Tigers vs. Twins Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 15, 2025

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The Minnesota Twins (57-64) host the Detroit Tigers (71-52) on Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Twins are moneyline underdogs (+108) against the favored Tigers (-128). Charlie Morton takes the mound first for Detroit, and Pierson Ohl is Minnesota’s pick to start.

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Tigers to win vs Twins -128

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Tigers vs. Twins betting lines

  • Favorite: Tigers (-128)
  • Underdog: Twins (+108)
  • Over/under: 9.5

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

  • The Tigers have won 55 of the 86 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (64%).
  • In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -128 or shorter, Detroit has a 46-24 record (winning 65.7% of its games).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Tigers have an implied win probability of 56.1%.
  • Detroit has combined with opponents to go over the total 63 times this season for a 63-54-6 record against the over/under.
  • The Tigers have covered 48% of their games this season, going 59-64-0 against the spread.

Tigers hitting info

  • Gleyber Torres is hitting .262 with 18 doubles, 13 home runs and 59 walks.
  • Among all hitters in MLB action, Torres’ home run total ranks 112th and his RBI tally ranks 67th.
  • Spencer Torkelson is hitting .240 with 24 doubles, 26 home runs and 50 walks.
  • Among all MLB hitters, Torkelson ranks 13th in home runs and 42nd in RBI.
  • Riley Greene has racked up a team-high .269 batting average, and leads the Tigers in home runs (28) and runs batted in (89).
  • Zach McKinstry is hitting .261 with 18 doubles, eight triples, 10 home runs and 40 walks.

Tigers pitching rankings

  • The Tigers pitching staff is seventh in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Detroit has the 11th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.83).
  • Pitchers for the Tigers combine for the No. 6-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.225).
  • Tigers pitchers combine to give up 138 total home runs at a rate of 1.1 per game (16th-fewest in baseball).
  • Detroit took down the Twins 4-3 in its last game with eight strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

  • This season, the Twins have been the underdog 47 times and won 18, or 38.3%, of those games.
  • Minnesota has entered 27 games this season as the underdog by +108 or more and is 11-16 in those contests.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 48.1% chance to win.
  • So far this season, Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 51 of its 120 games with a total.
  • The Twins are 64-56-0 against the spread this season.

Twins hitting info

  • Byron Buxton leads Minnesota in batting average (.282), home runs (24) and runs batted in (60) this season.
  • Among all batters in the majors, Buxton is 19th in homers and 60th in RBI.
  • Trevor Larnach has 95 hits and an OBP of .319 to go with a slugging percentage of .417 this season.
  • Larnach is 75th in homers and 108th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • Larnach heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .188 with a double, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
  • Ryan Jeffers is slashing .262/.352/.401 this season for the Twins.
  • Brooks Lee is batting .244 with an OBP of .284 and a slugging percentage of .368 this season.
  • Lee brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .158 with a double.

Twins pitching rankings

  • The Twins average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the majors this season.
  • Minnesota has the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.27) in the majors this season.
  • Twins pitchers have a 1.279 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
  • With 142 homers allowed, the Twins rank 19th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Last time out, Minnesota fell to the Tigers 4-3. Its pitchers compiled six strikeouts and six hits allowed.
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