Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/16/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-182) Minnesota (+150)

The Minnesota Twins (57-63) will go up against the Detroit Tigers (70-52) at Target Field on Saturday. The odds on this game have Detroit at -182 while Minnesota is priced at +150. The betting total comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Casey Mize and Zebby Matthews.

Detroit is slugging .422 and have struck out 1,079 times, while drawing a walk on 370 occasions. They have recorded 564 runs batted in as well as 1,025 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is at .250. The Tigers have hit 187 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 157 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 584 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .317. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are recording 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.98 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 137 home runs in addition to 508 runs (13th in the league). Detroit has surrendered 978 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 461 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team ERA of 3.84 on the season (12th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,040 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 349 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.94 as a squad this season.

The Tigers have sent 376 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 185 runners on the campaign and 27.6% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 33 saves this year and have blown 16 out of their 49 chances to save the game. The Tigers relievers have a save percentage of 67.3% and stepped onto the hill in 109 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 57 holds on the season (23rd in the league). Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 133 times and also have had 101 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have converted 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,723 innings, which ranks them 13th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have a total of 3,241 putouts this season, as well as 1,033 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which is 15th in professional baseball, and have a total of 95 double plays.

Mize (20-23 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.07 and he has faced 1,688 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 399 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 113 walks. His earned run average is 4.14 (182 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.293. Mize has taken the mound for 396 innings and has accounted for 319 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Twins hold a slugging % of .397 and they score 4.17 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have tallied 187 two-baggers, while taking a walk 352 times as well as scoring 501 runs. Minnesota has accounted for 140 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 479 RBIs. They have struck out on 992 instances (17th in MLB) and have recorded 960 hits. The Minnesota Twins hold an OBP of .310 and a team batting average of .239 so far this year.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.282 in addition to having a FIP of 3.99 as a squad this season. They sit at 23rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,031. The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 534 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.28 (501 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,012 strikeouts vs 320 walks). They have yielded 141 dingers and they allow 4.56 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB).

Sitting with 120 save situations, the Twins have accumulated 78 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Minnesota has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 40 save chances and they have tallied 23 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 139 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.6% out of their 125 inherited base runners. They are ranked 23rd in the league holding a save percentage of 57.5%, and they have dispatched 411 relievers onto the field on the season.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 66 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (16th in the majors). The Twins have accrued 884 assists, 55 errors and are sitting with 3,162 putouts over the course of the season. In 9,486 innings on the field, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (25th in MLB).

In his pro baseball career, Matthews has allowed 100 base hits while tallying 100 strikeouts in 81 frames. Matthews (4-8 career mark) has earned a 5.87 ERA while giving up 11.1 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 53 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.502 and having a FIP of 5.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.55 and he has faced 367 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (-182)

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