Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Target Field. Ace Justin Verlander will be the starting pitcher for the Tigers on this day. Righthander Verlander is 14-8 this season with a 3.58 ERA. The Twins will counter Verlander with ace Scott Baker. Righthander Baker has a 4.55 ERA to go along with a 12-9 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Tigers were beat 2-1 by the Twins last time out, as +120 underdogs. That game's three runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Ryan Perry gave up the winning run and was saddled with the Tigers loss. Danny Valencia singled in the winning run in the 10th as the Twins defeated the Tigers 2-1 on Thursday. The Twins won that game as -138 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Jon Rauch pitched a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his third victory for the Twins. Current streak: Team records: Minnesota: 77-56 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Kansas City are 7-3 After playing Minnesota are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Texas are 5-5 After playing Detroit are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Detroit is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Minnesota Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Detroit is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota Minnesota is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit Minnesota is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Minnesota is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Detroit Next up: What is the secret of the best sports handicapping website? Where is it? The same portal where the best sports betting podcasts are and the source of the best YouTube sports wagering channel OffshoreInsiders.com. |