Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+160) Minnesota (-192)

The Minnesota Twins (62-58) will try to defeat the Detroit Tigers (53-65) at Target Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Tigers at +160 while the Twins are opening at -192. The total is 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Reese Olson and Kenta Maeda.

The Tigers have accumulated 182 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 113 baseballs out of the stadium. Detroit is slugging .374 and have been called out on strikes 1,049 times, while taking a walk on 350 occasions. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.0 runs/g, which is 28th in baseball. They have 448 runs batted in as well as 937 hits so far this season, while their team batting average sits at .234. They have tallied 466 runs and hold an OBP of .299.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.92 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Tigers pitchers have given up 140 long balls in addition to 566 runs (20th in MLB). Detroit has conceded 993 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 520 earned runs. The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.45 over the course of the season (19th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 987 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 338 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.19 as a squad on the season.

Tigers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 122 times as well as having 117 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 67 holds on the season (11th in the league). The Tigers bullpen have compiled a save rate of 63.6% and has come into the game in 114 save situations. They have recorded 28 saves for the year and have missed out on 16 of their 44 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 173 base runners on the year with 32.4% of those players ended up scoring. The Tigers have sent 385 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Detroit Tigers have 3,152 putouts this season, as well as 1,018 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which is 29th in pro baseball, and they have turned 92 double plays. The Tigers have turned 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,456 innings on the field, which has them sitting 14th in MLB.

Olson (2-5 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.07 while he has faced 251 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 53 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 16 walks. His earned run average is 4.45 (30 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.137. Olson has thrown 60 innings and has 58 K's during his career.

The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .416 and they are scoring 4.40 runs per contest (17th in MLB). They have tallied 199 two-baggers, while walking 406 times and recording 528 runs. Minnesota is sitting with 164 HRs on the campaign to go along with 504 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,227 occasions (1st in the league) and have earned a total of 961 base hits. The Minnesota Twins have an on-base percentage of .316 and a team batting average of .237 on the campaign.

The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 489 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.89 (463 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 138 homers and they surrender 4.11 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.197 with a FIP of 3.84 as a squad so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.60 (1,146 strikeouts vs 324 walks). They rank 10th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 957.

Minnesota has called on relievers to take the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have tallied 27 saves. They sit at 26th in baseball holding a save rate of 55.1%, and they have sent 351 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 130 times in high leverage situations and also on 88 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.3% out of 119 inherited base runners. With 108 save situations, the Twins have 58 holds and also 22 blown saves.

In 9,633 innings played, the Twins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (12th in pro baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 85 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in MLB). The Twins have racked up 916 assists, 53 errors and have accounted for 3,211 putouts on the campaign.

Thus far in his career, Maeda has surrendered 702 base knocks and he has 910 K's in 827 frames. Maeda (62-48 record in his career) has earned a 3.88 earned run average and has surrendered 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 357 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.135 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.84 and he has gone up against 3,394 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+160)

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