The Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at The Metrodome in a one-game playoff to decide the AL Central.
Righthander Rick Porcello will take the mound for the Tigers to start this game. Porcello is 14-9 this season with a 4.04 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Scott Baker who starts for the Twins. Righthander Baker is 15-9 with a 4.36 ERA so far this season.
Sportsbetting.com currently have the Twins listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
Ryan Raburn went 3-for-4 with two homers and three runs batted in to lead the Tigers over the White Sox 5-3 on Sunday.
Detroit cashed as -190 home favorites according to the Handicapper Reviews, while the game played OVER the 7.5-run total set by oddsmakers.
Jason Kubel was 3-for-4 with two dingers and six runs batted in to lead the Twins over the Royals 13-4 on Sunday.
Minnesota won as -220 home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 9.5-run total set by sportsbooks.
A few betting trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
