MINNEAPOLIS, MN (The Spread) – With Max Scherzer on the mound today, the Tigers and the over could both hit today versus the Twins.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Tigers are -153 money line road favorites versus the Twins, who are +141 money line home underdogs. The total for this 2:10PM ET start time is currently sitting at 8 runs.
The over is 4-0-1 in the last five meetings between these two teams in Minnesota and 4-1 in the last five meetings overall. The over is also 4-0 in the Tigers’ last four games as a road favorite, 6-0 in their last six games versus the AL Central and 4-0 in the last four games as a favorite. On the other side, the over is 4-1 in the Twins’ last five games versus a right-handed starter, 6-2 in their last eight games overall and 6-2 in their last eight home games.
The Tigers, meanwhile, are 4-0 in Scherzer’s last four starts versus the Twins and 4-0 in his last four road starts against Minnesota. They’re also 6-0 in his last six starts during Game 4 of a series, 24-5 in his last 29 starts as a favorite of between -151 and -200, and 40-13 in his last 53 starts versus AL Central opponents.
The Twins have struggled, going 1-5 in their last six games as an underdog, 5-12 in their last 17 games during Game 4 of a series and 1-4 in their last five games as a dog of between +110 and +150. They’re also 3-7 in Kyle Gibson’s last 10 starts versus a team with a winning record, 1-4 in his last five home starts versus a team with a winning record, and 1-4 in his last five home starts overall.
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