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Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers 8/6/2025

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The Detroit Tigers are 36-21 at home this season and the Minnesota Twins are 22-34 on the road this season. This is a close match-up with both teams having a 45 to 55 percent chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Tigers starter Jack Flaherty is forecasted to have a better game than Twins starter Darren McCaughan. Jack Flaherty has a 43% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Darren McCaughan has a 36% chance of a QS. If Jack Flaherty has a quality start the Tigers has a 76% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.7 and he has a 23% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Tigers win 54%. In Darren McCaughan quality starts the Twins win 70%. He has a 38% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 70% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Detroit Tigers is Gleyber Torres who averaged 2.26 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 38% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Tigers have a 67% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Minnesota Twins is Byron Buxton who averaged 2.19 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 37% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Twins have a 59% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Detroit Tigers

Minnesota TwinsRECORDDetroit TigersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road22-34, 39% -1402Record at Home36-21, 63% 478Detroit Tigers
VS Detroit Tigers2-4, 33% -220VS Minnesota Twins4-2, 67% 118Detroit Tigers
vs Team .500 or Better24-40, 38% -1636vs Team .500 or Better29-30, 49% -640Detroit Tigers
Record As Road Underdog11-25, 31% -1209Record As Home Favorite30-18, 62% 86Detroit Tigers
When Darren McCaughan Starts0-0 No GamesWhen Jack Flaherty Starts11-15, 42% -703Minnesota Twins

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Minnesota Twins

Minnesota TwinsRECORDDetroit TigersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road2-6, 25% -376Record at Home6-7, 46% -206Detroit Tigers
VS Detroit Tigers0-0 No GamesVS Minnesota Twins0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team Under .5005-7, 42% -261vs Team .500 or Better2-8, 20% -664Minnesota Twins
Record As Road Underdog1-4, 20% -215Record As Home Favorite5-6, 45% -215EVEN
When Darren McCaughan Starts0-0 No GamesWhen Jack Flaherty Starts2-3, 40% -136Minnesota Twins

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Minnesota TwinsRECORDDetroit TigersRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD22-32, 41% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME23-30, 43% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS3-5, 38% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS7-4, 64% OverOVER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON40-40, 50% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON37-43, 46% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Darren McCaughan STARTS0-0 No GamesOVER-UNDER IN Jack Flaherty STARTS14-11, 56% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Minnesota Twins Road Games: 33-23, 59% +802 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 29-28, 51% +72 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Minnesota Twins Road Games: 4-4, 50% +216 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 6-7, 46% +65

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Minnesota Twins Road Games: 37-19, 66% +851 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 33-24, 58% -133 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Minnesota Twins Road Games: 4-4, 50% -211 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 4-9, 31% -558

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Minnesota Twins Road Games: 27-17, 61% + 830 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 22-23, 49% -330 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Minnesota Twins Road Games: 4-3, 57% + 70 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 2-4, 33% -240

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