Twins vs. Royals prediction: Kansas City favored to win Friday's MLB matchup [9/5/2025]

The Kansas City Royals will face the Minnesota Twins, in what is expected to be a close MLB game, at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, starting at 7:40PM ET.

Michael Wacha (8-11, 3.52 ERA) will be on the bump for the Royals, up against Pablo López (5-3, 2.82 ERA) for the Twins.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven MLB model projects the Royals as the most likely winner of today's game.

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Royals vs. Twins prediction: Who will win, cover the run line?

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's MLB matchup between the Twins and Royals 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives the Royals a 53% chance of beating the Twins.

According to our model, the Twins (+1.5) have a 63% chance of covering the run line, while the 8-run over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

Twins vs. Royals odds [9/5/2025]

We have researched the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Twins	Royals
Run Line	+1.5 (-178)	-1.5 (+157)
Moneyline	+110	-125
Total	o8 (-115)	u8 (-105)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Twins vs. Royals picks and best bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Twins vs. Royals matchup is on the run line.

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Twins vs. Royals game-day updates and essential details

Friday's MLB action between the Royals and Twins at Kauffman Stadium is scheduled to commence at 7:40PM ET.

• Who: Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals
• Date: Friday, September 5, 2025
• Time: 7:40PM ET/4:40PM PT
• Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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Conclusion

We predict the Royals, with a 53% win probability, will likely beat the Twins on Friday.

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