Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+210) Houston (-250)

The Detroit Tigers (1-3) are hitting the road to Minute Maid Park on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Houston Astros (2-3). The odds on this game have Detroit at +210 while Houston is sitting at -250. The total is 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Eduardo Rodriguez and Cristian Javier.

The Tigers have earned 4 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 3 baseballs out of the stadium. Detroit has a slugging rate of .265 and have struck out 41 times, while drawing a walk on 10 occasions. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 2.5 runs per game, which is 27th in MLB. They have amassed 10 runs batted in as well as 23 hits on the season, and their average at the plate is .169. They have accumulated 10 runs and have an OBP of .226.

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Tigers pitchers have surrendered 5 long balls and 27 runs in total (24th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 17 hitters and their FIP is 5.22 as a team for the season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.76 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51. The Tigers have an earned run average of 6.69 for the year (26th in the league), and the staff has rung up 30 batters.

The Detroit Tigers have earned 105 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 37 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which has them ranked 23rd in baseball, and have accumulated 3 double plays. The Tigers have converted 68.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 315 innings on the field, which ranks them 17th in pro baseball.

Rodriguez has taken the ball for 953 innings and has totaled 969 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.16 (440 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.313. He has surrendered 921 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 330 walks. Rodriguez (69-45 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.89 while he has gone up against 4,061 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Houston is sitting with 3 home runs on the season as well as 21 runs batted in. They have put up 3 doubles, while walking 23 times and racking up 23 runs. The Houston Astros have tallied a team OBP of .340 and a team batting average of .224 so far this year. The Astros hold a team slugging % of .294 and they average 4.60 runs per contest (16th in baseball). They have struck out on 45 occasions (5th in the league) and are sitting with 38 base hits.

The Houston pitching staff have yielded 23 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.21 (22 earned runs conceded). They have given up 7 home runs and they give up 4.40 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.426 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.17 as a squad on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.85 (50 strikeouts against 13 free passes). They are currently ranked 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 54.

In 423 innings on the diamond, the Astros have earned a defensive efficiency of 64.7% (25th in the majors). The Houston Astros have turned 1 double play and have a fielding rate of .990 (13th in the majors). The Astros have recorded 54 assists, 2 errors and have earned 141 putouts for the season.

During his MLB career, Javier has surrendered 200 base knocks while he has earned 384 punch outs in 309 innings. He has conceded a total of 106 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.047 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.10 and he has gone up against 1,246 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Javier (20-12 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.08 earned run average while allowing 5.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (+210)

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