Target Field hosts an MLB battle between the Minnesota Twins and the visiting Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

Minnesota hands the ball to starter PJ Walters in this one and he'll try to improve on his 2-4 mark on the year. Detroit counters with Justin Verlander, who will try to quiet the fans and the Twins bats at the same time.



View Detroit vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Twins were listed as +230 moneyline underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 7.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 4-rated Tigers taking on the American League's No. 12-rated Twins in this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Minnesota owns the No. 6 ranking for hits in the American League at 9 per game. By contrast, the Tigers are rated No. 4 in the same category at 9.1 per game.

Detroit brings the American League's No. 6-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Twins' league No. 13-ranked defense.

The Tigers were a 4-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Twins. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Minnesota at +125 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. Detroit suffered a 4-2 loss against Minnesota on Friday, as Drew Smyly wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Target Field.




Detroit Tigers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 4-6
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few Tigers at Twins trends to consider:
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home


Next up:
Detroit at Minnesota, Sunday, September 30