Tigers vs. Twins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 27, 2024

The Minnesota Twins (56-45) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (+100) in Saturday’s contest with the Detroit Tigers (51-53). The game starts at 6:10 PM ET on BSN. The Twins are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +173 odds. Tarik Skubal takes the mound for Detroit while Joe Ryan is Minnesota’s starter for the contest.

Here is our betting preview for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Tigers vs. Twins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-120)
• Underdog: Twins (+100)
• Over/under: 7

Tigers vs. Twins Betting Insights

• The Tigers have been chosen as favorites in 45 games this year and have walked away with the win 23 times (51.1%) in those games.
• Detroit has a record of 18-15 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -120 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 54.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Twins have been the moneyline underdog 32 total times this season. They’ve finished 13-19 in those games.
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +100 or longer, Minnesota has gone 7-16 (30.4%).
• The Twins have an implied moneyline win probability of 50% in this matchup.

Tigers vs. Twins Hitting Leaders

• Matt Vierling has been key for Detroit with 13 home runs, 42 RBI and a batting average of .251 this season.
• Of all MLB hitters, Vierling ranks 78th in batting average, 128th in on-base percentage, and 52nd in slugging.
• Colt Keith is batting .252 with an OBP of .313 and a slugging percentage of .393 this season.
• Carlos Santana has racked up a team-best 14 home runs.
• In all of the majors, Santana ranks 57th in homers and 70th in RBI.
• Willi Castro has 24 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 36 walks while hitting .262.

Tigers vs. Twins Pitching Rankings

• The Tigers strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
• The Tigers have pitched to a 3.89 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
• The Tigers have a combined WHIP of just 1.222 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
• The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Twins pitching staff paces the majors.
• Minnesota has the 19th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.12).
• Pitchers for the Twins combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.176).