The Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros will face-off in the ALDS.
After breaking their 0-18 run in playoff games, the Twins are on fire and ready to make a run at the World Series. Meanwhile, the Astros are doing their best to successfully defend their title.
If you want to get in on the action, I'd recommend doing so at FanDuel Sportsbook. For a limited time, new users will receive $200 in bonus bets when they place their first $5 bet! Just click the link below to take advantage of this offer.
Twins vs. Astros probable pitchers for Game 1
- Minnesota: Bailey Ober (righty): 8-6, 3.42 ERA
- Houston: Justin Verlander (righty): 7-3, 3.31 ERA
Twins vs. Astros odds, run line, and total
Twins vs. Astros prediction and pick
One thing we can rely on in this game is offense. These two teams have been some of the best offenses in baseball over the past 30 days. Over that time frame, they rank fifth (.782) and sixth (.777) in OPS with the Astros sporting the slight advantage.
Let's also remember that Justin Verlander hasn't played as well in the playoffs as he has in the regular season throughout his career. Just last season he had a 5.85 ERA in four playoff starts.
Meanwhile, Ober is making his first playoff start so we know he'll be feeling the pressure.
I think the best thing to do in this matchup is to just sit back and root for the OVER, so that's exactly what I'm going to do. Don't be fooled by the low total.
Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
You can check out all of Iain's bets here!