Dive Into Player Props Analysis for Orioles vs Twins – Tuesday May 06, 2025

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Minnesota Twins

As the Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles prepare for their matchup on May 6, 2025, both teams are struggling to find their footing this season. The Twins sit at 15-20, while the Orioles are even worse at 13-20. Both teams are far from contention and looking to improve their standings.

In their last games on May 4, the Twins managed a narrow 5-4 victory, while the Orioles suffered a hefty 11-6 loss. Minnesota will rely on right-handed pitcher Pablo Lopez, who has been performing well this season with a solid 2.25 ERA and a #29 ranking among pitchers in Major League Baseball according to the leading MLB projection system. Despite his strong numbers, projections indicate he might face some regression due to a 3.17 xFIP, suggesting he’s been a bit fortunate.

Cade Povich, set to start for Baltimore, presents a stark contrast after struggling with a 5.16 ERA. The projections suggest he may perform better moving forward, given his xFIP of 4.52, which hints at bad luck rather than poor skills. However, he remains a risky option against a Twins offense that, while ranked #23, could take advantage of Povich’s deficiencies.

The Twins’ bullpen ranks 9th in MLB, which may come into play if Lopez can keep the game close early on. With a high game total of 9.0 runs, this matchup could have plenty of scoring opportunities, particularly given that Minnesota has an implied team total of 5.05 runs.

Baltimore Orioles Insights

• Cade Povich – Over/Under 15.5 Pitching Outs (+120/-155)
  The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects that Cade Povich will average a total of 15 outs today.
  Explain: THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors like ballpark, weather, umpire, defense, and more.
• Cedric Mullins – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+125/-160)
  Extreme groundball bats like Cedric Mullins are generally more successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Pablo Lopez.
  Explain: This mostly has to do with the way the hitter’s swing plane interacts with the pitch trajectory, and it can create boosted performance across all categories and hidden value few are considering.
• It may be smart to expect stronger performance for the Baltimore Orioles offense in the future, considering that the leading projection system (THE BAT X) believes they are the 5th-unluckiest offense in baseball this year.
  Explain: When teams underperform their projected talent level, markets may undervalue them even while they are likely to perform better in the near future.

Minnesota Twins Insights

• Pablo Lopez – Over/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (-140/+110)
  With 7 batters who hit from the other side in the opposing team’s projected batting order, Pablo Lopez will not have the upper hand while lacking the platoon advantage in most plate appearances today.
  Explain: Right-handed pitchers perform worse against left-handed hitters (and visa-versa). If several hitters hold this advantage against the pitcher, it can have a huge impact on whether he will perform well or struggle on any given day.
• Ryan Jeffers – Over/Under 0.5 Hits (-245/+185)
  Ryan Jeffers is projected to hit 2nd on the lineup card today, which would be an upgrade from his 63% rate of hitting in the bottom-half of the lineup this season.
  Explain: The higher in the order a player bats, the more plate appearances he will get and the more opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market. A player who hits higher in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting lower.
• Minnesota Twins – 2H Moneyline
  According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), the Minnesota Twins’ bullpen projects as the 8th-best among all teams in the majors.
  Explain: Most bettors only consider the starting pitcher, but a strong bullpen sneakily creates a tougher matchup for the opposing offense and suppresses a game’s runs.

Betting Trends

• Minnesota Twins – Over/Under 2.5 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total (-115/-115)
  The Minnesota Twins have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 10 of their last 14 games (+5.79 Units / 35% ROI)
• Over/Under 9.0 Game Total (-110/-110)
  The Baltimore Orioles have hit the Game Total Under in 10 of their last 25 games (+6.75 Units / 25% ROI)
• Ryan Jeffers – Over/Under 0.5 Home Runs (+380/-580)
  Ryan Jeffers has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 5 games (+9.90 Units / 198% ROI)