Dodgers vs Twins Game Breakdown & Projections – Mon, Apr 8th 2024

Hey there, baseball fanatics! Get ready to watch the LA Dodgers, boasting an impressive 8W-4L record, storm into Target Field, ready to rumble with the Minnesota Twins, who currently stand at 3W-4L. Tonight’s duel, scheduled to kick off at 7:40 PM EST, sees the Dodgers in prime position, sitting pretty at the top of the National League, while the Twins trail by 3 games in the American League. The betting lines are buzzing with the over/under set at a tantalizing 8.5. Dodgers are the favorites with a line at -147, while the Twins are the underdogs at 123. The Twins are licking their wounds after a 1-3 defeat against CLE, and the Dodgers are also looking to bounce back from a 1-8 loss against CHC. As for the weather, it’s a misty evening with a slight breeze from the south and the mercury hovering around 46.9°. So, buckle up, folks! It’s going to be a ‘twinning’ evening with the Dodgers ‘dodging’ for victory in this epic showdown!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 08, 2024 07:40PM EST

Location: Target Field, Minnesota

Weather: Mist with winds from the S at 5.6 mph. Temperature is at 46.9° with 93% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	LAD ML	MIN ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-147	+123	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-138	+115	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+9	-8	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

149W-96L

58.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

128W-110L

42.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/15/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	8	Over	+8.5
05/15/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	9	Over	+8.5
05/16/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Under	-2.5
05/16/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	1	Under	-2.5
05/17/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Over	+1.5
05/17/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	7	Over	+1.5

Dodgers Vs Over/Under

Twins Vs Over/Under

James Paxton

ERA 4.5 | IP 96.0 | 7.0W-5.0L | KO 101.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-01-24	vsSF	3-8W	5.0	4	0	5	Over
09-01-23	@KC	2-13W	1.3	5	6	0	Over
08-26-23	@LAD	5-8L	4.3	4	4	4	Over
08-21-23	@HOU	4-9W	4.0	9	7	4	Over
08-16-23	@WAS	2-6W	6.0	5	2	3	Under
08-10-23	@KC	0-2W	5.3	6	0	6	Under
08-04-23	@TOR	7-3L	5.0	9	4	4	Over
07-29-23	@SF	2-3W	5.0	8	1	5	Under
07-22-23	@NYM	6-8W	6.0	3	3	7	Over
07-15-23	@CHC	4-10W	3.0	3	6	4	Over

Bailey Ober

ERA 3.43 | IP 144.3 | 8.0W-6.0L | KO 146.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
03-31-24	@KC	0-11L	1.3	9	8	1	Over
10-01-23	@COL	2-3L	6.7	2	1	9	Under
09-26-23	vsOAK	3-11W	5.0	2	0	8	Over
09-20-23	@CIN	5-3W	5.0	3	2	3	Under
09-15-23	@CWS	10-2W	5.0	5	2	6	Over
08-27-23	vsTEX	6-7W	4.0	5	5	4	Over
08-22-23	@MIL	3-7L	5.0	2	2	3	Over
08-15-23	vsDET	3-5W	5.0	4	2	6	Under
08-09-23	@DET	5-9L	5.0	11	5	9	Over
08-04-23	vsARI	2-3W	5.0	6	2	3	Under

Dodgers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/09	vs CHC	1-8L	4	0	Over
04/08	vs CHC	4-1W	9	0	Under
04/07	vs CHC	7-9L	12	1	Over
04/05	@ SF	5-4W	9	2	Over
04/04	@ SF	5-4W	9	1	Over
04/03	@ SF	8-3W	9	1	Over
04/02	@ STL	5-4W	8	2	Over
04/01	@ STL	5-6L	14	1	Over
03/31	@ STL	6-3W	7	4	Over
03/30	@ STL	7-1W	10	2	Under
10/03	vs SF	5-2W	7	1	Under
10/02	vs SF	1-2L	8	0	Under
10/01	vs SF	6-2W	6	3	Under
09/30	vs COL	5-14L	12	2	Over
09/29	vs COL	8-2W	12	2	Over

Twins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/08	@ CLE	1-3L	2	0	Under
04/06	@ CLE	2-4L	7	1	Under
04/05	vs MIL	7-3W	11	1	Over
04/04	vs MIL	2-3L	3	0	Under
04/02	vs KC	0-11L	4	0	Over
04/01	vs KC	5-1W	7	0	Under
03/30	vs KC	4-1W	10	1	Under
10/03	vs COL	2-2L	9	0	Under
10/02	vs COL	14-6W	12	4	Over
10/01	vs COL	7-6W	13	3	Over
09/30	@ OAK	1-2L	4	0	Under
09/29	@ OAK	6-4W	13	2	Over
09/28	@ OAK	11-3W	8	2	Over
09/26	@ LAA	9-3W	10	3	Over
09/25	@ LAA	0-1L	5	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Los Angeles Dodgers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Mookie Betts	10.9	14.5	0.307	0.579	48.5%	106.3%	6.7%
#2 Shohei Ohtani	10.4	14.3	0.304	0.654	49.3%	114.7%	8.9%
#3 Freddie Freeman	9.1	12.0	0.333	0.568	47.1%	103.9%	4.6%
#4 Will Smith	8.6	11.5	0.261	0.438	42.9%	86.6%	4.1%
#5 Max Muncy	7.7	10.6	0.212	0.475	40.0%	87.6%	7.5%
#6 Teoscar Hernandez	9.1	11.8	0.257	0.434	33.0%	76.4%	4.2%
#7 James Outman	6.7	8.9	0.248	0.437	41.4%	85.1%	4.8%
#8 Chris Taylor	7.4	9.8	0.237	0.42	37.0%	79.0%	4.4%
#9 Gavin Lux	nan	8.1	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%

Minnesota Twins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Byron Buxton	9.3	12.4	0.21	0.443	34.0%	78.3%	5.7%
#2 Ryan Jeffers	8.1	10.7	0.276	0.49	42.7%	91.6%	4.9%
#3 Carlos Correa	8.2	10.8	0.23	0.4	35.1%	75.0%	3.5%
#4 Carlos Santana	7.6	10.2	0.243	0.435	35.9%	79.4%	4.2%
#5 Kyle Farmer	6.7	8.8	0.254	0.406	34.3%	74.9%	3.3%
#6 Manuel Margot	7.1	9.2	0.264	0.376	33.4%	71.1%	1.3%
#7 Austin Martin	nan	7.9	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#8 Christian Vazquez	5.4	7.0	0.225	0.321	30.6%	62.7%	1.9%
#9 Willi Castro	6.0	7.7	0.258	0.413	38.8%	80.1%	2.5%