Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/25/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+125) Minnesota (-150)

The Kansas City Royals (28-23) are traveling to Target Field on Sunday where they will go up against the Minnesota Twins (27-22). The line on this contest has the Royals at +125 and the Twins are sitting at -150. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Kris Bubic and Bailey Ober.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are notching 3.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 26th in the league. They have 172 runs while holding a team OBP of .300. The Royals have hit 87 doubles as a unit and have hit 32 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 170 RBI's as well as 418 hits on the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .245. Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .366 and have been rung up 354 times, while drawing a walk on 124 occasions.

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The Royals have a team earned run average of 3.03 so far this year (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 408 batters. Royals pitchers have conceded 45 long balls and 168 runs in total (2nd in baseball). They have walked 140 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.59 as a unit this year. Kansas City has surrendered 396 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 153 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.91 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.18.

The Royals bullpen have a save rate of 80.0% and have entered the game in 47 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 59 base runners so far this year and 27.1% of them earned a run for their team. Royals pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 46 times and also have had 53 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 158 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have tallied 27 holds on the year (18th in MLB). They have compiled 16 saves so far this season and have blown 4 of 20 save opportunities.

The Houston Astros have earned a total of 1,363 putouts this year, as well as 470 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which is 5th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 47 double plays. The Royals have turned 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of 4,089 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 10th in professional baseball.

Bubic has taken the mound for 416 frames and has accumulated 389 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.20 (194 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.418. He has surrendered 421 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 169 walks. Bubic (16-31 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.13 and he has faced 1,798 hitters in the majors.

The Minnesota Twins have tallied an OBP of .312 as well as a batting average of .242 for the year. They have been rung up on 400 instances (18th in the league) and are sitting with 395 base knocks. Minnesota has knocked in 45 home runs so far this season to go along with 192 RBIs. The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .384 and they are earning 4.10 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have recorded 82 two-baggers, while taking a walk 141 times as well as putting up 201 runs.

The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 169 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.28 (156 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 45 long balls and they allow 3.55 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Twins have a WHIP of 1.147 and have a FIP of 3.42 as a squad this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (435 strikeouts vs 121 free passes). They come in at 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 370.

Sitting with 61 save situations, the Twins have 38 holds and 9 blown saves. Minnesota has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 21 save opportunities and they have walked away with 12 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 58 times in high leverage situations and also on 35 occasions with base runners. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score rate of 38.5% of 52 inherited base runners. They rank 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 167 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 26 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in professional baseball). The Twins have accrued 339 assists, 26 errors and have a total of 1,285 putouts so far this season. In their 3,855 innings played, the Twins have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (13th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Ober has given up 458 base hits while he has accumulated 527 K's in 522 innings pitched. He has allowed 218 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.095 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 4.62 and he has gone up against 2,115 batters so far in his career. Ober (29-22 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.76 ERA while surrendering 7.9 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-150)

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