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Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins
The Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins will meet on the field at Target Field on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals.
Right hander Casey Mize will take the mound for the Tigers to start this game. Mize is 0-2 this season with a 6.08 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Kenta Maeda who starts for the Twins. Right hander Maeda is 5-1 with a 2.52 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Twins as -305-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total opened at 8.
Minnesota won its last outing, a 5-4 result against the Tigers on September 22. Bettors who backed the Twins at -185 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent PUSH bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Detroit, they were a 5-4 loser as they battled the Twins on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Twins at -185 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game PUSH for totals bettors.
Detroit:
Team record: 22-31 SU
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota:
Team record: 34-22 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games
Next up:
Detroit at Kansas City Thursday, September 24
Minnesota home to Cincinnati Friday, September 25