This is a 10* play OVER Houston-Minnesota

Minnesota just hit 12 home runs in a three-game sweep over the weekend. Of course, they had the luxury of facing a Baltimore pitching staff that is bad as any in baseball. It won't be as easy to start the week as they are going up against Houston, beginning with Justin Verlander occupying the mound Monday. But the Twins are at home at least. And this time it won't be them having to do all the scoring for Over bettors. The Astros are off a hard fought four-game split with Cleveland, which ended with a 4-1 win last night. But when they faced the Twins last week, they scored 22 runs in three games. Verlander has obviously been great in 2019 as was anticipated. He held Minnesota's lineup to 1 run and 4 hits in a win last week. But the Twins still average 5.7 runs per game for the year and should be able to put more on the board here in their home park. Jake Odorizzi has been surprisingly good for Minny, but Monday's starter is also at the disadvantage of facing the opponent for the second time in a week. The Over is 5-1 the last six times Odorizzi has started a series opener. The Twins have scored 55 runs in the last eight games. Play OVER Houston-Minnesota

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