Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/14/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-130) Minnesota (+110)

The Minnesota Twins (56-63) will take on the Detroit Tigers (69-51) at Target Field on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Tigers at -130 and the Twins are coming in at +110. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Tarik Skubal and Bailey Ober.

The Tigers have accumulated 184 two-baggers as a team and have hit 155 baseballs out of the park. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .424 and have been called out on strikes 1,059 times, while drawing a walk on 363 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 4.8 runs per contest, which is 8th in baseball. They have earned 557 runs batted in in addition to 1,012 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is at .251. They have a total of 577 runs scored and hold an OBP of .318.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.99 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23. Tigers pitchers have conceded 136 long balls and 499 runs (13th in MLB). Detroit has conceded 963 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 453 earned runs. The Tigers have a team ERA of 3.83 on the campaign (12th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,021 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 341 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.95 as a team for the season.

The Tigers relievers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and have come into the game in 106 save situations. The relievers have inherited 180 base runners for the year and 27.2% of those runners ended up scoring. Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 130 times and also have had 97 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 370 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen have a total of 55 holds on the season (24th in MLB). They have accumulated 32 saves on the year and have blown 16 of 48 chances to save the game.

The Tigers have turned 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,570 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 12th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 3,190 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,022 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which ranks 13th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 94 double plays.

Skubal has taken the ball for 716 innings and has 835 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.17 (252 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.029. He has surrendered 577 base hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) with 160 walks. Skubal (52-34 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.12 and he has gone up against 2,861 batters in the majors.

Minnesota has accounted for 140 HRs for the year to go along with 474 RBIs. They have 183 doubles, while taking a walk 346 times and putting up 496 runs. The Minnesota Twins have a team on-base percentage of .311 as well as a team batting average of .241 so far this season. The Twins have a slugging percentage of .400 and they score 4.20 runs per outing (22nd in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 974 occasions (17th in the league) and have recorded 951 base hits.

The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 524 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.26 (491 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 137 homers and they give up 4.55 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.275 and have a FIP of 3.93 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (998 strikeouts against 307 bases on balls). They come in at 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,015.

Minnesota relievers have an inherited score percentage of 33.9% out of 118 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 139 times in high leverage situations in addition to 85 occasions with runners on base. With 118 save situations, the Twins have earned 77 holds and 17 blown saves. They sit at 25th in MLB holding a save rate of 56.4%, and they have sent 406 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Minnesota has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 39 save chances and they have come away with 22 saves.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 64 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (15th in pro baseball). The Twins have racked up 869 assists, 54 errors and have accumulated 3,111 putouts this season. Out of their 9,333 innings on the diamond, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (25th in MLB).

Ober (29-28 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.01 earned run average while giving up 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.49 and he has gone up against 2,342 hitters in his career. He has given up a total of 256 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.123 and a FIP of 4.0. During his career, Ober has surrendered 519 base knocks while accumulating 566 strikeouts in 574 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (-130)

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