Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/11/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, April 11, 2025

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-196) Minnesota (+162)

The Detroit Tigers (7-5) are traveling to Target Field on Friday where they will try to defeat the Minnesota Twins (4-8). The line on this matchup has the Tigers at -196 while the Twins are at +162. The over/under comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Reese Olson and Chris Paddack.

Detroit is slugging .448 and have struck out 119 times, while being walked on 49 occasions. They have 57 runs batted in in addition to 106 base knocks for the season, and their batting average sits at .261. The Tigers have hit 18 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 16 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 59 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .342. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 4.9 runs per outing, which ranks them 8th in MLB.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.08. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 14 home runs and 45 runs in total (9th in MLB). Detroit has surrendered 76 base hits (6.5 per 9 innings) and also 41 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 3.50 for the season (10th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 102 hitters. They have walked 38 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.01 as a squad on the year.

The Tigers have sent 33 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 10 runners for the season and 20.0% of them ended up scoring. They have tallied 3 saves on the campaign and have blown 1 of their 4 chances to get a save. The Tigers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 75.0% and has come into the game in 6 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 2 holds for the year (30th in the league). Tigers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 9 times in addition to having 4 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have transformed 75.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 948 innings on the field, which has them sitting 1st in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have a tally of 316 putouts this season, as well as 104 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them sitting 11th in pro baseball, and have a total of 8 double plays.

Olson has taken the mound for 226 frames and is sitting with 214 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.82 (96 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.172. He has allowed 194 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has 71 walks. Olson (10-16 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.76 while he has faced 932 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Minnesota Twins have accounted for an OBP of .269 in addition to a batting average of .203 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 103 occasions (18th in the league) and have tallied 80 hits. Minnesota has accumulated 8 home runs on the season to go along with 40 runs batted in. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .327 and they are earning 3.50 runs per game (22nd in MLB). They have tallied 23 doubles, while taking a walk 29 times and notching 42 runs.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.282 and have a FIP of 4.12 as a squad on the season. They sit at 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 99. The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 53 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.11 (47 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (98 strikeouts against 33 bases on balls). They have conceded 15 home runs and they relinquish 4.63 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB).

Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 1 save chances and they have come away with 0 saves. They rank 30th in the league holding a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have sent 42 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 10 times in high leverage situations and also on 10 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of their 16 inherited runners. Sitting with 9 save situations, the Twins have compiled 8 holds and 1 blown save.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 7 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (21st in the majors). The Twins have accrued 77 assists, 7 errors and are sitting with 309 putouts this year. In 927 innings on the field, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Paddack has surrendered 428 hits while totaling 421 punch outs in 430 innings pitched. Paddack (27-25 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.56 ERA and has given up 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 218 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.215 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.43 and he has faced 1,812 hitters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (-196)

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