Twins vs. Tigers Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 20

Updated Apr. 20, 2024 2:00 p.m. ET

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The Minnesota Twins and Ryan Jeffers will square off against the Detroit Tigers and Mark Canha on Saturday at 2:10 PM ET, in the second of a three-game series at Target Field. Oddsmakers list the Twins as -141 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Tigers +119 moneyline odds to win. Minnesota is a 1.5-run favorite (at +153 odds). A 7.5-run total is set in this matchup.

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Twins-Tigers game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins Highlights | MLB on FOX

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Twins vs. Tigers Game Information & Odds

• When: Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 2:10 PM ET
• Where: Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• How to Watch on TV: BSN

Twins vs. Tigers Prediction

• Score Prediction: Twins 6, Tigers 5
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Twins 53%, Tigers 47%

Twins vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• The Twins have entered the game as favorites eight times this season and won four of those games.
• This season Minnesota has been at least -141 favorites on the moneyline three times, losing each of those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from the Twins, based on the moneyline, is 58.5%.
• The Tigers have won in five of the nine contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• Detroit has played as an underdog of +119 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 45.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

FINAL

DET 3 · MIN 4

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Detroit Tigers

DET

+1.5

+119

o7

Minnesota Twins

MIN

-1.5

-141

u7

Twins Recent Betting Performance

• The Twins were listed as the moneyline favorite by oddsmakers only twice in the last 10 games, and split those matchups.
• In their last 10 outings, the Twins and their opponents combined to hit the over on the run total six times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Twins are 4-6-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Twins Recent Stats

Twins Player Insights

• Jeffers is the Twins RBI leader this season, knocking in 11 runs to go with his three home runs and .255 batting average.
• In all of the majors, Jeffers is 50th in home runs and 57th in RBI.
• Alex Kirilloff's .291 batting average paces his team.
• Including all MLB hitters, Kirilloff ranks 158th in home runs and 232nd in RBI.
• Kirilloff has three games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .267 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.
• Edouard Julien has launched a team-high four home runs.
• Austin Martin is batting .242 with three doubles and three walks.
• Martin has recorded at least one hit in five games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .300 with a double, a walk and three RBI.

Twins Team Props

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Tigers Recent Betting Performance

• The Tigers have played as underdogs in five of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.
• The Tigers and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Tigers have won five of their last 10 games against the spread.

Tigers Recent Stats

Tigers Player Insights

• Riley Greene has racked up a team-high three home runs.
• In all of the big leagues, Greene ranks 50th in home runs and 111th in RBI.
• Canha has hit a team-high three home runs.
• Canha is 50th in homers and 92nd in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Kerry Carpenter has racked up a club-leading .328 batting average, and paces the Tigers in home runs (three) and runs batted in (10).
• Spencer Torkelson is batting .244 with seven doubles and 10 walks.

Tigers Team Props

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