MLB Handicapping: Tigers vs Twins

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Minnesota Twins will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the Detroit Tigers at Target Field. Righthander Rick Porcello will take the mound for the Tigers to start this game. Porcello is 2-2 this season with a 8.03 ERA. It'll be Kevin Slowey toeing the rubber for the Twins in this contest. Righthander Slowey is 3-2 with a 3.77 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. J.J. Hardy scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning, as the Twins edged the Tigers 4-3 on Tuesday night. Minnesota won as -135 home favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 10-run total listed by oddsmakers. Hardy went 2-for-4 with a run batted in for the Twins, as Nick Blackburn went the distance to earn the win for Minnesota. Miguel Cabrera and Magglio Ordonez were both 2-for-4 with an RBI for Detroit, while Ryan Perry was handed the loss after tossing the wild pitch that allowed Hardy to cross the plate. Current streak: Detroit has lost 2 straight games. Minnesota has won 3 straight games. Team records: Detroit: 16-12 SU Minnesota: 18-9 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Cleveland are 9-1 After playing Minnesota are 7-3 After a loss are 6-4 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Baltimore are 6-4 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit Next up: Detroit at Cleveland, Friday, May 7 Minnesota home to Baltimore, Thursday, May 6 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.