The Twins get a visit from the Detroit Tigers in baseball action on Friday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Max Scherzer gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Tigers on this day; he's 10-5 on the season. The Twins, meanwhile, will counter with Brian Duensing, who will be looking to improve on his 7-7 mark.



View Detroit vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Twins as +100 moneyline underdogs in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 8.5.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Twins rated this week at No. 14 and the Tigers sitting at No. 10.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Minnesota's American League No. 11-ranked scoring average of 3.9 runs per game, against a Tigers offense rated No. 5 and scoring 4.5 runs per game in the league. The Twins have averaged 8.4 hits per game to date this season, less than the Tigers hitters have managed (9 per nine innings).

Minnesota owns the American League's No. 11 defense, allowing 4.6 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Detroit's American League No. 11-rated defense.

Detroit was a 6-2 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Twins. They won as -162 favorites, while the total score of 8 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. The Tigers grabbed a win last time out, defeating Carl Pavano and the Twins 6-2 on Thursday at Target Field.




Detroit Tigers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Minnesota are 8-2
After playing Minnesota are 8-2
After a win are 4-6

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 3-7
After playing Detroit are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

A few Tigers at Twins trends to consider:
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Minnesota is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
Minnesota is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Detroit


Next up:
Detroit at Minnesota, Saturday, July 23