Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+240) Houston (-285)

The Detroit Tigers (0-3) are hitting the road to Minute Maid Park on Tuesday where they will compete against the Houston Astros (2-2). The line on this contest has Detroit at +240 while Houston is coming in at -285. The over/under is 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Matt Manning and Framber Valdez.

Detroit has a slugging % of .221 and have struck out 30 times, while drawing a walk on 6 occasions. They have amassed 3 runs batted in and 14 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is .147. The Tigers have hit 4 doubles as a unit and have hit 1 baseball out of the park. They have notched a total of 3 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .198. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 1 run per contest, which has them sitting at 29th in MLB.

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The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 7.88 this season (28th in MLB), and they have rung up 26 hitters. They have walked 12 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 5.09 as a unit on the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.17 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.63. Tigers pitchers have conceded 4 long balls and also 21 total runs (26th in baseball).

The Tigers have converted 64.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 216 innings on the field, which has them sitting 22nd in baseball. The Detroit Tigers have amassed 72 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 23 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which puts them in 15th in MLB, and have accumulated 2 double plays.

Manning (6-10 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.26 while he has gone up against 648 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 151 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 52 walks. His ERA is 4.79 (79 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.369. Manning has pitched in 148 innings and is sitting with 105 punch outs in his MLB career.

Houston has hit 2 home runs this season and 15 RBIs. They have tallied 2 two-baggers, while taking a walk 18 times and putting up 17 runs. The Houston Astros have an on-base percentage of .349 in addition to a batting average of .227 for the season. The Astros hold a slugging percentage of .289 and they are scoring 4.25 runs per contest (13th in MLB). They have been rung up on 41 occasions (2nd in the league) and have a total of 29 base hits.

The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.500 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.94 as a unit for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.33 (39 strikeouts vs 9 walks). They rank 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 45. They have surrendered 5 long balls and they give up 4.00 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Houston pitching staff have relinquished 16 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.00 (16 earned runs surrendered).

The Houston Astros have turned 1 double play and have a fielding percentage of .987 (17th in pro baseball). The Astros have 44 assists, 2 errors and have 108 putouts for the season. Out of their 324 innings played, the Astros have earned a efficiency on defense of 61.9% (26th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Valdez has given up 441 base hits and he has 501 punch outs in 519 frames. He has conceded a total of 193 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.252 and a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.40 and he has faced 2,192 hitters during his pro baseball career. Valdez (41-23 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.34 earned run average while giving up 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (+240)

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