Royals vs. Twins Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - April 2

The Kansas City Royals have a 2-0 series lead, hoping to sweep the Minnesota Twins on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium, at 2:10 p.m. ET. Cole Ragans (0-1, 9.00 ERA) gets the start for the Royals, who are 3-2 this season and first in the AL Central. Taj Bradley (0-0, 2.08 ERA) is starting for the Twins, who are 1-4 and fourth in the AL Central.

The Royals (-159) are moneyline favorites at home over the Twins (+134). The total in this contest is 9.5.

Royals vs. Twins Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Thursday, April 2, 2026
• Game time: 2:10 p.m. ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
• Favorite: Royals (-159)
• Underdog: Twins (+134)
• Over/under: 9.5

How to Watch Royals vs. Twins

• TV Channel: ROYL and MNNT
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Royals vs. Twins: Betting the Moneyline

• The Royals went 40-29 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 58% of those games).
• Minnesota came away with 28 wins in the 71 contests it was listed as the underdogs in last season.
• Kansas City had a record of 12-7 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -159 or shorter last year (63.2%).
• Last year, Minnesota won seven of 20 games when listed as at least +134 on the moneyline.
• The Royals have a 61.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 42.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

Royals vs. Twins: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Royals combined with their opponents to go over the total 71 times last season for a 71-90-1 record against the over/under.
• Minnesota and its opponents hit the over in 72 of its 161 games with a total last season.
• The Royals collected an 81-81-0 record ATS last season.
• The Twins posted a record of 81-80-0 against the spread last season.