Twins vs Yankees MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Yankee Stadium in Game 3 of their ALDS. Brian Duensing will be the starting pitcher for the Twins on this day. Lefthander Duensing was 7-2 this season with a 3.05 ERA. Starting this game for the Yankees will be Philip Hughes. The righthander had a 4.23 ERA to go along with a 17-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Lance Berkman homered and drove in a pair of runs on Thursday and the Yankees defeated the Twins 5-2 in Game 2 to go up 2-0 in their ALDS. The Yankees won that game as -120 favorites, while the nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Andy Pettitte scattered five hits and two runs over seven innings in the win, while Mariano Rivera closed out the ninth for his second save of the postseason. Carl Pavano was tagged with the loss for the Twins, allowing 10 hits and four runs over six innings. Team records: Minnesota: 94-68 SU New York: 95-67 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing NY Yankees are 1-9 After playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7 New York most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Minnesota are 7-3 After playing Minnesota are 8-2 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone OVER in 11 of Minnesota's last 16 games NY Yankees are 12-1 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against Minnesota NY Yankees are 16-2 SU in their last 18 games when playing Minnesota The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota Next up: NY Yankees home to Minnesota, Sunday, October 10 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com