Guardians vs Twins Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Jul 9

Minnesota Twins' Byron Buxton celebrates towards the dugout after hitting a single that scores two runs against the Athletics during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif.
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  • The Guardians are -135 favorites vs the Twins
  • Guardians vs Twins Over / Under today: 8.5 Runs
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The Cleveland Guardians (-135) visit Target Field to take on the Minnesota Twins (+110) on July 9, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 1:40 pm in Minneapolis, MN.

This season, the Guardians are 47-46 against the spread (ATS), while the Twins are 51-42 ATS.

Guardians vs Twins Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Guardians starting pitcher: Gavin Williams 9-4, 3.90 ERA
  • Twins starting pitcher: Bailey Ober 6-3, 4.59 ERA

Guardians vs. Twins Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Guardians-1.5 +125O 8.5 -105-135
Twins +1.5 -155U 8.5 -115+110

Guardians vs Twins Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Twins will win Thursday‘s MLB game with 54.3% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Guardians players for Thursday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Guardians Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Brayan Rocchio has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 5 games (+15.00 Units / 300% ROI)
  • Chase DeLauter has hit the Hits Over in 14 of his last 15 games (+12.45 Units / 39% ROI)
  • Rhys Hoskins has hit the Singles Under in 21 of his last 25 away games (+12.35 Units / 24% ROI)
  • Steven Kwan has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 16 of his last 20 games (+10.55 Units / 37% ROI)
  • Daniel Schneemann has hit the Total Bases Under in 17 of his last 25 games (+9.70 Units / 36% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Twins players for Thursday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Twins Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Josh Bell has hit the Total Bases Over in 16 of his last 20 games (+16.10 Units / 72% ROI)
  • Josh Bell has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 20 of his last 25 games (+14.70 Units / 52% ROI)
  • Luke Keaschall has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 6 games (+14.00 Units / 233% ROI)
  • Kody Clemens has hit the Hits Over in 21 of his last 25 games at home (+13.70 Units / 28% ROI)
  • Kody Clemens has hit the RBIs Over in 15 of his last 25 games (+13.20 Units / 53% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 22 of their last 50 away games (+8.30 Units / 15% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the Team Total Under in 22 of their last 35 away games (+7.60 Units / 19% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 30 of their last 50 away games (+7.35 Units / 12% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 11 of their last 16 games (+6.25 Units / 33% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the Game Total Under in 15 of their last 23 away games (+5.95 Units / 23% ROI)
  • The Minnesota Twins have hit the Game Total Over in 25 of their last 40 games (+10.70 Units / 24% ROI)
  • The Minnesota Twins have hit the Team Total Over in 31 of their last 50 games (+10.35 Units / 18% ROI)
  • The Minnesota Twins have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 26 of their last 45 games at home (+9.85 Units / 17% ROI)
  • The Minnesota Twins have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 30 of their last 50 games (+9.15 Units / 16% ROI)
  • The Minnesota Twins have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 28 of their last 45 games at home (+9.05 Units / 17% ROI)

Guardians Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Guardians are 43-49 against the Run Line (-8.9 Units / -7.42% ROI).

  • 47-46 when betting on the Moneyline for -0.7 Units / -0.64% ROI
  • 45-48 when betting on the total runs Over for -7.3 Units / -7.19% ROI
  • 48-45 when betting on the total runs Under for -1.95 Units / -1.89% ROI

Twins Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Twins are 51-42 against the Run Line (-2.45 Units / -1.85% ROI).

  • 46-47 when betting on the Moneyline for +1.4 Units / 1.38% ROI
  • 54-33 when betting on the total runs Over for +17.5 Units / 17.07% ROI
  • 33-54 when betting on the total runs Under for -26.45 Units / -25.89% ROI

Twins vs Guardians Home Run Prop Bets Today

Yes
Kody Clemens +340
Kyle Manzardo +350
Rhys Hoskins +400
Chase DeLauter +400
Royce Lewis +425

Twins vs Guardians Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Kahlil Watson 0.5 -250 0.5 +180
Brayan Rocchio 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Brooks Lee 0.5 -210 0.5 +155
Trevor Larnach 0.5 -200 0.5 +150
Josh Bell 0.5 -190 0.5 +140

Twins vs Guardians Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Kody Clemens 0.5 -250 0.5 +180
Kyle Manzardo 0.5 -235 0.5 +175
Ryan Kreidler 0.5 -220 0.5 +160
Josh Bell 0.5 -200 0.5 +150
Trevor Larnach 0.5 -190 0.5 +140

Guardians Keys to the Game vs. the Twins

The Guardians are just 11-21 (.344) vs top 10 scoring offenses this season Today, they face the Twins (sixth in runs scored).

The Guardians are just 12-17 (.414) vs the bottom 10 runs allowed teams this season Today, they face the Twins (26th runs allowed).

The Guardians are 99-8 (.925) when leading entering the 7th inning since the 2025 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .871.

The Guardians are 33-3 (.917) when they’ve had 5 or more XBH since the 2025 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .794.

Twins Keys to the Game vs. the Guardians

The Twins are just 0-37 (.000) when trailing entering the 8th inning this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .098.

The Twins are just 0-40 (.000) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .053.

The Twins are just 9-27 (.250) when tied entering the 7th inning since the 2025 season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Twins are just 9-96 (.086) when trailing entering the 7th inning since the 2025 season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .129.

The Guardians are batting just .216 on the road this season — lowest in MLB.

Guardians hitters are slugging just .367 this season — lowest in MLB.

Guardians hitters have an OBP of just .270 (399 PA’s) when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game this season — lowest in MLB.

Guardians hitters are slugging just .350 against LHP this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

The Twins are batting just .280 on the first pitch of at-bats this season — lowest in MLB.

Twins hitters are slugging just .353 against LHP this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

Twins hitters have a 51% QAB rate with runners in scoring position this season — best in MLB.

Twins hitters have 54 extra-base hits out of 111 total hits (49%) on the first pitch of at-bats this season — best in MLB.

Guardians pitchers have a strikeout rate of 29% in close and late situations this season — best in MLB.

Guardians pitchers have allowed innings of 3+ runs in 4% of innings played this season — lowest in MLB.

Opponents have a miss rate of 27% against Guardians pitchers this season — 5th best in MLB.

Guardians pitchers have a strikeout rate of 24% this season — 4th best in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball rate of just 40% against Twins pitchers this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

Twins pitchers have walked 10% of batters when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — 3rd highest in MLB.

Twins pitchers have an ERA of 5.11 (394.2 IP) on the road this season — 3rd highest in MLB.

The Twins have allowed 1.78 runs per game (166/93) in late innings this season — 2nd highest in MLB.

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