Monday MLB Free Betting Pick- Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins

The Cleveland Indians continue their current six-game road trip with Game 1 of a three-game stint against the AL Central rival Minnesota Twins. Monday’s series opener is set for 8 p.m. and it will be available on ESPN +.

VietBet opened the Indians at -130 road favorites with the total set at 9.5. The line is now Cleveland -128-moneyline favorites. The total is not at 9.5Over -123.

Cleveland started this trip with a 2-1 series victory against Detroit over the weekend. It outscored the Tigers by a combined 17-6 with the total going OVER VietBet's closing line in two of the three games. The total has gone OVER in four of the Indians last six road games.

They come into this series with a nine game lead over Minnesota in the division race at 57-47 overall.

Look for Cleveland to turn to Shane Bieber as its starter for Monday night. His last outing on July 24 against Pittsburgh was a brief one. He got shelled for seven earned runs on seven hits in just 1 2/3 innings.

The right hander had gone at least six innings in each of his previous five trips to the mound. His current ERA stands at 4.80 with a 1.44 WHIP.

Twins Look to Right Ship After Long Road Trip

Minnesota is coming off an extended 10-game road trip. They went 4-6 after losing the last three games of the four-game weekend series against Boston. It was outscored 17-7 in those three losses. The total staying UNDER VietBet's closing line in two of the three games.

The Twins are 48-56 on the year with a 29-22 record at home. The total has gone OVER in seven of their last nine home games.

Ervin Santana missed the first half of the MLB regular season with a finger injury. Last Wednesday he his season debut against Toronto. The right hander allowed three earned runs on seven hits in five innings pitched.

He struck out five and issued one walk. Minnesota went on to win that game 12-6, but Santana did not get the decision.

I am going with Cleveland on the road in Game 1 of this series. I think the Indians can take advantage of the rust that is still present in Santana’s throwing arm.

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Cleveland	57-47	-$1,346.00	17-11	40-36	53-39	4-8	55-45-4	0.9
Minnesota	48-56	-$832.00	13-17	35-39	29-27	19-29	50-51-3	-0.2

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Shane Bieber (5-2) ERA: 4.80

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jul 24, 2018	PIT	L	4-9	O	1.2	-$100.00
Jul 13, 2018	NYY	W	6-5	O	7	$98.00
Jul 8, 2018	OAK	L	0-6	U	6	-$100.00

E Santana (0-0) ERA: 5.40

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jul 25, 2018	TOR	W	12-6	O	5	$86.00
Oct 3, 2017	NYY	L	4-8	O	2	-$100.00
Sep 28, 2017	CLE	L	2-5	U	5	-$100.00

Bullpen

Cleveland's relievers have pitched 7.1 innings in the last 3 games.
Minnesota's relievers have pitched 9.1 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Cleveland Indians - Shane Bieber

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Jun 17, 2018	4-1	CLE	5.2	10	1	1	1	7	Win
May 31, 2018	9-8	CLE	5.2	8	4	4	1	6	No Decision

Minnesota Twins - E Santana

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Sep 28, 2017	5-2	CLE	5	4	0	0	0	1	No Decision
Jun 25, 2017	4-0	MIN	6	9	0	0	0	7	Win
May 12, 2017	1-0	MIN	7	2	0	0	5	4	Win
Apr 20, 2017	6-2	CLE	6	4	1	1	3	5	No Decision
Jul 15, 2016	5-2	CLE	5.1	6	4	3	2	5	Loss

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	5.16	3	4.70	21
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.47	15	4.53	21
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.50	15	4.26	13
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.61	10	3.82	7

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	O/U	Away Pitcher	Home Pitcher	Away Hits	Home Hits	Away Walks	Home Walks	Away Strikeouts	Home Strikeouts
Jun 17, 2018	MIN	1	CLE	4	-142	10	U	Jake Odorizzi (R)	Shane Bieber (R)	10	7	3	4	11	11
Jun 16, 2018	MIN	9	CLE	3	-178	9	O	Fernando Romero (R)	Carlos Carrasco (R)	13	10	3	1	5	6
Jun 15, 2018	MIN	6	CLE	3	-215	8	O	Kyle Gibson (R)	Corey Kluber (R)	6	7	1	4	4	5
Jun 3, 2018	CLE	5	MIN	7	102	8.5	O	Mike Clevinger (R)	Kyle Gibson (R)	6	11	4	4	10	4
Jun 2, 2018	CLE	1	MIN	7	152	8.5	U	Trevor Bauer (R)	Lance Lynn (R)	7	8	5	3	8	15
Jun 1, 2018	CLE	4	MIN	7	116	8.5	O	Carlos Carrasco (R)	Jose Berrios (R)	7	9	1	5	8	5
May 31, 2018	CLE	9	MIN	8	117	9.5	O	Shane Bieber (R)	Jake Odorizzi (R)	12	12	3	2	5	10
Apr 18, 2018	CLE	1	MIN	2	109	8	U	Carlos Carrasco (R)	Jose Berrios (R)	12	13	2	2	12	15
Apr 17, 2018	CLE	6	MIN	1	181	7.5	U	Corey Kluber (R)	Jake Odorizzi (R)	12	6	1	4	9	9
Sep 28, 2017	MIN	2	CLE	5	-268	7.5	U	Ervin Santana (R)	Carlos Carrasco (R)	8	10	1	0	15	5

MLB Betting Odds and Trends

Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Cleveland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Cleveland is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cleveland's last 18 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Minnesota is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Minnesota's last 18 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Cleveland Indians

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	57-47	32-21	25-26	53-38	5-8	55-45-4	17-11	40-36
Last 10	6-4	2-2	4-2	6-4	0-0	5-5	1-1	5-3
vs Div	30-14	18-4	12-10	30-14	0-0	21-22-1	10-2	20-12
vs AL	48-39	27-16	21-23	46-30	3-8	48-36-3	15-10	33-29
vs NL	9-8	5-5	4-3	7-8	2-0	7-9-1	2-1	7-7

Minnesota Twins

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	48-56	29-22	19-34	29-27	20-29	50-51-3	13-17	35-39
Last 10	4-6	0-0	4-6	2-3	2-3	4-6	2-2	2-4
vs Div	19-17	11-6	8-11	13-14	6-3	15-20-1	5-4	14-13
vs AL	42-44	26-17	16-27	26-22	17-22	39-45-2	13-13	29-31
vs NL	6-12	3-5	3-7	3-5	3-7	11-6-1	0-4	6-8

Team Last 5 Games

Cleveland Indians

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jul 29, 2018	DET	8-1	W	-231	8.5	C Kluber	7.1	J Zimmermann	A
Jul 28, 2018	DET	1-2	L	-190	8.5	Mike Clevinger	5	B Hardy	A
Jul 27, 2018	DET	8-3	W	-250	8.5	C Carrasco	6.1	M Fiers	A
Jul 25, 2018	PIT	4-0	W	-218	8	T Bauer	7	Jameson Taillon	H
Jul 24, 2018	PIT	4-9	L	-168	9	Shane Bieber	1.2	Joe Musgrove	H

Minnesota Twins

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jul 29, 2018	BOS	0-3	L	149	9.5	Jose Berrios	4.2	N Eovaldi	A
Jul 28, 2018	BOS	4-10	L	177	10.5	J Odorizzi	5	R Porcello	A
Jul 27, 2018	BOS	3-4	L	348	9	L Lynn	6	C Sale	A
Jul 26, 2018	BOS	2-1	W	155	10	K Gibson	8	Brian Johnson	A
Jul 25, 2018	TOR	12-6	W	-116	9.5	E Santana	5	Sam Gaviglio	A

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