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The Minnesota Twins (+118) visit Wrigley Field to take on the Chicago Cubs (-145) on July 18, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 2:20 pm in Chicago, IL.

This season, the Twins are against the spread (ATS), while the Cubs are ATS.

Twins vs Cubs Starting Pitchers Today:

• Twins starting pitcher: Taj Bradley 9-3, 3.60 ERA
• Cubs starting pitcher: Matthew Boyd 5-1, 4.54 ERA

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

Twins vs Cubs Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Cubs will win Saturday‘s MLB game with 54.1% 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 Twins players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Twins Player Prop Bets Today:

• Josh Bell has hit the Total Bases Over in 18 of his last 25 away games (+15.50 Units / 52% ROI)
• Luke Keaschall has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 5 away games (+15.00 Units / 300% ROI)
• Luke Keaschall has hit the Hits Over in 18 of his last 20 away games (+14.35 Units / 40% ROI)
• Josh Bell has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 16 of his last 20 away games (+11.50 Units / 52% ROI)
• Luke Keaschall has hit the Runs Over in 8 of his last 10 away games (+10.25 Units / 102% ROI)

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

Best Cubs Player Prop Best Bets Today:

• Ian Happ has hit the RBIs Under in his last 15 games at home (+15.00 Units / 49% ROI)
• Michael Busch has hit the Runs Under in 20 of his last 25 games at home (+13.75 Units / 38% ROI)
• Nico Hoerner has hit the Hits Under in 17 of his last 25 games at home (+12.05 Units / 29% ROI)
• Alex Bregman has hit the Walks Over in 11 of his last 15 games at home (+11.95 Units / 79% ROI)
• Carson Kelly has hit the Singles Over in 17 of his last 25 games at home (+10.35 Units / 40% ROI)

Twins Best Bets Today:

• The Minnesota Twins have hit the Game Total Over in 30 of their last 45 away games (+15.60 Units / 32% ROI)
• The Minnesota Twins have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 21 of their last 30 away games (+12.05 Units / 33% ROI)
• The Minnesota Twins have hit the Team Total Over in 29 of their last 45 away games (+11.05 Units / 20% ROI)
• The Minnesota Twins have hit the Moneyline in 11 of their last 15 away games (+9.10 Units / 59% ROI)
• The Minnesota Twins have covered the Run Line in 10 of their last 13 away games (+6.85 Units / 34% ROI)

Cubs Best Bets Today:

• The Chicago Cubs have covered the Run Line in 15 of their last 23 games (+11.70 Units / 44% ROI)
• The Chicago Cubs have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 28 of their last 45 games at home (+10.10 Units / 19% ROI)
• The Chicago Cubs have hit the Moneyline in 16 of their last 23 games (+7.80 Units / 27% ROI)
• The Chicago Cubs have hit the Team Total Under in 16 of their last 24 games at home (+7.20 Units / 26% ROI)
• The Chicago Cubs have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 15 of their last 30 games (+4.85 Units / 12% ROI)

Twins Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Twins are against the Run Line ( Units / ROI).

• away moneyline record when betting on the Moneyline for ML units Units / ML ROI ROI
• away total over record when betting on the total runs Over for over units Units / over ROI ROI
• away total under record when betting on the total runs Under for under units Units / under ROI ROI

Cubs Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Cubs are against the Run Line ( Units / ROI).

• home moneyline record when betting on the Moneyline for ML units Units / ML ROI ROI
• home total over record when betting on the total runs Over for over units Units / over ROI ROI
• home total under record when betting on the total runs Under for under units Units / under ROI ROI

Twins Keys to the Game vs. the Cubs

The Twins are just 0-42 (.000) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .054.

The Twins are just 0-39 (.000) when trailing entering the 8th inning this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .098.

The Twins are just 0-39 (.000) when trailing entering the 8th inning since the 2025 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .098.

The Twins are just 0-42 (.000) when trailing entering the 9th inning since the 2025 season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .054.

Cubs Keys to the Game vs. the Twins

The Cubs are 27-2 (.931) when they’ve had 10 or more hits this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .750.

The Cubs are 24-10 (.706) vs bottom 10 scoring offenses this season Today, they face the Twins (sixth in runs scored).

The Cubs are 16-5 (.762) when they’ve scored in the first inning this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .627.

The Cubs are 40-3 (.930) when leading entering the 7th inning this season — tied for 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .864.

Twins Hitting Stats & Trends

The Twins are batting just .288 on the first pitch of at-bats this season — lowest in MLB.

Twins hitters are slugging .435 against RHP this season — 4th best in MLB.

Twins hitters have an OPS of .756 (2,654 PA’s) against RHP this season — 4th best in MLB.

Twins hitters have an OPS of .790 (2,115 PA’s) against starting pitchers this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Cubs Hitting Stats & Trends

Cubs hitters have an OBP of .353 (1,084 PA’s) against LHP this season — best in MLB.

Cubs hitters have an OBP of .368 (383 PA’s) when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game this season — best in MLB.

Cubs hitters have drawn walks in 12% of their PA’s when leading off an inning this season — best in MLB.

Cubs hitters have an OPS of .782 (1,084 PA’s) against LHP this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Twins Pitching Stats & Trends

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 a strikeout rate of just 20% in close and late situations this season — 5th lowest in MLB.

Twins pitchers have an ERA of 5.04 (403.2 IP) on the road this season — 5th highest in MLB.

Cubs Pitching Stats & Trends

Opponents have a groundball batting average of just .208 against Cubs pitchers with runners on base this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Cubs pitchers have won 38% of games in which they have allowed their opponent to score in three different innings this season — 2nd highest in MLB.

Cubs pitchers have picked-off 16 runners from first base this season — most in MLB.

In games when their opponents have scored three or more runs in an inning, the Cubs have still managed to win 39% of the time this season — highest in MLB.

More MLB Reading:

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• MLB Starting Pitchers Today

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