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The
Minnesota Twins will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday
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 11-8 this season with a 5.17 ERA.
Starting
this game for the Twins will be Scott Diamond. The lefthander has a
4.27 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Odds
aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening
line and total.
The
Tigers were a 2-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road
against the Rays. That made winners of bettors who got Detroit at
+162 on the moneyline, while the total score (2) was good news for
UNDER bettors.
In
their last action, Minnesota was a 6-1 loser at home against the
Orioles. Bettors on Baltimore at +155 on the moneyline collected
their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER
bettors home happy as well.
Current
streak:
Minnesota has lost 5 straight games.
Team
records:
Detroit: 71-59 SU
Minnesota: 55-75 SU
Detroit
most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing
Minnesota are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After a win
are 6-4
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are
6-4
Before playing Detroit are 3-7
After playing Baltimore are
5-5
After a loss are 4-6
A
few trends to consider:
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7
games
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on
the road against Minnesota
Detroit is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on
the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5
games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5
games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7
games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER
in 11 of Minnesota's last 16 games when playing Detroit
Next
up:
Minnesota home to Detroit, Saturday, August 27
