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Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers
The Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers will meet on the field at Comerica Park on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
The Twins will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Matt Shoemaker in this game. Shoemaker has a 1-3 record and a 7.83 ERA this season.
It'll be Tarik Skubal toeing the rubber for the Tigers in this contest. Left hander Skubal is 0-4 with a 6.14 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Twins as -140-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
The Tigers were a 12-9 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Red Sox. That made winners of bettors who got Boston at -200 on the moneyline, while the total score (21) was good news for OVER bettors.
Minnesota was a 4-3 loser in its last match on the road against the Rangers. They lost as -172 favorites, while the total score of 7 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 11-19 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Minnesota is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Detroit:
Team record: 9-23 SU
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing Minnesota
Next up:
Minnesota at Detroit Saturday, May 8