It’s Friday, July 25 and the Nationals (41-61) are in Minneapolis to take on the Twins (49-53). MacKenzie Gore is slated to take the mound for Washington against Zebby Matthews for Minnesota.

Washington enters 3-3 since the break and off a series win over Cincinnati, while Minnesota is 2-4 and dropped both tis series. Both teams had an off day, but Minnesota is traveling back from the West Coast after facing the Rockies, then Dodgers.

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Let’s dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Nationals at Twins

Date: Friday, July 25, 2025

Network/Streaming: MASN2, MNNT, MLBN

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Odds for the Nationals at the Twins

The latest odds as of Friday:

Moneyline: Nationals (+114), Twins (-135)

Probable starting pitchers for Nationals at Twins

Pitching matchup for July 25, 2025: MacKenzie Gore vs. Zebby Matthews

Nationals: MacKenzie Gore, (4-9, 3.60 ERA)
Last outing: 30.86 ERA, 8 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Hits Allowed, 3 Walks, and 2 Strikeouts

Twins: Zebby Matthews, (1-2, 6.26 ERA)
Last outing: 11.25 ERA, 5 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Nationals and the TwinsRotoworld Best Bet

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.

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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Nationals and the Twins:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Minnesota Twins on the Moneyline.

Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Washington Nationals at +1.5.

Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Nationals at Twins

The Twins have won their last 4 home games following a loss

7 of the Nationals’ last 9 road games have gone over the Total

Minnesota is 3-2 when Matthews pitches this season

Washington is 8-12 when Gore pitches this season

If you’re looking for more key trends and stats around the spread, moneyline and total for every single game on the schedule today, check out our MLB Top Trends tool on NBC Sports!

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