Minnesota vs Detroit MLB Gambling Tips
The Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins will play under the lights on Friday in Detroit for game one of their three-game series.
MIN: Kyle Gibson (R) (5-5, 3.91 ERA) v DET: Drew Smyly (R) (3-4, 3.81 ERA)
Date/Time: 7:08 pm ET Friday, June 13, 2014
Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Broadcast: Local
Line: Tigers -157
Total: 8.5
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The Minnesota Twins (31-33) are two games under .500 and are in last place in the AL Central, four games behind the first place Tigers in the standings.
Winners of their last two, the Twins are 16-16 on the road and 5-5 in their last 10 games.
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The Twins arrive in Detroit, making their second stop during a nine-game road trip, after taking two of three from the high-scoring Toronto Blue Jays.
Kendrys Morales, went 6-for-13 with three RBIs in Toronto and led a lineup that is hitting .249, with Kurt Suzuki hitting .306, Joe Mauer hitting .263, and Brian Dozier hitting .243.
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Meanwhile, Detroit (34-28) hasn’t looked its best as of late, despite being in first place in the AL Central.
The Tigers are 3-7 in their last 10 games, but are coming off of a win in Chicago and return home where they are 16-15 this season.
As a team Detroit is hitting .271, with Victor Martinez hitting .329, Miguel Cabrera hitting .325 and Ian Kinsler hitting .281.
The Tigers will try to neutralize the Twins offense by sending Drew Smyly to the mound in game one. The right-hander got his first win after several consecutive losses in his last start. For the season Smyly has allowed 53 hits and 23 earned runs while striking out 49, and is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 13 appearances against the Twins.
Minnesota will counter with Kyle Gibson who is coming off of a win in his last start. The righty has allowed 66 hits and 30 earned runs this season, while striking out 35 over 69 innings and has remained dominant at home, improving to 4-1 with a 1.54 ERA at home, after a 8-0 rout of the Houston Astros.
He did however, get pounded for six runs on seven hits over a career-low two innings in Detroit earlier this season.
Notes
1. Detroit DH Victor Martinez has as many home runs as strikeouts (16).
2. Twins 3B Trevor Plouffe and Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera are tied for the American League lead in doubles (22).
3. Tigers SS Eugenio Suarez is batting .313 with two homers and four RBIs in the six games in which he has played since making his major-league debut on June 4.
Betting Trends
- MIN are 2-6 in their last 8 games following a win.
- MIN are 4-10 in their last 14 Fri. games.
- Over is 8-2 in Gibsons last 10 road starts.
- Over is 17-5-1 in DET last 23 overall.
- Over is 17-5-1 in DET last 23 on grass.
- DET are 2-6 in their last 8 home games.
- Under is 9-3-2 in the last 14 meetings in Detroit.
- Under is 18-7-3 in the last 28 meetings.
Matt’s Free Prediction: Minnesota-
Detroit is a big favorite here at home, creating a lot of value on Minnesota. Might be a good dog pick here.
