The Minnesota Twins are just two games above .500, and yet they find themselves in first place in the American League Central. They finish up a three game series on Thursday night against the Detroit Tigers, who are only seven games out of the division lead. It’s early, but the weakness of the AL Central adds a bit of importance to this mid-June series finale. Let’s take a look at Thursday’s MLB odds to find the best Tigers-Twins bet and make a prediction and MLB pick.
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Best MLB Tigers-Twins Bet & Prediction: Hits Could Come in Droves
Tigers-Twins Odds
Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook
Tigers: +172 | Twins: -205
Over 7.5: -115 | Under 7.5: -105
The Tigers’ starting pitcher for this game is Matt Boyd, who is one of the club’s longest tenured members. Unfortunately, the fact that Boyd has been in Detroit so long is probably a bad sign for the organization. He has been one of the weaker starting pitcher’s in Major League Baseball over the last several years. Boyd came over from the Toronto Blue Jays organization in 2015, compiling a 4.94 ERA and 1.32 WHIP over the course of his career. He has been even worse than his career averages in 2023. Boyd has a 5.55 ERA across twelve starts. The lefty is consistent… consistently bad.
The game’s total is just 7.5, but that is predominantly because the Tigers aren’t expected to hit Twins’ SP Sonny Gray. However, The presence of Matt Boyd on the mound is good news for the Twins’ bats. Their -205 Moneyline is pretty large for an MLB game. Vegas certainly thinks the Twins’ side is capable of putting up runs.
If the Twins do score a lot of runs, there’s a decent shot the production goes through Donovan Solano. The veteran utility man is hardly a household name, but he has led off their batting order several times in the last week when the team faces a left hander. Not only will they face a lefty today, it’s the aforementioned Boyd.
Two of Donovan Solano’s MLB prop bets are popping in OddsShopper’s market-based model. The biggest edge is on his hits prop at FanDuel Sportsbook. New to FanDuel? Get a no-sweat first bet worth up to $2,500 when you register via this link. You can buy Solano to knock Over 1.5 hits for +210. The bet is mispriced, and the true odds according to the model should be about +202. That’s good for a 3%, so don’t break the bank on this MLB bet, but it warrants about .4% of your bank roll. That’s if you’re using Kelly Criterion staking, which OddsShopper always recommends.
Best Twins-Tigers MLB Pick: Donovan Solano Over 1.5 Hits (+210) at FanDuel.
