Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers odds, tips and betting trends | July 4

The Detroit Tigers (39-47) will visit the Minnesota Twins (48-38), in the final game of a three-game series, Thursday at 1:10 PM ET.

The Twins are favored (-171 moneyline odds to win) when they host the Tigers (+144). The starting pitchers are Bailey Ober (7-4) for the Minnesota Twins, and Kenta Maeda (2-4) for the Detroit Tigers.

Before the Twins vs. Tigers matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Thursday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Twins (-171, bet $171 to win $100)
• Underdog: Tigers (+144, bet $100 to win $144)
• Over/under: 9

Twins vs. Tigers: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Thursday, July 4, 2024
• Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
• Stadium: Target Field
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Twins stats and trends

Twins betting records

• This season, the Twins have been favored 58 times and won 37, or 63.8%, of those games.
• Minnesota is 17-5 this season when entering a game favored by -171 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 63.1% chance of a victory for the Twins.
• Minnesota’s games have gone over the total in 42 of its 86 chances.
• The Twins are 40-45-0 against the spread in their 85 chances this season.

Bailey Ober (Twins probable starter)

• Ober (7-4) takes the mound for the Twins in his 17th start of the season. He has a 4.30 ERA in 88 2/3 innings pitched, with 92 strikeouts.
• The righty’s most recent appearance came on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners, when he went six innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up two hits.
• In 16 games this season, the 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.30, with 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .225 against him.
• Ober is looking for his fourth quality start in a row.
• Ober is seeking his fourth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.5 innings per appearance on the hill.
• In two of his 16 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
• The opposing Tigers offense has a collective .228 batting average, and is 25th in the league with 657 total hits and 21st in MLB action with 353 runs scored. It has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.373) and ranks 23rd in home runs (82) in all of MLB.
• In 12 innings over two appearances against the Tigers this season, Ober has a 0.75 ERA and a 0.5 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .122.
• The 28-year-old’s 4.30 ERA ranks 60th, 1.091 WHIP ranks 19th, and 9.4 K/9 ranks 21st among qualifying pitchers this season.

Twins batting stats

• The Twins’ 102 home runs rank sixth in Major League Baseball.
• Hitters for Minnesota have a combined .423 slugging percentage this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
• The Twins rank 11th in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
• Minnesota is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking ninth with 411 total runs this season.
• The Twins are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking 10th with an OBP of .318.
• Minnesota ranks 10th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.0 whiffs per contest.

Tigers stats and trends

Tigers betting records

• The Tigers have been underdogs in 45 games this season and have come away with the win 19 times (42.2%) in those contests.
• Detroit has been listed as an underdog of +144 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 41% chance of pulling out a win.
• Detroit’s games have gone over the total in 46 of its 86 opportunities.
• The Tigers are 38-47-0 against the spread in their 85 games that had a posted line this season.

Kenta Maeda (Tigers probable starter)

• Maeda gets the start for the Tigers, his 15th of the season. He is 2-4 with a 5.76 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 59 1/3 innings pitched.
• His last time out was on Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels, when the right-hander threw 5 1/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up six hits.
• During 14 games this season, the 36-year-old has a 5.76 ERA and 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .279 to opposing hitters.
• Maeda heads into this matchup with two quality starts under his belt this season.
• Maeda has put together seven starts this year where he pitched five or more innings.
• He has had three appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
• The opposing Twins offense has a collective .248 batting average, and is 12th in the league with 722 total hits and ninth in MLB play with 411 runs scored. They have the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.423) and are sixth in all of MLB with 102 home runs.
• Maeda has pitched six innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out five against the Twins this season.

Tigers batting stats

• The Tigers rank 23rd in MLB action with 82 total home runs.
• So far this year, Detroit is 23rd in the majors with a .373 slugging percentage.
• The Tigers are 25th in the majors with a .228 batting average.
• The offense for Detroit is the No. 21 offense in MLB, scoring 4.1 runs per game (353 total runs).
• The Tigers’ .292 on-base percentage is the third-worst in baseball.