Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/28/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+125) Detroit (-150)

The Detroit Tigers (50-31) will play the Minnesota Twins (38-42) at Comerica Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Twins at +125 and the Tigers open at -150. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Bailey Ober and Casey Mize.

As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which is 18th in MLB. They are sitting with 337 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .312. The Twins have accounted for 126 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 90 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 324 RBI's and 651 hits this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .242. Minnesota is slugging .395 and have struck out 660 times, while being walked on 235 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.22 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Twins pitchers have conceded 83 long balls and also 355 runs (20th in baseball). Minnesota has allowed 664 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and 329 earned runs. The Twins have a team ERA of 4.22 on the campaign (22nd in the league), and they have struck out 690 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 214 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.73 as a unit on the campaign.

The Twins have dispatched 273 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have inherited 81 runners on the season with 37.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 15 saves so far this year and have missed out on 13 out of their 28 save chances. The Twins bullpen have recorded a save rate of 53.6% and have come into the game in 82 save situations. The relievers have earned 52 holds so far this season (7th in the league). Twins relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 57 times in addition to having 95 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have turned 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,318 innings on the field, ranking them 21st in MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers have 2,106 putouts on the year, in addition to 593 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them ranked 23rd in baseball, and have accumulated 40 double plays.

Ober has taken the hill for 557 innings and has earned 553 punch outs during his MLB career. Ober (29-26 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.88 while he has gone up against 2,269 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.94 (244 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.115. He has given up 498 base hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) with 123 free passes.

Detroit has hit 98 long balls over the course of the season as well as 387 RBIs. They have hit 133 doubles, while getting a free base 261 times as well as earning 402 runs. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with an OBP of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .253 so far this season. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .420 and they are scoring 4.96 runs per game (5th in the league). They have struck out on 705 occasions (8th in baseball) and are sitting with 692 base hits.

The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 316 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.50 (280 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 86 homers and they concede 3.95 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.207 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.84 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (684 strikeouts against 234 bases on balls). They come in at 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 635.

Detroit has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 33 save opportunities and they have come away with 23 saves. They rank 7th in the league holding a save percentage of 69.7%, and they have sent 251 relievers to the hill so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 72 times in high leverage situations and also on 91 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers have an inherited score rate of 25.4% of 122 inherited base runners. With 78 save situations, the Tigers have tallied 42 holds and 10 blown saves.

In 6,483 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (9th in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 67 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in professional baseball). The Tigers have accrued 694 assists, 38 errors and have earned 2,161 putouts on the campaign.

Mize (16-21 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.07 earned run average while allowing 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.82 and he has faced 1,543 opposing batters so far in his career. He has conceded a total of 164 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.287 and having a FIP of 4.0. So far in his pro baseball career, Mize has allowed 364 base knocks while totaling 290 punch outs in 363 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (+125)

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