Its Thursday, May 1 and the Twins (13-18) are in Cleveland to take on the Guardians (17-13) in Game 4 of their series.
Simeon Woods Richardson is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Ben Lively for Cleveland.
The Guardians have taken two of the first three in this series including a 4-2 decision last night. Bo Naylor paced the attack with a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh. Four Cleveland hurlers combined to strike out 13 Twins’ batters.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Twins at Guardians
- Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Time: 1:10PM EST
- Site: Progressive Field
- City: Cleveland, OH
- Network/Streaming: MNNT, CLEG, MLBN
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Odds for the Twins at the Guardians
The latest odds as of Thursday:
- Moneyline: Twins (-105), Guardians (-115)
- Spread: Guardians 1.5
- Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Twins at Guardians
- Pitching matchup for May 1, 2025: Simeon Woods Richardson vs. Ben Lively
- Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (2-2, 4.07 ERA)
Last outing: 4/26 vs. Angels - 5.1IP, 1ER, 4H, 0BB, 7Ks - Guardians: Ben Lively (1-2, 4.40 ERA)
Last outing: 4/26 vs. Boston - 5IP, 4ER, 6H, 3BB, 4Ks
- Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (2-2, 4.07 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Twins at Guardians
- The Guardians have won 9 of their last 11 home games against the Twins
- 5 of the Twins’ last 7 games (71%) have stayed Under the Total
- The Twins have covered in 4 of their last 5 games for a profit of 2.94 units
- Bo Naylor’s last 2 hits have been home runs
- Bo Naylor is just 3-23 (.130) over his last 7 games
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Expert picks & predictions for today’s game between the Twins and the Guardians
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday’s game between the Twins and the Guardians:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Cleveland Guardians on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Cleveland Guardians -1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 9.0.
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