The Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins meet Thursday in MLB action at Target Field. Here’s a Twins vs. Tigers Prediction. This article will include a Twins vs. Tigers Pick.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
The Detroit Tigers are 4-8 on the year and play the Marlins and Royals next. The Detroit Tigers are batting .239 on the season and have a .330 OBP, and a .361 slugging percentage. The Detroit Tigers pitching staff has a 4.40 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP. Kevin McGonigle leads the Detroit Tigers with 14 hits and 7 RBI, while Colt Keith and Gleyber Torres have combined for 23 hits and 6 RBI.
Jack Flaherty gets the ball for the Detroit Tigers, and he is 0-1 with a 7.56 ERA and 8 strikeouts this season. Flaherty is 0-1 with a 4.37 ERA and 24 strikeouts in his career against the Minnesota Twins.
Minnesota Twins Betting Preview
The Minnesota Twins are 6-6 on the year and play the Blue Jays and Red Sox next. The Minnesota Twins are batting .221 on the season and have a .325 OBP, and a .350 slugging percentage. The Minnesota Twins pitching staff has a 4.11 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP. Matt Wallner leads the Minnesota Twins with 11 hits and 5 RBI, while Luke Keaschall and Josh Bell have combined for 20 hits and 16 RBI.
Mick Abel gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 0-2 with an 11.05 ERA and 7 strikeouts this season. This will be Abel’s first career game against the Detroit Tigers.
Why the Minnesota Twins will win
- The Tigers have lost 11 of their last 12 games as favorites after playing the previous day.
- The underdogs have won four of the last five games between the Tigers and Twins.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The Twins have covered the run line in each of their last four games against the Tigers.
- The Tigers have trailed after 3 innings in five of their last six games against American League opponents.
- The Twins have led after 5 innings in eight of their last nine games against the Tigers.
Why the Detroit Tigers will win
- The Tigers have won 18 of their last 19 day games against American League opponents following a road loss.
- The Twins have lost each of their last five day games against the Tigers following a home win.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six day games against AL Central opponents following a home win.
- The Tigers have covered the run line in each of their last four day games at Target Field following a loss.
- The Twins have lost the first inning in three of their last four day games at Target Field.
- The Twins have trailed after 3 innings in six of their last seven day games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Twins have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five day games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Twins’ last five day games against AL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Four of the Tigers’ last five games as favorites against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in eight of the Tigers’ last nine games against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Twins’ last eight day games.
Minnesota Twins Player Prop Facts
- Byron Buxton has hit a home run in six of his last 15 appearances against the Tigers.
- Victor Caratini has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 Thursday appearances with his team as an underdog.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Kerry Carpenter has hit a home run in two of his last three appearances after playing the previous day.
- Javier Baez has recorded at least one hit in 14 of his last 15 road appearances against AL opponents.
- Colt Keith ranks 10th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.351) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Twins rank T3rd in the league for home runs allowed this season (7).
- The Twins rank 4th in the league for walks this season (56).
- The Tigers rank T28th in the league for home runs this season (7).
- The Tigers rank 4th in the league for doubles this season (24).
Twins vs Tigers Prediction
We’ve seen high-scoring games in this series and I expect more of the same here. While the season is still young and the sample sizes are small, Flaherty has a 7.56 ERA and 1.80 WHIP through 8.1 innings. Abel has an 11.05 ERA and 2.86 WHIP through 7.1 innings. Two lineups in good form—they should be excited about this matchup. Quick turnaround; I’m going to expect some fireworks in this one. Give me the over.