On Thursday, March 30 at Kauffman Stadium, Carlos Correa's Minnesota Twins visit Bobby Witt Jr.'s Kansas City Royals in the first game of the regular season. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 PM ET.

The favored Twins have -160 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Royals, who are listed at +135. The over/under for the contest has been listed at 9 runs.

Twins vs. Royals Time and TV Channel

  • Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023
  • Time: 4:10 PM ET
  • TV: BSKC
  • Location: Kansas City, Missouri
  • Venue: Kauffman Stadium
  • Probable Pitchers: Pablo Lopez - MIN (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs Zack Greinke - KC (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

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Twins vs. Royals Betting Odds, Run Line and Total

Take a look at the odds, run line and over/under for this matchup at several sportsbooks.

Twins Moneyline Royals Moneyline Run Line Total
DraftKings -155 +135 - 9 Bet on this game with DraftKings!
BetMGM -160 +135 - 9 Bet on this game with BetMGM!
PointsBet -159 +135 - - Bet on this game with PointsBet!
Tipico -155 +135 Twins (-1.5) - Bet on this game with Tipico!

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Twins vs. Royals Betting Trends and Insights

  • The Twins won 55, or 60.4%, of the 91 games they played as favorites last season.
  • Last season, the Twins won 24 of their 34 games, or 70.6%, when favored by at least -160 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 61.5% chance of a victory for Minnesota.
  • The Twins hit 89 home runs away from home last season (1.1 per game).
  • Minnesota averaged 2.8 extra-base hits per game while slugging .390 on the road.
  • The Royals won in 52, or 38.8%, of the 134 contests they were named as odds-on underdogs in last year.
  • Last year, the Royals won 20 of 69 games when listed as at least +135 on the moneyline.
  • Kansas City averaged 0.8 homers per home game last season (65 total at home).
  • The Royals had a .399 slugging percentage and averaged 2.7 extra-base hits per game at home.

Twins vs. Royals Player Props

Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U
Carlos Correa 1.5 (+160) 1.5 (-105) 0.5 (+450) 0.5 (+155)
Byron Buxton 0.5 (-238) 1.5 (+100) 0.5 (+290) 0.5 (+130)
Max Kepler 1.5 (+170) 1.5 (+105) 0.5 (+650) 0.5 (+210)
Nick Gordon 1.5 (+175) 1.5 (+105) 0.5 (+600) 0.5 (+175)
Christian Vázquez 0.5 (-250) 1.5 (+145) 0.5 (+900) 0.5 (+180)

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Twins Futures Odds

Odds MLB Rank AL Central Rank
Win World Series +3500 13th 2nd

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