Twins Vs Tigers: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – May 31, 2022

The Minnesota Twins (29-20) will look to Luis Arraez, who is on a 10-game hitting streak, when they face the Detroit Tigers (18-29) at 1:10 PM ET on Tuesday at Comerica Park. Devin Smeltzer takes the mound first for Minnesota (-141 to win), and Rony Garcia is Detroit’s (+120) choice to start.

The betting trends in what follows use the latest odds as of May 31, 2022 at 11:24 AM ET.

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Twins vs Tigers Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Twins Probable Starter Devin Smeltzer

• Smeltzer (1-0 with a 1.04 ERA and eight strikeouts in 17 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Twins, his fourth of the season.
• In his most recent time out on Thursday against the Kansas City Royals, the lefty went 7 2/3 scoreless innings while surrendering two hits.
• In three games this season, the 26-year-old has an ERA of 1.04, with 4.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• He will face a Tigers offense that ranks last in the league with 132 runs while batting .223 as a squad. It has a collective .325 slugging percentage (30th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 28 home runs (30th in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 31, 2022 at 11:24 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Tigers Stats vs Smeltzer

Tigers Probable Starter Rony García

• Garcia heads to the mound for the Tigers to make his third start of the season, seeking his first win.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs while allowing three hits against the Minnesota Twins.
• He has pitched in nine games this season with an ERA of 3.00, a 4.4 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of .778.
• The Twins rank seventh in MLB with a .250 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks ninth in the league (.401) and 52 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 31, 2022 at 11:24 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Twins Stats vs García

Twins Betting Trends

• The Twins have put together a 22-11 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 66.7% of those games).
• Minnesota has a 19-7 record (winning 73.1% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -141 or shorter.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Twins have an implied win probability of 58.5%.
• Minnesota has played in 49 games with set over/under, and has combined with opponents to go over the total 23 times (23-24-2).
• The Twins have collected a 22-27-0 record ATS this season.

Tigers Betting Trends

• This season, the Tigers have won 12 out of the 34 games, or 35.3%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Detroit is 7-17 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +120 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Tigers, based on the moneyline, is 45.5%.
• Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in 15 of their 47 games with a total this season.
• The Tigers are 22-25-0 against the spread in their 47 chances this season.

Twins Players to Watch

• Arraez has a .454 on-base percentage and a .417 slugging percentage, both team-high numbers for the Twins. He’s hitting .360 with five doubles, a home run and 23 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters in baseball, Arraez ranks second in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and 74th in slugging.
• Arraez heads into this matchup on a 10-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .475 with seven walks and three RBI.
• Max Kepler’s 36 hits lead his team. He has six doubles, a triple, six home runs and 22 walks while hitting .247.
• Among qualifying batters, Kepler ranks 84th in batting average, 37th in on-base percentage, and 63rd in slugging.
• Gio Urshela has four doubles, five home runs and 15 walks while batting .272.
• Jorge Polanco has eight doubles, five home runs and 26 walks while hitting .229.

Twins Batting Stats (2022)

Tigers Players to Watch

• Jeimer Candelario has been key for Detroit with 32 hits, an OBP of .249 plus a slugging percentage of .340.
• Among all qualified hitters, Candelario is 156th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 164th, and he is 141st in slugging percentage.
• Miguel Cabrera leads Detroit in OBP (.342), slugging percentage (.401) and total hits (42) this season.
• Cabrera ranks 24th in batting average, 52nd in on-base percentage and 93rd in slugging percentage in the majors.
• Jonathan Schoop is batting .185 with a .312 slugging percentage and 10 RBI this year.
• Harold Castro has been key for Detroit with 26 hits, an OBP of .322 plus a slugging percentage of .524.

Tigers Batting Stats (2022)

Twins vs Tigers Player Props

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