Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-140) Detroit (+120)

The Minnesota Twins (29-20) are headed to Comerica Park on Wednesday where they will compete against the Detroit Tigers (18-29). The odds on this game have Minnesota at -140 and Detroit is sitting at +120. The total is 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Bailey Ober and Tarik Skubal.

As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which is 13th in baseball. They have tallied 214 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .329. The Twins have accumulated 84 doubles as a team and have hit 52 baseballs out of the park. They have 205 RBI's as well as 408 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .251. Minnesota is slugging .403 and have struck out 403 times, while drawing a walk on 177 occasions.

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Twins pitchers have given up 49 home runs in addition to 182 runs (6th in the league). They have walked 143 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.75 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.94 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22. The Twins hold a team ERA of 3.46 this year (7th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 421 batters.

The Twins relievers have a save percentage of 68.4% and stepped onto the hill in 51 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 65 runners on the season with 29.2% of those players earned a run for their team. Twins pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 43 times as well as having 51 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 161 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have a total of 32 holds so far this season (9th in baseball). They have tallied 13 saves so far this season and have not converted 6 of their 19 save opportunities.

The Minnesota Twins have 1,281 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 386 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 7th in pro baseball, and have a total of 34 double plays. The Twins have turned 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,843 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 12th in the majors.

Ober has taken the mound for 120 innings and has accumulated 121 punch outs so far in his career. Ober (4-4 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.20 while he has faced 495 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.98 (53 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.208. He has conceded 119 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 26 free passes.

The Detroit Tigers have a team OBP of .286 as well as a batting average of .224 this year. They have been rung up on 401 instances (16th in the league) and have accounted for 341 base hits. Detroit has accumulated 28 home runs so far this year to go along with 127 RBIs. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .325 and they are scoring 2.81 runs per outing (30th in the league). They have recorded 59 doubles, while taking a walk 120 times as well as scoring 132 runs.

The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 183 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.65 (166 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 45 long balls and they yield 4.02 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.200 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.53 (349 strikeouts vs 138 bases on balls). They come in at 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 353.

Sitting with 44 save situations, the Tigers have recorded 26 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Detroit has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 16 save chances and they have recorded 12 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 53 times in high leverage situations in addition to 35 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 21.4% out of 56 inherited runners. They are ranked 5th in baseball holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 169 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 36 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in the majors). The Tigers have racked up 399 assists, 24 errors and have 1,202 putouts over the course of the season. In 3,606 innings on the diamond, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (5th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Skubal has conceded 213 hits while totaling 256 K's in 233 frames. Skubal (12-18 career mark) is the owner of a 4.09 ERA and has surrendered 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 106 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.202 and having a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.82 and he has gone up against 971 hitters in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (-140)

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