Data Skrive:
Coming off of a 2-1 series win over the Phillies, the Minnesota Twins (56-45) are -175 favorites to pick up the win in Game 1 of a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers (51-53). The series begins at Comerica Park, starting on Friday at 6:40 PM ET on BSN. Minnesota’s Pablo Lopez gets the start, and he’ll go against Detroit’s Keider Montero.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $31.43
Twins to win vs Tigers -175
Twins vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Twins (-175)
- Underdog: Tigers (+147)
- Over/under: 8
Twins vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Twins have been victorious in 42, or 61.8%, of the 68 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Minnesota has a record of 20-2 when favored by -175 or more this year.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 63.6% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Tigers have been the moneyline underdog 59 total times this season. They’ve gone 28-31 in those games.
- Detroit has not yet won a game when entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +147 or longer in three chances.
- The Tigers have an implied moneyline win probability of 40.5% in this matchup.
Twins vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Carlos Santana leads Minnesota with 14 home runs this season. He’s batting .246 with 46 RBI.
- Santana ranks 58th in homers and 70th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Willi Castro has collected 94 hits this season and has an OBP of .353. He’s slugging .415 on the year.
- Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 17 home runs and 51 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .264.
- Greene’s home run total ranks 33rd in the big leagues, and he is 46th in RBI.
- Matt Vierling is batting .251 with 17 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs and 17 walks.
Twins vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Twins strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
- The Twins have the 19th-ranked ERA (4.12) in the majors this season.
- The Twins have a combined 1.176 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 has the 14th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.89).
- Tigers pitchers combine for the No. 10 WHIP in MLB (1.222).