Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, August 25, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-180) Detroit (+150)

The Houston Astros (72-56) are on their way to Comerica Park on Friday where they will meet the Detroit Tigers (58-69). The moneyline on this contest has Houston at -180 while Detroit opens at +150. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Framber Valdez and Matt Manning.

As a team, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.9 runs per outing, which is 7th in baseball. They have tallied 629 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .326. The Astros have accumulated 213 two-baggers as a team and have hit 167 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 609 RBI's and 1,106 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is .253. Houston is slugging .422 and have been called out on strikes 1,012 times, while being walked on 432 occasions.

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The Astros have an earned run average of 3.85 for the year (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,153 hitters. Astros pitchers have yielded 155 long balls in addition to 542 total runs (10th in baseball). They have walked 414 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.26 as a team over the course of the season. Houston has conceded 1,046 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 489 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Astros have sent 407 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 125 runners on the campaign and 30.4% of those players earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 37 saves on the campaign and have blown 16 of 53 chances to save the game. The Astros bullpen have a save percentage of 69.8% and has entered the game in 123 save situations. The relievers have earned 69 holds on the year (13th in baseball). Astros relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 77 times and also have had 131 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Houston Astros have accounted for 3,428 putouts this season, as well as 1,084 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which is 14th in baseball, and they have turned 119 double plays. The Astros have converted 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,284 innings, which has them sitting 15th in pro baseball.

Valdez has taken the mound for 669 frames and is sitting with 650 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Valdez (50-32 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.62 and he has faced 2,798 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.42 (254 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.223. He has allowed 571 hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 247 walks.

The Detroit Tigers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .301 as well as a team batting average of .235 for the season. They have been rung up on 1,135 occasions (9th in the league) and have totaled 1,009 base knocks. Detroit has a total of 130 home runs for the year as well as 488 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .380 and they are recording 4.00 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They have tallied 194 doubles, while walking 383 times as well as recording 508 runs.

The Detroit pitching staff have relinquished 607 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.45 (558 earned runs given up). They have allowed 147 long balls and they allow 4.84 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.266 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.17 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (1,057 strikeouts against 366 bases on balls). They are sitting at 17th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,064.

Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.3% out of their 192 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 134 times in high leverage situations in addition to 133 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 132 save situations, the Tigers have earned 77 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They are currently ranked 16th in the league with a save percentage of 64.0%, and they have sent 416 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Detroit has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 50 save chances and they have tallied 32 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 95 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (28th in MLB). The Tigers have 1,103 assists, 80 errors and have a tally of 3,389 putouts this year. In 10,167 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (12th in professional baseball).

Manning (11-14 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.65 ERA and has surrendered 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.10 and he has gone up against 918 hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 110 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.300 and having a FIP of 4.6. During his pro baseball career, Manning has surrendered 207 hits while accumulating 147 K's in 213 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (+150)

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