Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game outlook

The Minnesota Twins, currently leading the American League Central by 5 ½ games (60-54), will be playing the third game of a four-game series against the Detroit Tigers (49-63, 3rd AL Central) on Wednesday, with the Twins having won the opening game 9-3. Minnesota has been hot lately, winning five straight and six of the last seven, while Detroit has lost two straight and three of the last four. Additionally, Minnesota has six pitchers and several position players out, while Detroit has seven pitchers and two position players sidelined. Bailey Ober (ERA: 3.21) will be starting for Twins while Alex Faedo (ERA: 5.8) will be starting for the Tigers. Minnesota is the betting favorite opening at -158 and the line hasn't moved.

Game Info

When: Wednesday, 8/9/2023 @ 6:40pm EST

Where: Comerica Park Stadium Twins vs Tigers Betting Odds Moneyline: Twins -158 | Tigers +142

Spread: Twins -1.5 (+101) | Tigers +1.5 (-120)

Total: Over/Under 8.5 (-110)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Minnesota will win straight-up is 61%.

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins is a strong team in terms of both offense and defense. This season they have a power ranking of 4 and are 60-54. On the defensive end, they are 3rd in ERA (3.83), batting average allowed (0.233), WHIP (1.18) and Quality Starts (57). Pablo Lopez is their leader in strikeouts (173) and Joe Ryan with the most wins (nine). Right-hander Bailey Ober will be the team's starting pitcher Wednesday and has 6-5 win/loss record and a 3.21 ERA with 98 strikeouts. On the offensive side, they are 21st in the league in batting average (.239), 12th in slugging percentage (.418) and 20th in on base percentage (.316). The team has 510 runs scored, 192 doubles, 16 triples and 155 home runs. Max Kepler and Byron Buxton have 18 and 17 home runs respectively and leader in RBI is Carlos Correa (52) with Kepler in second (43).