The Detroit Tigers will continue their MLB betting series on the road at Target Field versus the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon.
The Tigers will be trying to get Justin Verlander (19-5, 2.28 ERA) his 20th victory of the season on Saturday. Righthander Verlander is riding a personal seven-game winning streak.
View Detroit vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Detroit before the first pitch in this match will find them as 175-moneyline favorites. They will see an Sportsbook total of 7.5.
Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 10-rated Tigers taking on the American League's No. 14-rated Twins in this contest.
How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Tigers rank No. 5 in the American League at 9.2 hits per game. That compares with Minnesota’s No. 11 ranking in that category.
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Minnesota has the American League's No. 13-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Tigers own the American League's No. 10 mark in runs allowed.
The Tigers were an 8-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Twins. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Detroit at -131 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for UNDER bettors. Detroit got the job done in their last match in an 8-1 victory over Minnesota on Friday at Target Field behind starter Rick Porcello.
Detroit Tigers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing Minnesota are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 3-7
After playing Detroit are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7
A few Tigers at Twins trends to consider:
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Detroit is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games when playing Detroit
Minnesota is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit
Next up:
Detroit at Minnesota, Sunday, August 28
