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Chicago vs Minnesota Twins Predictions May 12, 2023: D. Smyly vs S. Gray

Game time: May 12, 2023 at 8:10 PM ET

Venue: Target Field — Minneapolis, Minnesota

Article updated May 11, 2:14 PM EDT

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Chicago Cubs are traveling to play the Minnesota Twins at the Target Field stadium on Friday, 5/12/2023 @ 8:10pm EST. Drew Smyly (ERA: 3.05) will be the starting pitcher

Game outlook

The Chicago Cubs are traveling to play the Minnesota Twins at the Target Field stadium on Friday, 5/12/2023 @ 8:10pm EST. Drew Smyly (ERA: 3.05) will be the starting pitcher for Cubs and Sonny Gray (ERA: 1.35) will be starting for Twins. Minnesota is the betting favorite opening at -150 and the current line is Minnesota -155.

Cubs vs Twins Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Twins to win tonight's game by -1 points and the total to go over 7.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Chicago 4 to Minnesota 5

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

56% of SportsJaw predicts Minnesota Twins to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Minnesota will win straight-up is 61%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Minnesota Twins to win and the total score to be 7.5.

OddsShark predicts Minnesota will win and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Chicago Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 7, Chicago is ranked #9 in offense (scoring an average of 4.95 per game), #2 in defense (allowing an average of 3.65 points to be scored against them per game) and are 18-19 this season.

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Minnesota Key Betting Stats

Minnesota Twins has a power ranking of 16 and are #21 for offense (scoring an average of 4.24 per game), #3 for defense (giving up an average of 3.65 points per game) and 77-85 overall. Chicago went 2-1 in their last 3 matchups against Minnesota.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw Chicago vs Twins archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

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Lines, trends and availability

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No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Chicago+130 → +140Moved
  • Moneyline · Minnesota Twins-150 → -155Moved
  • Spread · Chicago+1.5 (-165) → +1.5 (-152)Moved
  • Spread · Minnesota Twins-1.5 (+140) → -1.5 (+132)Moved
  • Total · Over7.5 (-110) → 7.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under7.5 (-110) → 7.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

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ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file
Minnesota Twins
77-85 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-05-11T18:14:09.056Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

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Chicago defeated Minnesota Twins 6-2

Chicago defeated Minnesota Twins 6-2 on May 12, 2023, a 4-run decision in the series. Chicago's strongest period was the 9th inning, when it outscored its opponent 3-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Chicago +1.5 (-152) spread, Chicago covered, while the 8 combined runs finished over the recorded total of 7.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • MackintoshMoneyline · Chicago +130Win
  • TphamMoneyline · Minnesota Twins -150Loss
  • BtMoneyline · Minnesota Twins -154Loss
  • KryptonTotal · Under 8 (-110)Push
  • CoolioMoneyline · Chicago +140Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 7.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Chicago +140Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 7.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Minnesota Twins -155Loss
  • DouwannaMoneyline · Chicago +140Win