The Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers meet Tuesday in MLB action at Comerica Park. Here’s a Tigers vs Twins Prediction. This article will include a Tigers vs Twins Pick.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
The Minnesota Twins are 30-37 on the year and play the Rangers and Cardinals next. The Minnesota Twins are batting .236 on the season and have a .314 OBP and a .387 slugging percentage. The Minnesota Twins’ pitching staff has a 4.60 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Byron Buxton leads the Minnesota Twins with 58 hits and 28 RBI, while Luke Keaschall and Brooks Lee have combined for 107 hits and 58 RBI.
Taj Bradley gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 5-2 with a 3.56 ERA and 70 strikeouts this season. This will be Bradley’s second career game against the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
The Detroit Tigers are 27-39 on the year and play the Guardians and Astros next. The Detroit Tigers are batting .234 on the season and have a .314 OBP and a .381 slugging percentage. The Detroit Tigers’ pitching staff has a 4.00 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. Riley Greene leads the Detroit Tigers with 73 hits and 29 RBI, while Dillon Dingler and Kevin McGonigle have combined for 119 hits and 68 RBI.
Troy Melton gets the ball for the Detroit Tigers, and he is 2-0 with a 1.74 ERA and 9 strikeouts this season. This will be Melton’s second career game against the Minnesota Twins.
Why the Detroit Tigers will win
- The Twins have lost each of their last five road games.
- The home team has won each of the last five games between the Twins and Tigers.
- The home team has covered the run line in each of the last five games between the Twins and Tigers.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five road games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Twins have lost the first inning in three of their last four road games.
- The Tigers have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven night games.
- The Twins have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five road games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Tigers have lost each of their last seven games against AL Central opponents.
- The Twins have won each of their last four games as underdogs against the Tigers.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 14 games as favorites against AL Central opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in nine of the Tigers’ last 10 games.
- The Twins have won the first inning in each of their last three games at Comerica Park.
- The Twins have led after 5 innings in each of their last six games against the Tigers.
- The Twins have led after 3 innings in five of their last six road games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Twins’ last six games as underdogs has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Tigers’ last six games against AL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- 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.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 10 of the last 11 night games between the Twins and Tigers at Comerica Park.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Kerry Carpenter has hit a home run in four of the Tigers’ last five home games against the Twins.
- Matt Vierling has recorded at least one hit in 14 of his 15 previous home appearances against the Twins.
- Riley Greene ranks T8th in the league in Hits (73) this season.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Byron Buxton has hit at least one home run in eight of his last 10 appearances in night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Ryan Jeffers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances with the Twins as road underdogs against AL Central opponents.
- Byron Buxton ranks T4th in the league in Home Runs (18) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Tigers rank 29th in the league for steals this season (23).
- The Tigers rank 28th in the league for RBIs this season (248).
- The Twins rank 25th in the league for ERA this season (4.60).
- The Twins rank 25th in the league for hits allowed this season (566).
Tigers vs Twins Prediction
The Twins just can’t get out of their own way, and they’re just not a team I’m trying to back, especially on the road. The Tigers have underachieved overall this season, but they’re putting together a strong week, and they’ve played their best ball this season overall at home. Melton has also looked great through 20.2 innings with a 1.74 ERA and 0.87 WHIP. Low price, I’m going to side with the Tigers at home even if it’s more of a fade of the Twins than anything.