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Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees MLB Lines + Betting Pick

MLB Betting – Twins vs Yankees Preview & Prediction

After a tough start the Yankees are where they are used to being and that is atop the AL East.

Venue/ Stadium: Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
Time/Date: 7 PM EST Monday, April 16, 2012
NCAA Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: OFF
Over/Under:  OFF

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Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees Preview

They have a good chance to add to their win total tonight facing a struggling Twins team that is off to a terrible 2-7 start and has yet to win this season on the road (0-3).

In their last games the Yankees beat the L.A. Angels 11-5 while the Twins lost to the Texas Rangers 5-4.

This season the Twins have an O/U record of 3-6 and a run-line W/L record of 3-6 and the Yankees have an O/U record of 4-5 with a run-line W/L record of 4-5.

The Twins have been struggling, as they only rank 27th in the Majors in runs scored and 26th in team ERA.

Freddy Garcia (0-0, 5.79 ERA) takes the mound for New York tonight and in his last game gave up 3 earned runs in 4 innings of work in a no decisions. For Minnesota ex-Yankee Carl Pavano (0-1, 5.93 ERA) is on the hill and in his last start gave up 5 earned runs in 6 innings in a no decision.  [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]

Pavano is 0-2 with an ERA of 4.15 in his last 2 starts facing the Yankees, both of which came in the post-season. Garcia is 10-7 with a 4.04 ERA in 22 career starts against Minnesota.

The Yankees have dominated the Twins in the last decade in the Big Apple winning 33 of their last 40 games facing them.

The Yankees have been playing good on offense ranking 7th in the league in runs scored Derek Jeter is off to a great start hitting .366 with w HR. Mark Teixeira and A-Rod are each hitting .222, but each has looked decent in the last couple of games.

While Josh Willingham and Denard Span are off to good starts for the Twins each hitting above .385 stars Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau have really struggled at the plate. However, Mauer is a .419 career hitter against Garcia.

In some betting trends for this American League match up the Twins are 8-23 in their last 31 road games vs. a team with a winning record, 2-5 in Pavano’s last 7 road starts, and they have an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 games facing a team with a winning record.

The Yankees are 5-1 in their last 6 overall, 6-1 in Garcia’s last 7 home starts, and they have an Under record of 5-2 in their last 7 games.

Jason’s Pick: I think the Yankees will continue their dominance over the Twins, as their offense will carry them to a win and Garcia will have a decent start.

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By Jason Green

Jason Green is back with Cappers Picks again to give out his free sports plays. As always he's hoping the Braves and Redskins can win a championship since their last one in the 90’s was long ago. He’s starting to know the pain of Cubs fans.