Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins odds, picks and predictions

The Houston Astros (3-4) and Minnesota Twins (4-2) open a 3-game set Friday at Target Field. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Astros vs. Twinsodds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: First meeting of 2023. Astros won last season's series 6-0.

The Astros won as -244 home favorites 8-2 vs. the Detroit Tigers Wednesday. OF Chas McCormick, OF Kyle Tucker and SS Jeremy Peña all homered as Houston avoided being swept in the 3-game series.

The Twins lost as -116 favorites 5-2 at the Miami Marlins Wednesday. OF Trevor Larnach made it 1-1 in the 7th inning with an RBI single, but Miami would eventually go on to score 4 runs in the 8th and win the series 2-1.