The Minnesota Twins will make a road trip to Detroit to take on their division foe Tigers at Comerica Park. Fox Sports North is in line to televise the matchup and the game is scheduled to get underway at 7:10 p.m. ET.
Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers Odds
Vegas has placed equal -105 moneyline odds on both of these teams. Bettors can gamble on the game’s total with odds sitting at -120 for over 9 runs and even money (+100) for under 9. The game’s runline odds sit at +140 for betting the Twins -1.5 runs and -160 for the Tigers +1.5 runs.
The Tigers are 31-36 SU and 37-30 ATS. They’ve gained 6.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 3.0 units against the spread (ATS). The Twins have gone 28-34 SU this year and are 36-26 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 8.4 units for moneyline gamblers, but have gained 8.7 units ATS.
Tigers games have a 28-37-2 over/under record so far in 2018. Minnesota has an over/under record of 28-32-2.
The right-handed Jake Odorizzi will get the nod for Minnesota. Odorizzi is 3-3 with a 4.24 ERA and 68 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Tigers this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Tigers will put the ball in the left hand of Blaine Hardy (2-1, 3.66 ERA, 1.19 WHIP), who’s got 22 punchouts and eight walks. Hardy is 0-0 with four strikeouts and a 3.60 ERA against Minnesota this year.
Minnesota’s pitchers have allowed 4.5 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.23 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8.90 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.15, along with a K-per-9 of 8.83.
The Twins offense has slashed .241/.317/.408 on its way to 4.3 runs scored per game in 2018, including 5.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 3.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Outfielder Eddie Rosario and shortstop Eduardo Escobar have led Minnesota’s offense. Rosario is slashing .313/.352/.557 with 14 home runs, 43 RBIs and 41 runs scored, while Escobar has a .288 average with 12 homers, 39 RBIs and 31 runs scored.
For the home team, Detroit’s pitching staff has given up 4.6 runs per game overall in 2018. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 4.25, a WHIP of 1.28 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.0. The bullpen has a 4.42 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 8.2 K/9. In 29 games against divisional foes, Tigers starters have an ERA of 3.78 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.23.
Detroit’s hitters have produced 4.2 runs per contest, including 3.5 per game against divisional foes and 3.0 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .213/.262/.333 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that span.
Outfielder Nicholas Castellanos and shortstop Jose Iglesias have led the Tigers’ offense this year. Castellanos is hitting .321/.360/.496 with six home runs, 34 RBIs and 32 runs scored, and the line for Iglesias stands at .257/.305/.383 with 57 hits, 24 RBIs, 23 runs and nine stolen bases.
The Twins have lost 4.5 units and are 9-7 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has cashed in five of those games, compared to 11 that’ve hit the under against lefty starters. On the other hand, the Tigers have lost 1.3 units and are 24-24 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 17 of those games, as opposed to 29 that’ve cashed the under.
Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Free MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Tigers, ATS Winner – Tigers, O/U – OVER
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Betting Trends
The under has hit in five of Minnesota’s last seven games.
Detroit has recorded 17.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 18.6 over its last five.
The Twins have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games. The Tigers have hit five over their last 10.
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