Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-210) Detroit (+180)

The Detroit Tigers (54-86) host the Houston Astros (90-50) at Comerica Park on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Astros at -210 and the Tigers are coming in at +180. The betting total is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Hunter Brown and Drew Hutchison.

Houston is slugging .420 and have struck out 1,041 times, while drawing a walk on 476 occasions. They have tallied 613 runs batted in as well as 1,143 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is .245. The Astros have tallied 243 doubles as a team and have hit 183 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 632 runs while holding a team OBP of .320. As a squad, the Houston Astros are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in the league.

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Astros pitchers have given up 118 home runs and also 458 runs (2nd in baseball). They have walked 401 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.40 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.18 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.10. The Astros have a team earned run average of 2.97 this year (2nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,277 batters.

The Astros have dispatched 411 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have inherited 131 runners this year and 28.2% of those players crossed home plate. They have accumulated 44 saves so far this season and have missed out on 14 out of their 58 save opportunities. The Astros relievers have earned a save rate of 75.9% and has come into the game in 145 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 87 holds on the campaign (7th in MLB). Astros bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 91 times as well as having 142 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros have 3,739 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,103 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 7th in baseball, and have a total of 107 double plays. The Astros have turned 72.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,217 innings on the field, which has them sitting 2nd in MLB.

Brown has thrown 6 innings and has earned 5 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 0.00 (0 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.667. He has given up 3 base knocks (4.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 1 free passes. Brown (1-0 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 1.95 and he has faced 21 batters in the major leagues.

The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .342 and they tally 3.34 runs per game (30th in baseball). They have put up 206 doubles, while taking a walk 330 times as well as putting up 467 runs. Detroit has hit 88 home runs on the season to go along with 446 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,221 occasions (10th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,068 base hits. The Detroit Tigers hold an OBP of .287 and a batting average of .230 this year.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.299 in addition to having a FIP of 4.14 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.37 (1,025 strikeouts vs 432 free passes). They rank 16th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,153. They have surrendered 143 homers and they concede 4.60 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 623 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.11 (557 earned runs surrendered).

With 123 save situations, the Tigers have tallied 76 holds and also 14 blown saves. Detroit has had relievers enter the contest in 45 save chances and they have come away with 31 saves. Their relievers have come in 132 times in high leverage situations in addition to 97 occasions with runners on. Detroit relievers have an inherited score rate of 28.1% out of 160 inherited runners. They rank 10th in the league with a save rate of 68.9%, and they have dispatched 498 relievers onto the diamond this season.

Out of their 10,980 innings played, the Tigers have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.9% (14th in pro baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 120 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in pro baseball). The Tigers have 1,203 assists, 82 errors and have a total of 3,660 putouts this year.

So far in his MLB career, Hutchison has surrendered 596 base knocks while he has earned 481 punch outs in 567 frames. Hutchison (37-31 mark in his career) has earned a 4.84 ERA and has allowed 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 305 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.409 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and he has faced 2,473 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (+180)

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