Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-160) Minnesota (+132)

The Detroit Tigers (7-5) are headed to Target Field on Sunday where they will take on the Minnesota Twins (4-9). The moneyline on this contest has the Tigers at -160 and the Twins are coming in at +132. The total is set at 8. The men taking the mound are Casey Mize and Simeon Woods Richardson.

Detroit has a slugging % of .448 and have been called out on strikes 119 times, while being walked on 49 occasions. They have amassed 57 RBI's and 106 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is at .261. The Tigers have hit 18 doubles as a team and have knocked 16 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 59 runs and have an OBP of .342. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.9 runs per outing, which puts them at 9th in MLB.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.08. Tigers pitchers have given up 14 home runs and 45 total runs (5th in the league). Detroit has surrendered 76 base hits (6.5 per 9 innings) and 41 earned runs. The Tigers have a team ERA of 3.50 on the year (9th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 102 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 38 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.99 as a squad on the year.

The Tigers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 6 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 10 base runners so far this season with 20.0% of those runners crossed home plate. Tigers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 9 times as well as having 4 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 33 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have earned 2 holds for the season (30th in the league). They have earned 3 saves on the campaign and have not converted 1 of their 4 save opportunities.

The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 316 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 104 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which is 9th in pro baseball, and they have turned 8 double plays. The Tigers have converted 75.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 948 innings on the field, which ranks them 1st in baseball.

Mize has taken the hill for 302 innings and has tallied 238 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Mize (11-19 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.17 while he has faced 1,286 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.23 (142 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.287. He has surrendered 298 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 91 walks.

The Minnesota Twins have compiled an on-base percentage of .270 as well as a team batting average of .199 for the season. They have struck out on 111 occasions (15th in baseball) and have 85 base hits. Minnesota has a total of 9 home runs over the course of the season as well as 42 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team SLG% of .326 and they average 3.38 runs per outing (25th in the league). They have put up 25 two-baggers, while taking a walk 34 times as well as scoring 44 runs.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.270 in addition to having a FIP of 3.99 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (104 strikeouts against 35 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 22nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 106. They have surrendered 15 HR's and they surrender 4.54 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 56 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.05 (50 earned runs surrendered).

Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 2 save opportunities and they have earned 0 saves. They have dispatched 45 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 11 times in high leverage situations and on 11 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.5% out of 17 inherited base runners. Sitting with 10 save situations, the Twins have 8 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

In their 999 innings played, the Twins are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (22nd in pro baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 8 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (27th in pro baseball). The Twins have accrued 83 assists, 9 errors and have earned a total of 333 putouts over the course of the season.

In his pro baseball career, Woods Richardson has allowed 148 base hits while totaling 136 K's in 152 innings pitched. Woods Richardson (5-7 career mark) has a 4.43 earned run average and has conceded 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 75 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.353 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.34 and he has gone up against 658 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

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

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