Cardinals vs Twins Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some Daily Fantasy Sports action as the St. Louis Cardinals fly north to clash with the Minnesota Twins under the lights of Target Field tonight at 07:10PM EST! It’s a showdown that’s buzzing with potential as the Cardinals, trailing a bit in the National League, look to build on their recent victory and inch closer to playoff contention. Meanwhile, the Twins, just a swing away from the top in the American League, aim to shake off their last defeat and tighten their grip on the standings. With the odds-makers setting the stakes with a tight over/under and betting lines leaning slightly towards the home team, tonight’s game promises all the drama fantasy sports fans crave. And with the weather playing nice at a cool 73 degrees and breezy, it looks like the only storms we’ll see will be the ones brewing between the bases. So, will the Cardinals soar or will the Twins mine their way to victory? Let’s find out as these teams dig in for an epic duel!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 24, 2024 07:10PM EST

Location: Target Field, Minnesota

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the SSE at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 73.0° with 69% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	STL ML	MIN ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+121	-144	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+119	-142	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-2	+2	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

146W-154L

45.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

164W-133L

54.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/23/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Under	-0.5
08/23/24	Minnesota Twins MIN	1	Under	-0.5
08/01/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Under	-2.5
08/01/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-2.5
08/02/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	3	Over	+2.5
08/02/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+2.5
08/03/23	Minnesota Twins MIN	5	Over	+0.5
08/03/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+0.5

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Twins Vs Over/Under

Sonny Gray

ERA 3.914 | IP 135.7 | 11.0W-8.0L | KO 168.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-18-24	vsLAD	2-1L	5.0	7	2	6	Under
08-12-24	@CIN	1-6L	5.0	5	6	9	Under
08-06-24	vsTB	3-4W	7.0	4	2	6	Under
08-01-24	@CHC	4-5L	7.0	5	2	9	Over
07-26-24	vsWAS	10-8L	5.0	7	5	7	Over
07-20-24	@ATL	9-5W	7.0	8	5	10	Over
07-12-24	vsCHC	5-1L	7.0	9	3	6	Under
07-05-24	@WAS	7-6W	5.0	8	5	6	Over
06-29-24	vsCIN	9-4L	4.3	7	6	6	Over
06-23-24	vsSF	3-5W	7.0	1	1	8	Over

Pablo Lopez

ERA 4.468 | IP 141.0 | 11.0W-8.0L | KO 152.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-18-24	@TEX	5-6L	6.0	6	0	3	Over
08-12-24	vsKC	3-8W	6.0	6	3	5	Over
08-06-24	@CHC	3-7L	5.0	7	4	2	Over
07-31-24	@NYM	8-3W	6.0	3	2	7	Over
07-26-24	@DET	9-3W	7.0	6	2	7	Over
07-20-24	vsMIL	8-4L	7.0	4	1	7	Over
07-10-24	@CWS	3-2W	5.0	4	2	5	Under
07-05-24	vsHOU	13-12L	5.0	8	6	6	Over
06-29-24	@SEA	5-1W	6.0	4	1	9	Under
06-23-24	@OAK	3-0W	8.0	2	0	14	Under

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/25	vs MIN	6-1W	9	1	Under
08/24	@ MIL	3-0W	9	0	Under
08/23	@ MIL	10-6W	13	2	Over
08/22	@ MIL	2-3L	6	1	Under
08/20	@ LAD	1-2L	6	1	Under
08/19	@ LAD	5-2W	11	3	Under
08/18	@ LAD	6-7L	6	3	Over
08/16	vs CIN	2-9L	10	0	Over
08/15	vs CIN	1-4L	4	1	Under
08/14	vs CIN	1-6L	5	0	Under
08/12	vs KC	3-8L	10	1	Over
08/11	vs KC	8-5W	13	3	Over
08/10	@ TB	4-6L	9	0	Over
08/09	@ TB	5-2W	9	0	Under
08/08	@ TB	4-3W	8	2	Under

Twins Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/25	@ STL	1-6L	5	0	Under
08/23	vs SD	11-4W	18	1	Over
08/22	vs SD	5-7L	13	1	Over
08/21	vs SD	3-5L	5	0	Over
08/20	vs TEX	5-6L	7	2	Over
08/19	vs TEX	5-2W	8	1	Under
08/18	vs TEX	4-3W	5	2	Under
08/17	vs TEX	3-2W	6	1	Under
08/16	@ KC	1-4L	7	1	Under
08/15	@ KC	13-3W	15	3	Over
08/14	@ KC	8-3W	10	2	Over
08/13	@ CLE	3-5L	11	2	Over
08/12	@ CLE	1-2L	4	0	Under
08/11	@ CLE	6-3W	11	1	Over
08/11	@ CLE	4-2W	8	2	Under

Team’s Batting Order

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	6.9	8.8	0.281	0.425	0.356	0.782	0.320	0.024
#2 Alec Burleson	7.8	10.2	0.272	0.447	0.330	0.777	0.320	0.047
#3 Willson Contreras	7.9	10.4	0.264	0.472	0.452	0.923	0.364	0.050
#4 Brendan Donovan	6.9	8.9	0.259	0.387	0.363	0.749	0.308	0.022
#5 Nolan Arenado	6.8	8.8	0.264	0.397	0.349	0.747	0.307	0.031
#6 Lars Nootbaar	7.0	9.1	0.238	0.389	0.385	0.775	0.313	0.033
#7 Paul Goldschmidt	6.2	8.1	0.228	0.386	0.313	0.699	0.289	0.040
#8 Matt Carpenter	4.9	6.5	0.250	0.397	0.388	0.784	0.318	0.034
#9 Victor Scott II	4.4	5.8	0.140	0.224	0.196	0.421	0.182	0.009

Minnesota Twins	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Willi Castro	8.0	10.5	0.257	0.407	0.382	0.789	0.321	0.022
#2 Trevor Larnach	7.2	9.5	0.247	0.424	0.358	0.782	0.319	0.044
#3 Royce Lewis	8.6	11.6	0.261	0.574	0.375	0.949	0.381	0.085
#4 Matt Wallner	7.9	10.7	0.256	0.573	0.487	1.060	0.410	0.068
#5 Carlos Santana	7.2	9.5	0.238	0.426	0.370	0.796	0.323	0.044
#6 Max Kepler	6.6	8.6	0.267	0.405	0.345	0.750	0.309	0.023
#7 Christian Vazquez	5.1	6.6	0.245	0.378	0.288	0.665	0.278	0.030
#8 Edouard Julien	5.7	7.5	0.217	0.359	0.369	0.727	0.296	0.035
#9 Austin Martin	4.8	6.3	0.257	0.353	0.358	0.711	0.292	0.005

Cardinals Notable Injuries

Lance Lynn OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/01/24. Impact: 5.7
Michael Siani OUT (OF): Avg: 0.256 SLG:0.325 Last game: 08/05/24. Impact: 2.8

Twins Notable Injuries

Joe Ryan OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 7.6
Byron Buxton OUT (OF): Avg: 0.275 SLG:0.528 Last game: 08/14/24. Impact: 3.6
Brooks Lee OUT (2B/SS): Avg: 0.263 SLG:0.347 Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 2.1
Brock Stewart OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/31/24. Impact: 0.4