Twins vs Rays Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for April 5

Odds updated as of 2:12 a.m.
MLB action on Sunday includes the Minnesota Twins facing the Tampa Bay Rays.
Before checking out the MLB betting lines on FanDuel Sportsbook, we've got you covered, in terms of the most important information about this matchup.
Twins vs Rays Game Info
- Minnesota Twins (3-5) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (3-5)
- Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026
- Time: 2:10 p.m. ET
- Venue: Target Field -- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Coverage: Twins.TV and Rays.TV
Twins vs Rays Odds & Moneyline
- All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Moneyline: MIN: (-118) | TB: (+100)
- Spread: MIN: +1.5 (-200) | TB: -1.5 (+164)
- Total: 8.5 -- Over: (+102) | Under: (-124)
Twins vs Rays Probable Starting Pitchers
Probable Pitchers: Simeon Woods Richardson (Twins) - 0-1, 3.60 ERA vs Nick Martínez (Rays) - 0-0, 3.00 ERA
The Twins will give the nod to Simeon Woods Richardson (0-1, 3.60 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 1 on the season, and the Rays will turn to Nick Martinez. Woods Richardson and his team failed to cover the spread in his only opportunity this season as a starter. This will be Woods Richardson's first start this season with his team as the moneyline favorite. Martinez has started only one game with a set spread, which the Rays covered. The Rays were the underdog on the moneyline for one Martinez start this season -- they won.
Twins vs Rays Prediction & Pick
All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Rays win (51.7%)
Twins vs Rays Moneyline
- The Twins vs Rays moneyline has Minnesota as a -118 favorite, while Tampa Bay is a +100 underdog on the road.
Twins vs Rays Spread
- The Rays are 1.5-run favorites against the spread for this matchup with the Twins. The Rays are +164 to cover, while the Twins are -200 to cover as a 1.5-run underdog on the runline.
Twins vs Rays Over/Under
- Twins versus Rays on April 5 has an over/under of 8.5 runs, with the odds on the over +102 and the under set at -124.
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Twins vs Rays Betting Trends
- The Twins have split the two match ups they've played as odds-on favorites this season.
- Oddsmakers have given Minnesota the best odds of winning it has seen this season, with a -118 moneyline listed for this contest.
- Contests with the Twins have gone over the total set by bookmakers in four of eight chances this season.
- In eight games with a line this season, the Twins have a mark of 4-4-0 against the spread.
- The Rays have been the moneyline underdog four total times this season. They've gone 1-3 in those games.
- Tampa Bay is 1-2 (winning just 33.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +100 or longer.
- The Rays have combined with opponents to go over the total seven times this season for a 7-1-0 record against the over/under.
- The Rays have covered only 37.5% of their games this season, going 3-5-0 against the spread.
Twins Player Leaders
- Josh Bell leads Minnesota with six hits and an OBP of .382 this season. He has a .231 batting average and a slugging percentage of .577.
- Among qualifying hitters in the majors, his batting average ranks 108th, his on-base percentage ranks 47th, and he is 27th in slugging.
- Royce Lewis has two doubles, two home runs and four walks. He's batting .167 and slugging .500 with an on-base percentage of .310.
- His batting average is 162nd among qualified players, his on-base percentage 113th, and his slugging percentage 47th.
- Tristan Gray has collected four base hits, an OBP of .429 and a slugging percentage of .727 this season.
- Trevor Larnach is batting .375 with a .583 OBP and two RBI for Minnesota this season.
Rays Player Leaders
- Yandy Diaz has put up an on-base percentage of .500, a slugging percentage of .697, and has 14 hits, all club-highs for the Rays (while batting .424).
- Including all qualified hitters in the majors, he is third in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage and 10th in slugging percentage.
- Diaz enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .294 with a triple, two home runs, two walks and five RBIs.
- Jonathan Aranda is hitting .242 with two doubles, two home runs and five walks. He's slugging .485 with an on-base percentage of .333.
- He is 93rd in batting average, 94th in on-base percentage and 56th in slugging percentage in the majors.
- Chandler Simpson is hitting .414 with a triple and three walks.
- Nick Fortes is hitting .348 with two doubles, a home run and a walk.
Twins vs Rays Head to Head
- 4/4/2026: 7-1 TB (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -112, Underdog Moneyline: -104)
- 4/3/2026: 10-4 MIN (Favorite: Twins, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -112, Underdog Moneyline: -104)
- 7/6/2025: 7-5 TB (Favorite: Twins, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)
- 7/5/2025: 6-5 MIN (Favorite: Twins, Spread: -1.5, Total: 10, Favorite Moneyline: -112, Underdog Moneyline: -104)
- 7/4/2025: 4-3 MIN (Favorite: Twins, Spread: -1.5, Total: 10, Favorite Moneyline: -120, Underdog Moneyline: +102)
- 5/28/2025: 5-0 TB (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -126, Underdog Moneyline: +108)
- 5/27/2025: 4-2 MIN (Favorite: Twins, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -124, Underdog Moneyline: +106)
- 5/26/2025: 7-2 TB (Favorite: Rays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)
- 9/5/2024: 4-3 MIN (Favorite: Twins, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -146, Underdog Moneyline: +124)
- 9/4/2024: 9-4 TB (Favorite: Twins, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -126, Underdog Moneyline: +108)
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