Twins vs Guardians Odds, & Picks (June 30)
- The Cleveland Guardians are -155 home favorites in an American League afternoon game against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. June 30
- Cleveland is the only MLB team in the top five in ROI on both moneyline (3rd-9.35%) and spread (4th-11.52%) wagering
- All of the Twins vs Guardians odds and best bets are analyzed in the story below
Lately, the Minnesota Twins (43-35, 20-18 away) and Cleveland Guardians (38-34, 18-15 home) are trending in opposite directions. Minnesota has won five of the last seven games. Cleveland, meanwhile, has dropped six of the past seven outings.
Head to head, the Twins are holding the recent edge. Minnesota has won three of five overall from the Guardians. At Cleveland, the Twins are 6-3 straight up in the past nine games.
However, it’s the Guardians who oddsmakers are going with in Thursday’s finale of this four-game series. Cleveland is a -155 home favorite. Minnesota is a solid 8-5 SU as a road underdog this season.
Twins vs Guardians Odds
| Team | Moneyline | Runline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | +130 | +1.5 (-155) | O 8.5 (-115) |
| Cleveland Guardians | -155 | -1.5 (+130) | U 8.5 (-105) |
Odds as of June 29th at Caesars Sportsbook.
First pitch for this game at Progressive Field on Thursday, June 30 is set for 1:10 pm ET. Sunny skies, 10 mph wind and a temperature of 89 degrees are in the forecast.
Given the favored moneyline odds of -155, the Guardians are being assigned an implied probability of victory of 60.78%. Bet $10 on them to win and a successful wager returns a payout of $16.50.
In the MLB betting trends, the Twins are the +115 second betting choice in the AL Central odds. Cleveland is being given +1200 odds to win the division. Both the Twins (+4500) and Guardians (+6500) are longshots in the World Series odds.
Minnesota vs Cleveland Probable Pitchers
Twins right-hander Chris Archer is seeking to complete a stellar month of June in which he’s gone 2-1 with a 1.57 ERA in five starts. Archer has held opposing batters to a .169 average during the month while allowing just four earned runs over 23 innings pitched.
Chris Archer, who threw a total of just 19 innings the previous two seasons and hasn't had an ERA under 4.00 since 2015, now has a 3.14 ERA through 14 starts for the #MNTwins.
Helluva reclamation project.
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) June 26, 2022
Archer has pitched well on the road, posting a 2.76 ERA in seven starts. But he’s 0-1. Archer is 0-4 all-time at Progressive Field with a 6.35 ERA.
Overall, he’s 0-7 against the Guardians with a 5.87 ERA. Cleveland’s .863 OPS against Archer is the highest he’s allowed to an AL club.
Archer vs Bieber
| 2-3 | Record | 3-4 |
| 3.14 | ERA | 3.07 |
| 4.86 | xERA | 4.01 |
| 1.22 | WHIP | 1.17 |
| 1.88 | SO/W Ratio | 4.40 |
Two years removed from his AL Cy Young Award win, it would be wrong to suggest that Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber is slumping. However, he won’t be registering in this year’s AL Cy Young odds, either.
Bieber is 1-1 with a 2.87 ERA in five June starts. At home this year, he’s 1-3 with a 4.23 ERA in five starts. He faced the Twins at Minnesota on May 14. Bieber allowed one earned run on a solo homer over seven innings and didn’t figure in the decision.
Good things happen when Shane Bieber's on the bump.#ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/4UDNlElPsM
— Bally Sports Cleveland (@BallySportsCLE) June 25, 2022
He’s a solid 5-1 with a 3.46 ERA in 13 career appearances against Minnesota, including 12 starts. At Progressive Field, he’s 3-0 with a 3.75 ERA when facing the Twins.
Batting Average vs Starting Pitchers
| Guardians Batters | Batting Average vs Archer | Twins Batters | Batting Average vs Bieber |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Clement | .000 | Luis Arraez | .300 |
| Andres Gimenez | .000 | Byron Buxton | .300 |
| Steven Kwan | .000 | Gilberto Celestino | .333 |
| Sandy Leon | .000 | Carlos Correa | .333 |
| Luke Maile | .000 | Kyle Garlick | .000 |
| Owen Miller | .000 | Nick Gordon | .333 |
| Josh Naylor | .000 | Ryan Jeffers | .200 |
| Richie Palacios | .000 | Max Kepler | .276 |
| Jose Ramirez | .417 | Alex Kirilloff | .500 |
| Franmil Reyes | .000 | Jose Miranda | .000 |
| Amed Rosario | .400 | Jorge Polanco | .269 |
| Myles Straw | .000 | Gary Sanchez | .500 |
| — | — | Gio Urshela | .167 |
Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez is 5-for-12 (.417) with a home run and two RBI when facing Archer. Amed Rosario is 2-for-5 (.400) with an RBI.
You gotta love Luis Arraez#MNTwins
pic.twitter.com/cXzAldiisE— Twins Talk (@LetsTalk_Twins) June 29, 2022
Several Twins batters show good success at the plate when up against Bieber. Gary Sanchez and Alex Kirilloff are both 1-for-2 (.500). Carlos Correa is 2-for-6 (.33) with a homer and two RBI. Gilberto Celestino (1-for-3) and Nick Gordon (1-for-3) are also hitting .333. Byron Buxton is 3-for-10 (.300) with a homer and two RBI. AL batting leader Luis Arraez is also hitting .300 (6-for-20) against Bieber.
Twins vs Guardians Prediction
Yes, the Twins are playing better of late than Cleveland. Sure, Minnesota is leading the AL Central. But there are two telling stats in this game that are hard to overlook.
Josh Naylor did it again — the Guardians walk-off with the home run to beat the Twins in 10 innings, 7-6 ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/c0kFbyg0K3
— Register Sports (@RegisterSports) June 30, 2022
Bieber has never lost at home to the Twins. Archer has never beaten the Guardians anywhere.
Expecting both of of those trends to change on the same day might be too hopeful of an ask.
Pick: Cleveland Guardians ML (-155)
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An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
