Tigers vs. Twins Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 14

Tarik Skubal starts for the Detroit Tigers on Thursday at Target Field against Luke Keaschall and the Minnesota Twins. First pitch is at 7:40 p.m. ET in this first game of a four-game series. The Tigers are favored in this one, at -198, while the underdog Twins have +164 odds to play spoiler. Detroit is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The over/under for the matchup is set at 7.5 runs.

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

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Tigers vs. Twins Game Information & Odds

• When: Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 7:40 p.m. ET
• Where: Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• How to watch on TV: MNNT and FDSDET

Tigers vs. Twins Prediction

• Score Prediction: Twins 6, Tigers 5
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Tigers 50%, Twins 50%

Tigers vs. Twins Betting Insights

• This season, the Tigers have been favored 85 times and won 54, or 63.5%, of those games.
• Detroit is 17-5 this season when entering a game favored by -198 or more on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 66.4% chance to win.
• The Twins have come away with 18 wins in the 46 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This season, Minnesota has been victorious two times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +164 or longer on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 37.9% chance of pulling out a win.

Tigers Recent Betting Performance

• The Tigers went 5-4 over the nine games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Tigers combined with their opponents to go over the total seven times.
• The Tigers' ATS record is 2-8-0 over their past 10 games.

Tigers Recent Stats

Tigers Player Insights

• Gleyber Torres is batting .265 with 18 doubles, 13 home runs and 59 walks.
• Including all MLB hitters, Torres is 61st in batting average, 25th in on-base percentage, and 95th in slugging.
• Spencer Torkelson has 24 doubles, 26 home runs and 49 walks while hitting .242.
• Torkelson ranks 13th in home runs in baseball, and 40th in RBI.
• Riley Greene leads the Tigers in home runs (27), runs batted in (87) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .269.
• Zach McKinstry has 18 doubles, eight triples, 10 home runs and 40 walks while hitting .263.

Tigers Team Props

Twins Recent Betting Performance

• The Twins have played as underdogs in eight of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
• The Twins and their opponents have combined to hit the over six times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Twins have six wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Twins Recent Stats

Twins Player Insights

• Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 24 home runs and 60 runs batted in, while posting a team-high batting average of .283.
• Buxton is 19th in home runs and 59th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Trevor Larnach is hitting .246 with 16 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 39 walks.
• Larnach is 75th in homers and 108th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Ryan Jeffers has 22 doubles, eight home runs and 38 walks while batting .265.
• Brooks Lee is hitting .244 with 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 18 walks.

Twins Team Props

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