Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-142) Detroit (+120)

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (58-69) will try to defeat the Houston Astros (72-57) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Astros at -142 while the Tigers are sitting at +120. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Hunter Brown and Eduardo Rodriguez.

As a squad, the Houston Astros are recording 4.9 runs/g, which has them at 8th in MLB. They have racked up 630 runs and have an on-base percentage of .326. The Astros have tallied 216 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 167 balls out of the park. They have tallied 610 RBI's as well as 1,116 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .254. Houston has a slugging percentage of .422 and have been called out on strikes 1,019 times, while drawing a walk on 435 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Astros pitchers have surrendered 158 long balls and also 559 total runs (14th in baseball). Houston has allowed 1,070 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 506 earned runs. The Astros hold a team earned run average of 3.95 over the course of the season (8th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,160 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 420 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.29 as a team so far this year.

The Astros relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 69.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 123 save situations. The relievers have inherited 129 runners this season and 32.6% of them crossed home plate. Astros pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 79 times in addition to having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 410 relievers to the hill for the season. The relievers have recorded 69 holds this season (13th in the league). They have compiled 37 saves on the year and have blown 16 out of their 53 save opportunities.

The Astros have turned 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,365 innings, which has them sitting 16th in pro baseball. The Houston Astros have notched a total of 3,455 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,096 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which ranks 15th in baseball, and they have twisted 121 double plays.

Brown (11-9 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.71 and he has gone up against 619 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 145 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 48 free passes. His ERA is 4.00 (66 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.301. Brown has thrown 148 innings and is sitting with 165 strikeouts in his career.

The Detroit Tigers hold a team OBP of .301 as well as a team batting average of .235 on the year. They have struck out on 1,135 occasions (11th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,009 base hits. Detroit has accumulated 130 home runs for the season to go along with 488 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .380 and they are earning 4.00 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have hit 194 doubles, while taking a walk 383 times and scoring 508 runs.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.266 in addition to having a FIP of 4.16 as a team for the season. They rank 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,064. The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 607 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.45 (558 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (1,057 strikeouts against 366 free passes). They have surrendered 147 homers and they allow 4.84 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Sitting with 132 save situations, the Tigers have amassed 77 holds and also 18 blown saves. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 50 save opportunities and they have earned 32 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 134 times in high leverage situations and on 133 occasions with runners on. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.3% out of 192 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 16th in the league with a save rate of 64.0%, and they have dispatched 416 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 95 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (28th in MLB). The Tigers have racked up 1,103 assists, 80 errors and have earned 3,389 putouts on the season. In 10,167 innings played, the Tigers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (13th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Rodriguez has surrendered 1,013 base hits while he has earned 1,079 punch outs in 1,060 innings. Rodriguez (78-50 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.03 earned run average while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 475 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.290 and a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.04 and he has gone up against 4,494 hitters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (+120)

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