Colorado Rockies at Minnesota Twins Betting Preview/Prop Pick

The Colorado Rockies, with a record of 31-40, began their series against the Twins with a win. Yesterday, they faced Minnesota and sealed a 1-0 victory over the number two team in the AL Central.

They'll be in Minnesota for two more games before heading back home to face the LA Dodgers. If they can get a few more wins, they could work their way up in the NL West. 

The Minnesota Twins are 39-33 this season, having yet to get over 40 wins. At the moment, they've lost four of their last five games, and things aren't looking good.

Pitching is the main concern for the Twins, and the problem still stands in Minnesota today. If they can't do better on the mound, the Rockies could win this one too. It's all up to Chris Archer, who starts the game.

Colorado Rockies: Power at the plate is the focus today

The Rockies have had some really close games this season. However, a lot of the losses have been the result of the Rockies not being aggressive at the plate.

Most recently, they lost a three-game series to the Miami Marlins. Mind you; this is a team that had one of the best starts to their season. To beat the Twins, they need to be just as good at the plate as Minnesota.

The good news is the Rockies actually have a better batting average than Minnesota at .261. Where they might struggle today is on the mound, where Antonio Senzatela will get the start.

Senzatela has an ERA of 4.42 with a 3-3 record this season as a starter. The focus for Senzatela should be on Byron Buxton, who has already hit 19 home runs for the Twins.

Minnesota Twins: Chris Archer gets the nod to start the game

It's known around the league that the Minnesota Twins have a lot of pitching problems. Getting the start today is Chris Archer, another pitcher that has struggled for Minnesota.

With a record of 1-3 as a starter, Archer is well under the .500 mark. However, to his credit, he has a fairly strong ERA of 3.44 over the course of 52.1 innings. If he can pitch well, the Twins could win this one.

At the plate, the Twins have been fairly good this year, with a team average of .249. They rank 10th overall in Major League Baseball in terms of team batting average.

Perhaps their best stat is their on-base percentage of .322 which ranks seventh in the league. More often than not, the Twins' batting is what saves them. Against Senzatela, they'll need a lot of help from their batters.

Colorado Rockies at Minnesota Twins Betting Pick

Each of these teams has had its own share of struggles. The Rockies have trouble closing games out, while the Twins have yet to address their pitching issues.

Minnesota, however, does get the benefit of playing at home, which will definitely help. This season, the Twins are 21-17 when playing at home and are 27-17 as a favorite. Because of this, we'll take the Twins tonight.

Along with taking the Twins at -187, we'll also take the under in this game. Yesterday we saw how hard it was for these teams to score. Today should mirror yesterday's game, especially if the Twins have Jhoan Duran close the game.

DunkelIndex Free Pick: Minnesota Twins -187, UNDER

Prop Pick

Colorado (+110) UNDER 3.5 Runs

Minnesota is allowing 4.14 runs per 9 innings on defense, which ranks No. 10 in the league, with an opposing team batting average of .240, which ranks No. 16. Scores have gone UNDER in five of Twins’ last six home games against Colorado.

With Dunkel predicting a Minnesota victory by the score of 4-3, take the Rockies (+110) to finish UNDER their Vegas team total of 3.5 runs against the Twins.

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