Twins-Indians Odds Preview

The Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians will meet on the field at Progressive Field on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals. Scott Baker will be the starting pitcher for the Twins on this day. Righthander Baker is 8-7 this season with a 4.86 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be David Huff who starts for the Indians. Lefthander Huff is 5-5 with a 6.39 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Twins lost to the Angels 13-4 as a -105 favorite on Sunday. The 17 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10). Justin Morneau and Orlando Cabrera hit solo home runs for Minnesota, while Glen Perkins was roughed up for eight earned runs on 12 hits in four innings. The Indians defeated Detroit 11-1 as a +115 underdog on Sunday. The 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Asdrubal Cabrera was 3-5 with a home run and two RBI for Cleveland and Carl Pavano allowed only one run on six hits over eight innings. Current streak: Minnesota has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 52-53 SU Cleveland: 44-61 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Cleveland are 4-6 After playing LA Angels are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Minnesota are 5-5 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota Cleveland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games Next up: Cleveland home to Minnesota, Wednesday, August 5