hitters. In 130 regular-season games, he batted .260 with 22 doubles, two triples, 24 homers and 66 RBI. He also scored 72 runs and is on a five-game hitting streak. Last week against Oakland, Kepler had a 4-for-4 effort. In four games against Toronto this season, he has driven in three runs with a homer.
Shortstop Carlos Correa also had one of Minnesota's five hits in Game 1, going 1-for-4. In 135 games this season, he hit .230 with 29 doubles, two triples, 18 homers and 65 RBI. In five games against Toronto this season, he batted .316 with two doubles, one homer and four RBI. He is a career .311 hitter against the Blue Jays with six doubles, seven homers and 23 RBI. See which team to back at SportsLine.
Why you should back the Blue Jays
Right-hander Jose Berrios (11-12, 3.65 ERA) will take the ball for Toronto as it looks to stay alive. He has one start against Minnesota this year, a 3-0 victory on May 28. In that game, he went 5.2 innings, allowing just four hits, while walking five and striking out five. In five career starts vs. the Twins, he is 3-1 with a 4.03 ERA with 12 walks and 35 strikeouts.
Shortstop Bo Bichette has been red-hot and was 2-for-4 with a run scored in Game 1. He has hits in nine of his past 10 games, including five in a row, and has five multi-hit performances during that stretch. During the regular season, Bichette batted .306 with 30 doubles, three triples, 20 homers, 73 RBI and 69 runs scored. In seven games against the Twins in 2023, he is hitting .355 with one triple, two homers and seven RBI. See which team to back here.
How to make Blue Jays vs. Twins picks
SportsLine's model is leaning Over on the total, projecting 8.9 combined runs. It also says one side of the money line has all of the value. You can only get the model's MLB picks at SportsLine.
So who wins Twins vs. Blue Jays, and which side of the money line has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side you need to jump on, all from the model that has gone 91-73 on its top-rated MLB picks, and find out.
