Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/5/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+126) Detroit (-152)

The Detroit Tigers (65-48) are hosting the Minnesota Twins (52-59) at Comerica Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at +126 while Detroit is sitting at -152. The total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Zebby Matthews and Chris Paddack.

Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .396 and have struck out 925 times, while drawing a walk on 329 occasions. They have earned 441 runs batted in in addition to 893 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .241. The Twins have tallied 173 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 126 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 462 runs and have an OBP of .312. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which has them at 22nd in the league.

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The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 4.28 for the season (22nd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 940 hitters. Twins pitchers have allowed 124 home runs and 496 total runs (20th in the league). They have walked 289 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.87 as a unit on the campaign. Minnesota has conceded 951 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 463 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.25 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27.

Twins bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 79 times in addition to having 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 76 holds this season (6th in baseball). The Twins relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 58.3% and have entered the game in 114 save situations. They have recorded 21 saves for the year and have not converted 15 out of their 36 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 111 base runners for the season with 36.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Twins have dispatched 383 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Twins have turned 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,766 innings, which has them sitting 26th in MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers have a total of 2,922 putouts thus far, as well as 816 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which is 15th in the majors, and have 56 double plays.

Matthews has pitched in 70 innings and is sitting with 85 punch outs in his career. Matthews (3-7 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 6.18 while he has faced 322 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 6.27 (49 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.550. He has surrendered 89 base knocks (11.4 hits per nine innings) and has 20 free passes.

The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .421 and they score 4.81 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have 174 doubles, while getting a free base 345 times as well as notching 543 runs. Detroit has hit 144 home runs on the campaign as well as 523 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 993 occasions (5th in MLB) and have accounted for 949 base knocks. The Detroit Tigers have earned a team OBP of .317 as well as a batting average of .249 on the season.

The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 463 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.76 (418 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 119 dingers and they allow 4.17 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.230 and have a FIP of 3.80 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.70 (970 strikeouts against 321 walks). They are sitting at 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 909.

With 101 save situations, the Tigers have accrued 53 holds and also 16 blown saves. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 45 save chances and they have recorded 29 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 94 times in high leverage situations in addition to 125 occasions with runners on. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.7% out of their 173 inherited runners. They rank 14th in MLB with a save percentage of 64.4%, and they have dispatched 349 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 86 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in pro baseball). The Tigers have recorded 947 assists, 55 errors and have a tally of 3,001 putouts so far this season. Out of their 9,003 innings on the field, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (14th in professional baseball).

Paddack (31-33 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.47 earned run average and has surrendered 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.35 and he has faced 2,263 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 268 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.201 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. In his MLB career, Paddack has given up 533 hits while accumulating 505 K's in 540 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (+126)

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