The Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers meet Sunday in MLB action at Comerica Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Twins vs Tigers prediction.
Twins Betting Preview
The Twins look to get back to a .500 record before taking on the Orioles. The Twins have scored 17 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 8 games. The Twins are 1-7 this season when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Alex Kirilloff leads the Twins with 12 hits and 3 RBI, while Carlos Correa and Byron Buxton have combined for 20 hits and 10 RBI. Bailey Ober gets the ball for the Twins, and he is 0-1 with a 12.79 ERA and 8 strikeouts this season. Ober is 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 39 strikeouts in his career against the Tigers.
Tigers Betting Preview
The Tigers look to build on their 8-6 record before playing the Rangers. The Tigers have scored 14 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 5 games. The Tigers are 6-2 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Gio Urshela leads the Tigers with 12 hits and 5 RBI while Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene have combined for 23 hits and 12 RBI. Jack Flaherty gets the ball for the Tigers, and he is 0-1 with a 5.25 ERA and 12 strikeouts this season. This will be Flaherty’s second career game against the Twins.
Detroit Tigers Team Facts
- The Tigers have lost each of their last three games as favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight day games against American League opponents.
- The Tigers have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The Tigers have trailed after 7 innings in three of their last four games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The Tigers have lost the first inning in three of their last four games as favorites against American League opponents.
Minnesota Twins Team Facts
- The Twins have won four of their last five games as underdogs after playing the previous day.
- The Twins have covered the run line in each of their last seven games as road underdogs after playing the previous day.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Twins’ last six games as road underdogs against American League opponents.
Twins vs Tigers prediction
The Twins and Tigers are capable offensively, and this is a pitching matchup made for offense. Bailey Ober has allowed 12 hits and 9 runs in 6.1 innings, while Jack Flaherty has given up 13 hits and 7 runs in 12 innings. In 50 at bats against current Tigers, Ober has allowed a .280 batting average and .773 OPS. I expect some fireworks on this fine Sunday afternoon. Reasonable total. Give me the over in this spot.