Twins vs. Tigers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 28, 2024

The Detroit Tigers (51-54) will look to Javier Baez, who has blasted homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Minnesota Twins (57-45) Sunday at Comerica Park. The Twins and Matt Wallner (who has a two-game home run streak of his own) are -178 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 1:40 PM ET live on BSN. Minnesota will send Bailey Ober out to start this one, while Detroit has not yet named a starter.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Twins vs. Tigers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-178)
• Underdog: Tigers (+149)
• Over/under: 8

Twins vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• The Twins have won in 43, or 62.3%, of the 69 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Minnesota has a record of 20-2 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -178 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 64% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Tigers have won 28 of the 60 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (46.7%).
• Detroit has not yet won a game when entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +149 or longer in four chances.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Tigers have an implied win probability of 40.2%.

Twins vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Santana leads Minnesota in home runs this season with 14 while driving in 46 runs.
• Among all MLB hitters, Santana ranks 91st in batting average, 56th in on-base percentage, and 60th in slugging.
• Willi Castro has 95 hits and an OBP of .351 to go with a slugging percentage of .412 this season.
• Matt Vierling is batting .251 with 18 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs and 18 walks.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Vierling ranks 76th in home runs and 101st in RBI.
• Colt Keith is batting .256 with 10 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 26 walks.

Twins vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings

• The Twins average 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, most in the league.
• The Twins have pitched to a 4.11 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
• The Twins have a combined 1.175 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.7 K/9, the 10th-best in MLB.
• Detroit’s 3.93 team ERA ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Tigers pitchers combine for the No. 10 WHIP in baseball (1.228).