The Detroit Tigers (70-52) and the Minnesota Twins (56-63) square off in the first of a four-game series on Thursday at Target Field, beginning at 7:40 p.m. ET. The favored Tigers (-206) are coming off of a 2-1 series win over the White Sox, and the underdog Twins (+170) enter the matchup after a 0-2 series loss to the Yankees. Detroit’s Tarik Skubal and Minnesota’s Bailey Ober will start this matchup.

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Tigers vs. Twins betting lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-206)
• Underdog: Twins (+170)
• Over/under: 7.5

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• The Tigers have gone 54-31 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 63.5% of those games).
• Detroit has gone 14-2 (winning 87.5% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -206 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Tigers a 67.3% chance to win.
• In the 122 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Detroit, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 63 times (63-53-6).
• The Tigers have gone 59-63-0 against the spread this season.

Tigers hitting info

• Gleyber Torres is hitting .265 with 18 doubles, 13 home runs and 59 walks.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Torres’ home run total ranks 112th and his RBI tally ranks 65th.
• Spencer Torkelson is hitting .242 with 24 doubles, 26 home runs and 49 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Torkelson ranks 13th in home runs and 39th in RBI.
• Riley Greene paces the Tigers with 27 home runs and 87 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .269.
• Zach McKinstry is batting .263 with 18 doubles, eight triples, 10 home runs and 40 walks.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.7 K/9, the seventh-best in MLB.
• Detroit has the 12th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.84).
• The Tigers have the sixth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.229).
• Tigers pitchers combine to give up 137 total home runs at a rate of 1.1 per game (16th-fewest in the majors).
• Detroit struck out nine White Sox batters while allowing two hits in a 1-0 win in its last game.

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins have been underdogs in 45 games this season and won 17 (37.8%) of those contests.
• This season, Minnesota has been at least a +170 underdog on the moneyline four times, losing each of those contests.
• The Twins have a 37% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Minnesota and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 51 of its 118 opportunities.
• The Twins are 62-56-0 against the spread in their 118 chances this season.

Twins hitting info

• Byron Buxton leads Minnesota in home runs with 24, runs batted in with 60 and his batting average of .280 is also best on his team.
• In all of MLB, Buxton ranks 19th in home runs and 59th in RBI.
• Trevor Larnach has 93 hits and an OBP of .318 to go with a slugging percentage of .418 this season.
• Larnach ranks 75th among batters in MLB in home runs, and 107th in RBI.
• Ryan Jeffers has 87 hits this season and a slash line of .267/.352/.408.
• Brooks Lee has collected 84 hits this season and has an OBP of .285. He’s slugging .368 on the year.

Twins pitching rankings

• The Twins have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
• Minnesota pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.32 ERA this year, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
• Twins pitchers have a 1.290 WHIP this season, 16th in the majors.
• With 140 homers allowed, the Twins rank 18th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Minnesota suffered a 9-1 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out five Yankees batters while allowing 11 hits.