Phillies vs Twins Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Aug 16

Minnesota Twins' Royce Lewis reacts towards the dugout after a solo home run during the first inning of Game 4 of a baseball AL Division Series against the Houston Astros, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Minneapolis.
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  • The Phillies are -115 favorites vs the Twins
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The Philadelphia Phillies (-115) visit Target Field to take on the Minnesota Twins (-105) on August 16, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 2:10 pm in Minneapolis, MN.

This season, the Phillies are 66-58 against the spread (ATS), while the Twins are 67-56 ATS.

Phillies vs Twins Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Phillies starting pitcher: Andrew Painter 2-8, 6.31 ERA
  • Twins starting pitcher: Dean Kremer 2-4, 5.33 ERA

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

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Phillies-1.5 +140O 9.5 -120-115
Twins +1.5 -170U 9.5 +100-105

Phillies vs Twins Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Twins will win Sunday‘s MLB game with 53.2% 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 Phillies players for Sunday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Phillies Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Brandon Marsh has hit the Total Bases Under in 20 of his last 25 games (+12.45 Units / 30% ROI)
  • Justin Crawford has hit the Hits Over in 20 of his last 25 away games (+11.60 Units / 26% ROI)
  • J.T. Realmuto has hit the Singles Under in 19 of his last 25 away games (+11.25 Units / 36% ROI)
  • Bryce Harper has hit the Walks Over in 12 of his last 15 games (+10.85 Units / 72% ROI)
  • Luis Arraez has hit the Runs Under in 13 of his last 15 away games (+10.40 Units / 42% ROI)

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

Best Twins Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Ryan Jeffers has hit the Hits Over in 22 of his last 25 games (+17.90 Units / 36% ROI)
  • Trevor Larnach has hit the Walks Under in 17 of his last 20 games at home (+10.70 Units / 27% ROI)
  • Luke Keaschall has hit the Total Bases Under in 15 of his last 20 games at home (+10.50 Units / 34% ROI)
  • Byron Buxton has hit the Singles Under in 19 of his last 25 games at home (+10.35 Units / 28% ROI)
  • Kody Clemens has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 18 of his last 25 games (+10.15 Units / 33% ROI)
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have hit the Game Total Under in 28 of their last 45 away games (+11.70 Units / 24% ROI)
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 19 of their last 30 games (+6.20 Units / 17% ROI)
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have hit the Moneyline in 30 of their last 50 away games (+6.10 Units / 9% ROI)
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 7 of their last 9 away games (+5.25 Units / 39% ROI)
  • The Philadelphia Phillies have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 29 of their last 50 away games (+4.40 Units / 7% ROI)
  • The Minnesota Twins have hit the Team Total Under in 16 of their last 23 games at home (+8.30 Units / 32% ROI)
  • The Minnesota Twins have hit the Game Total Under in 13 of their last 18 games at home (+7.50 Units / 38% ROI)
  • The Minnesota Twins have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 14 of their last 21 games (+6.90 Units / 29% ROI)
  • The Minnesota Twins have covered the Run Line in 13 of their last 22 games (+4.70 Units / 16% ROI)
  • The Minnesota Twins have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 28 of their last 50 games at home (+3.70 Units / 6% ROI)

Phillies Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Phillies are 48-75 against the Run Line (-33.45 Units / -22.95% ROI).

  • 66-58 when betting on the Moneyline for -9.55 Units / -5.17% ROI
  • 54-63 when betting on the total runs Over for -15.15 Units / -11.07% ROI
  • 63-54 when betting on the total runs Under for +4.05 Units / 2.98% ROI

Twins Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Twins are 67-56 against the Run Line (-2.2 Units / -1.26% ROI).

  • 60-64 when betting on the Moneyline for -2.55 Units / -1.84% ROI
  • 65-51 when betting on the total runs Over for +8.2 Units / 5.98% ROI
  • 51-65 when betting on the total runs Under for -20.6 Units / -15.18% ROI

Twins vs Phillies Home Run Prop Bets Today

Yes
Kyle Schwarber +210
Byron Buxton +250
Bryce Harper +325
Kody Clemens +400
Royce Lewis +425

Twins vs Phillies Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Alec Bohm 0.5 -250 0.5 +180
Bryce Harper 0.5 -235 0.5 +175
Josh Bell 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Trevor Larnach 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Ryan Jeffers 0.5 -225 0.5 +165

Twins vs Phillies Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Bryce Harper 0.5 -275 0.5 +190
Brandon Marsh 0.5 -250 0.5 +185
Byron Buxton 0.5 -220 0.5 +165
J.T. Realmuto 0.5 -190 0.5 +140
Royce Lewis 0.5 -190 0.5 +140

Phillies Keys to the Game vs. the Twins

The Phillies were 15-45 (.250) when trailing entering the 7th inning in the 2025 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .124.

The Phillies were 83-15 (.847) when they allowed 4 or fewer runs in the 2024 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .723.

The Phillies were 81-21 (.794) when they allowed 4 or fewer runs in the 2025 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .714.

The Phillies were 35-5 (.875) when they had 5 or more XBH in the 2025 season — tied for 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .799.

Twins Keys to the Game vs. the Phillies

The Twins were just 5-19 (.208) when tied entering the 7th inning in the 2025 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Twins were just 7-14 (.333) when tied entering the 8th inning in the 2025 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Twins were 69-1 (.986) when leading entering the 9th inning in the 2024 season — tied for 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .949.

The Twins were just 20-76 (.208) when they scored 4 or fewer runs in the 2025 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .286.

Phillies hitters are slugging .728 with the pitcher behind in the count this season — best in MLB.

Phillies hitters have an OPS of 1.234 (865 PA’s) with the pitcher behind in the count this season — best in MLB.

Phillies hitters have an OBP of just .230 (2,497 PA’s) with two-strikes this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Phillies hitters have an OPS of just .662 (2,329 PA’s) on the road this season — 4th lowest in MLB.

The Twins are batting just .291 on the first pitch of at-bats this season — lowest in MLB.

Twins hitters have 72 extra-base hits out of 156 total hits (46%) on the first pitch of at-bats this season — best in MLB.

Twins hitters have a 50% QAB rate with runners in scoring position this season — best in MLB.

Twins hitters have 60 extra-base hits out of 136 total hits (44%) when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Opponents have a miss rate of 28% against Phillies pitchers this season — best in MLB.

Phillies pitchers have a strikeout rate of 48% with two-strikes this season — best in MLB.

Phillies pitchers have allowed an average Exit Velocity of 87.7 MPH (2,981 batted balls) this season — best in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball batting average of .281 against Phillies pitchers this season — highest in MLB.

Twins pitchers have walked 10% of batters when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — 2nd highest in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball rate of just 40% against Twins pitchers this season — 5th lowest in MLB.

The Twins have allowed 5.40 runs per game (335/62) on the road this season — highest in MLB.

The Twins have allowed 1.62 runs per game (201/124) in late innings this season — tied for 3rd highest in MLB.

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