Its Friday, April 11 and the Tigers (7-5) are in Minneapolis for three games against the Twins (4-9).
Reese Olson is slated to take the mound for Detroit against David Festa for Minnesota.
Detroit’s five-game winning streak was snapped Wednesday when the Yankees topped them 4-3. Zach McKinstry drove in a couple runs in the loss. The Twins lost three of four to the Royals including a 3-2 loss yesterday. Bailey Ober started for Minnesota allowing one run over six innings.
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Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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- Date: Friday, April 11, 2025
- Network/Streaming: Apple TV+
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The latest odds as of Friday:
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- Moneyline: Tigers (-108), Twins (-108)
- Pitching matchup for April 11, 2025: Reese Olson vs. David Festa
- Tigers: Reese Olson (1-1, 5.06 ERA)
- Last outing: 4/5 vs. White Sox – 6IP, 2ER, 7H, 3BB, 5Ks
- Twins: David Festa (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
- 2024 – 14GP, 64.1IP, 2-6, 4.90 ERA, 23BB, 77Ks
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- The Tigers have won 3 straight against AL Central teams
- The Under is 4-0 in the Twins’ last 4 games
- In their last 5 games with a rest advantage over their opponents the Tigers are 1-4 on the Run Line
- Detroit is 8-4 on the Run Line this season
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Tigers and the Twins:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Detroit Tigers on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Minnesota Twins at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 7.0.
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