Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers odds, tips and betting trends

The Minnesota Twins (10-8) will host the Detroit Tigers (6-11), Thursday at 1:10 PM ET, with the Twins on a six-game winning streak. The Tigers are an underdog (+120 moneyline odds) when they square off against the Twins (-140). The matchup on the …

The Minnesota Twins (10-8) will host the Detroit Tigers (6-11), Thursday at 1:10 PM ET, with the Twins on a six-game winning streak.

The Tigers are an underdog (+120 moneyline odds) when they square off against the Twins (-140). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Minnesota Twins looking to Bailey Ober (1-1), and Tarik Skubal (1-1) taking the ball for the Detroit Tigers.

Joe Ryan (7.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 9 K) was credited with the win in the Twins’ 5-0 victory over the Tigers yesterday. Max Kepler led the way offensively, going 2-for-3 with two home runs and two RBI. Michael Pineda (5.0 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 2 K) was handed the loss for the Tigers.

Here is everything you need to get ready for Thursday’s Twins vs. Tigers contest.

Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers Odds and Betting Lines

Major League Baseball odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 5:05 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Twins (-140, bet $140 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Tigers (+120, bet $100 to win $120)
  • Over/under: 7

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Twins Stats and Trends

Twins Betting Records

  • This season, the Twins have been favored 10 times and won six of those games.
  • Minnesota has been at least a -140 moneyline favorite five times this season and won each of those games.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 58.3% chance of a victory for the Twins.
  • Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in six of their 18 games with a total this season.
  • The Twins have an ATS record of 8-10-0 in 18 games with a spread this season.

Bailey Ober (Twins Probable Starter)

  • The Twins’ Ober (1-1) will make his fourth start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw five innings against the Chicago White Sox, giving up one earned run while allowing five hits.
  • The 26-year-old has pitched in three games this season with a 2.81 ERA, 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .220.
  • Ober has three starts in a row of five innings or more.
  • The Tigers have scored 57 runs this season, which ranks 25th in MLB. They are batting .223 for the campaign with eight home runs, 29th in the league.

Twins Batting Stats

  • The Twins’ 20 home runs rank fifth in Major League Baseball.
  • Fueled by 44 extra-base hits, the Twins rank 16th in MLB with a .368 slugging percentage this season.
  • Minnesota has a team batting average of .219 this season, which ranks 21st among MLB teams.
  • The Twins rank 17th in the league with 68 total runs scored this season.
  • Minnesota has an OBP of .310 this season, which ranks 13th in MLB.
  • The Twins rank 19th with an average of 9.0 strikeouts per game.

Tigers Stats and Trends

Tigers Betting Records

  • The Tigers have been victorious in five, or 35.7%, of the 14 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • Detroit has a win-loss record of 1-6 when favored by +120 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 45.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • Contests with Detroit have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in six of 17 chances this season.
  • In 17 games with a line this season, the Tigers have a mark of 7-10-0 against the spread.

Tarik Skubal (Tigers Probable Starter)

  • Skubal (1-1) takes the mound first for the Tigers in his fourth start of the season. He’s put together a 2.30 ERA in 15 2/3 innings pitched, with 16 strikeouts.
  • The left-hander’s last time out was on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies, when he tossed six scoreless innings while giving up five hits.
  • Over three games this season, the 25-year-old has a 2.30 ERA and 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .258 to opposing batters.
  • Skubal is looking to pick up his second quality start of the year.
  • Skubal will look to last five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 5.1 innings per outing.
  • He will face a Twins offense that ranks 21st in the league with 125 total hits (on a .219 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .368 (16th in the league) with 20 total home runs (fifth in MLB action).

Tigers Batting Stats

  • The Tigers have hit the second-fewest home runs in MLB action this season (eight).
  • So far this year, the Tigers are slugging .317, the fifth-lowest average in baseball.
  • Detroit’s .223 batting average ranks 20th in the league.
  • The offense for the Tigers is the No. 25 offense in baseball scoring 3.4 runs per game (57 total runs).
  • Detroit’s .306 on-base percentage ranks 15th in the league.
  • The Tigers strike out 8.8 times per game to rank 11th in the league.

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