On Saturday, April 1, Carlos Correa's Minnesota Twins (1-0) visit the Kansas City Royals (0-1) in an early-season game at Kauffman Stadium. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:10 PM ET.

The favored Twins have -165 moneyline odds against the underdog Royals, who are listed at +140. An 8-run over/under is set in this matchup.

Royals vs. Twins Time and TV Channel

  • Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023
  • Time: 4:10 PM ET
  • TV: BSKC
  • Location: Kansas City, Missouri
  • Venue: Kauffman Stadium
  • Probable Pitchers: Sonny Gray - MIN (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs Jordan Lyles - KC (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

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Royals vs. Twins Betting Odds, Run Line and Total

Check out the odds, run line and over/under for this matchup posted at several sportsbooks.

Twins Moneyline Royals Moneyline Run Line Total
DraftKings -155 +135 - 8 Bet on this game with DraftKings!
BetMGM -165 +140 - 8 Bet on this game with BetMGM!
PointsBet -169 +140 - - Bet on this game with PointsBet!
Tipico -160 +140 Twins (-1.5) - Bet on this game with Tipico!

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Royals vs. Twins Betting Trends and Insights

  • Last season, the Twins won 55 out of the 91 games, or 60.4%, in which they were favored.
  • Last season, the Twins won 22 of their 29 games, or 75.9%, when favored by at least -165 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by Minnesota, based on the moneyline, is 62.3%.
  • The Twins hit 89 homers on the road last season (1.1 per game).
  • Minnesota averaged 2.8 extra-base hits per game while slugging .390 away from home.
  • The Royals were chosen as underdogs in 134 games last year and walked away with the win 52 times (38.8%) in those games.
  • Last season, the Royals came away with a win 18 times in 66 chances when named as an underdog of at least +140 or longer on the moneyline.
  • Kansas City averaged 0.8 homers per home game last season (65 total at home).
  • The Royals averaged 2.7 extra-base hits per game while slugging .399 in home contests.

Royals vs. Twins Player Props

Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U
Vinnie Pasquantino 0.5 (-208) 1.5 (+160) 0.5 (+725) 0.5 (+200)
Bobby Witt Jr. 0.5 (-238) 1.5 (+140) 0.5 (+725) 0.5 (+240)
Salvador Pérez 0.5 (-208) 1.5 (+140) 0.5 (+450) 0.5 (+180)
Edward Olivares 0.5 (-149) 0.5 (-149) 0.5 (+950) 0.5 (+300)
MJ Melendez 0.5 (-143) 0.5 (-143) 0.5 (+600) 0.5 (+250)

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Royals Futures Odds

Odds MLB Rank AL Central Rank
Win World Series +20000 24th 4th

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