{"id":659513,"date":"2026-04-02T20:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/659513\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T20:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:48:43","slug":"royals-vs-twins-odds-prediction-line-time-2026-mlb-picks-from-proven-model-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/659513\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals vs. Twins odds, prediction, line, time: 2026 MLB picks from proven model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An AL Central matchup is one of three games on Thursday&#8217;s MLB schedule as the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/MIN\/minnesota-twins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Twins<\/a> visit the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/KC\/kansas-city-royals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas City Royals<\/a>. It&#8217;s the conclusion of a three-game series, which began on Monday and had Tuesday as an off day. Kansas City (3-2) has won both games of the series thus far and is on a three-game win streak. Minnesota (1-4) has lost three in a row as it has yet to play a home game yet. <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/players\/2250615\/cole-ragans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Ragans<\/a> (0-1, 9.00 ERA) will start for the Royals, with <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/players\/2932285\/taj-bradley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taj Bradley<\/a> (0-0, 2.08 ERA) going for the Twins.<\/p>\n<p>First pitch is at 2:10 p.m. ET from Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The latest Royals vs. Twins odds list Kansas City as the -156 favorite on the money line (risk $156 to win $100). The over\/under for total runs is 9.5. Before making any Twins vs. Royals picks or MLB predictions, be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/twins-vs-royals-odds-line-prediction-2026-mlb-picks-for-thursday-from-proven-model\/#ttag=04022026_agg_cbssports_picks_baseball_mlb_model_TwinsRoyals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">see the Royals vs. Twins predictions and betting advice from SportsLine&#8217;s proven computer model<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/draftkings-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0review to see their latest offers and get started.<\/p>\n<p>The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It was a profitable 35-29 on top-rated MLB money-line picks last season. It also excelled at making home run prop picks in 2025, returning nearly 30 units of profit. Anybody following its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/mlb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MLB betting<\/a>\u00a0picks at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/sportsbook-promos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sportsbooks<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/best-betting-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">betting sites<\/a>\u00a0could have seen strong returns.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the model has set its sights on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/mlb\/game-forecast\/MLB_20260402_MIN@KC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Royals vs. Twins<\/a> and just locked in its picks and MLB predictions.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/twins-vs-royals-odds-line-prediction-2026-mlb-picks-for-thursday-from-proven-model\/#ttag=04022026_agg_cbssports_picks_baseball_mlb_model_TwinsRoyals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">You can head to SportsLine now to see the model&#8217;s picks<\/a>. Here are several\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/mlb\/odds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MLB odds<\/a>\u00a0and betting lines for Twins vs. Royals:<\/p>\n<p>Royals vs. Twins    money line<\/p>\n<p>Royals -156, Twins +131<\/p>\n<p>Royals vs. Twins     over\/under<\/p>\n<p>9.5 runs<\/p>\n<p>Royals vs. Twins     run line\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Twins +1.5 (-151)<\/p>\n<p>Royals vs. Twins    picks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/twins-vs-royals-odds-line-prediction-2026-mlb-picks-for-thursday-from-proven-model\/#ttag=04022026_agg_cbssports_picks_baseball_mlb_model_TwinsRoyals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">See picks at SportsLine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Royals vs. Twins    streaming\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome\/leagues\/191273?irad=377812&amp;irmp=416484&amp;sharedid=HTW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">Fubo<\/a> (Try for free)<\/p>\n<p>Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/kalshi-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kalshi promo code<\/a>\u00a0review to see their latest offers and get started.<\/p>\n<p>Top Twins vs. Royals         predictions\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After 10,000 simulations of Royals vs. Twins, the model is going Under 9.5 total runs.\u00a0Both teams have heavily sided with the Under, as it has gone a combined 7-3 for the squads in 2026. This trend is simply a continuation of last season when both teams failed to reach the total more often than not. The Under is 93-72-2 for the Royals since last year, and it is 85-75-7 for the Twins. The Royals have hit the Under at the second-highest percentage amongst AL teams over that span, while the Twins have seen the Under hit at the fifth-highest rate.<\/p>\n<p>The model has taken into account the effectiveness of both starters in forecasting a lower-scoring game. Bradley gave up just 1 ER in his first start, as he&#8217;s allowed a lone ER in back-to-back outings dating back to last season. Meanwhile, Ragans has a 3.57 ERA since the 2023 season, and just a dozen pitchers in the AL have a lower ERA over that stretch (min. 300 IP). The model&#8217;s 10,000 simulations project 8.6 total runs being scored.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/twins-vs-royals-odds-line-prediction-2026-mlb-picks-for-thursday-from-proven-model\/#ttag=04022026_agg_cbssports_picks_baseball_mlb_model_TwinsRoyals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Get the Twins vs. Royals money-line pick at SportsLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How to make Royals vs. Twins     picks<\/p>\n<p>After simulating every pitch of Twins vs. Royals       10,000 times, the model also says one side of the money line has all the value. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/twins-vs-royals-odds-line-prediction-2026-mlb-picks-for-thursday-from-proven-model\/#ttag=04022026_agg_cbssports_picks_baseball_mlb_model_TwinsRoyals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">You can get that pick at SportsLine<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So who wins Royals vs. Twins, and which side of the money line has all the value?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/insiders\/twins-vs-royals-odds-line-prediction-2026-mlb-picks-for-thursday-from-proven-model\/#ttag=04022026_agg_cbssports_picks_baseball_mlb_model_TwinsRoyals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Visit SportsLine now to see which side you need to jump on, all from the model that has crushed its MLB picks<\/a>, and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An AL Central matchup is one of three games on Thursday&#8217;s MLB schedule as the Minnesota Twins visit&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":659514,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2387],"tags":[5,684,936,2123,55,2596,2595,60,4,7234,164,29804,252,83505,83506],"class_list":{"0":"post-659513","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kansas-city-royals","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-betting","10":"tag-kansas","11":"tag-kansas-city","12":"tag-kansas-city-royals","13":"tag-kansascity","14":"tag-kansascityroyals","15":"tag-minnesota-twins","16":"tag-mlb","17":"tag-mlb-odds","18":"tag-mlb-picks","19":"tag-mlb-predictions","20":"tag-royals","21":"tag-twins-royals-odds","22":"tag-twins-royals-picks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116337082596132036","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659513\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/659514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}