Twins vs. Tigers Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/1/2022

Led by Gary Sanchez (two-game homer streak), the Minnesota Twins (30-21) are favorites versus the Detroit Tigers (19-30) Wednesday at 7:10 PM ET. Sportsbooks have named the Twins as -123 favorites for the game. Minnesota’s Bailey Ober and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal have been named the starters for this contest.

Twins vs. Tigers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Twins vs. Tigers

Our computer pick: Detroit Tigers (+104) and Over (7.5)

Twins vs. Tigers Game Info

• Minnesota Twins probable starting pitcher: Bailey Ober
• Detroit Tigers probable starting pitcher: Tarik Skubal
• Game Day: Wednesday, June 1, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Detroit, Michigan
• Stadium: Comerica Park

Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Pitching Matchup

Twins Starter Bailey Ober

• Ober (1-1 with a 3.25 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 27 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Twins, his seventh of the season.
• In his last time out on Saturday, the right-hander threw three innings against the Kansas City Royals, giving up three earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• The 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.25, with 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in six games this season. Opponents are batting .252 against him.
• Ober is trying to record his second quality start of the season.
• Ober enters this matchup with four outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
• The opposing Tigers offense has a collective .222 batting average, and is 28th in the league with 353 total hits and last in MLB play with 138 runs scored. It has the worst slugging percentage (.324) and ranks last in home runs (29) in all of MLB.
• Head-to-head against the Tigers this season, Ober has pitched 3 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on six hits while striking out three.

Tigers Starter Tarik Skubal

• The Tigers will hand the ball to Skubal (3-2) for his 10th start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw seven innings against the Cleveland Guardians, giving up three earned runs while allowing five hits.
• The 25-year-old has an ERA of 2.09, a 6.111 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.006 in nine games this season.
• He has five quality starts in nine chances this season.
• Skubal has eight starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Twins have scored 222 runs this season, which ranks 11th in MLB. They have 419 hits, sixth in baseball, with 53 home runs (11th in the league).
• The left-hander has faced the Twins one time this season, allowing them to go 6-for-20 with a double and three RBI in five innings.
• Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 25-year-old ranks 10th in ERA (2.09), 14th in WHIP (1.006), and 13th in K/9 (9.6).

Twins Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Twins have been favored 34 times and won 23, or 67.6%, of those games.
• Minnesota has a record of 23-11 in games where bookmakers favor them by at least -123 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.2% chance of a victory for the Twins.
• So far this season, Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 23 of their 51 games with a total.
• In 51 games with a spread this season, the Twins are 24-27-0 ATS.

Tigers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Tigers have won in 13, or 36.1%, of the 36 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This year, Detroit has won 12 of 33 games when listed as at least +104 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 49% chance of walking away with the win.
• Detroit’s games have gone over the total in 15 of their 49 opportunities.
• The Tigers are 22-27-0 against the spread in their 49 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Twins Leaders & Batting Stats

• Max Kepler has seven doubles, a triple, six home runs and 23 walks while hitting .260.
• Among all MLB hitters, Kepler ranks 63rd in batting average, 28th in on-base percentage, and 50th in slugging.
• Luis Arraez has a club-leading .351 batting average.
• Arraez ranks 290th in homers in baseball, and 204th in RBI.
• Gio Urshela is batting .265 with four doubles, five home runs and 15 walks.
• Jorge Polanco’s 26 runs batted in pace his team.

Tigers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jonathan Schoop paces the Tigers with five home runs.
• Schoop’s home run total places him 84th in the big leagues, and he ranks 176th in RBI.
• Miguel Cabrera has 18 RBI while batting .293. Each pace his team.
• Cabrera is 168th in home runs and 126th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Jeimer Candelario leads the Tigers with five long balls.
• Harold Castro has five doubles, a triple, four home runs and two walks while hitting .303.

Betting Tips for Twins vs. Tigers

Our best bet is the Tigers on the moneyline at +104 after analyzing all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 7.5 runs.