Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, August 27, 2023

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-192) Detroit (+160)

Comerica Park is the location where the Detroit Tigers (59-69) will attempt to beat the Houston Astros (72-58) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Houston at -192 and Detroit is coming in at +160. The over/under comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Justin Verlander and Alex Faedo.

As a team, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.9 runs per contest, which has them at 8th in the league. They have accumulated 631 runs and have an on-base percentage of .324. The Astros have earned 216 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 167 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 611 RBI's and 1,117 hits for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .252. Houston has a slugging rate of .419 and have been called out on strikes 1,025 times, while taking a walk on 437 occasions.

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The Astros have an ERA of 3.96 over the course of the season (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,168 batters. Astros pitchers have relinquished 159 home runs and 563 runs in total (15th in MLB). They have walked 425 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.30 as a team on the campaign. Houston has yielded 1,075 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and 510 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29.

Astros pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 79 times as well as having 133 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 70 holds on the year (13th in MLB). The Astros relievers have compiled a save rate of 68.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 125 save situations. They have 37 saves this season and have missed out on 17 of their 54 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 129 runners on the year with 32.6% of those runners crossed the plate. The Astros have dispatched 412 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Houston Astros have a tally of 3,481 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,109 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them sitting 14th in MLB, and have accumulated 122 double plays. The Astros have turned 69.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,443 innings, which has them sitting 16th in the majors.

Verlander has thrown 3,281 innings and has earned 3,301 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 3.24 (1,181 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.120. He has surrendered 2,758 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 916 free passes. Verlander (253-139 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.37 while he has faced 13,371 opposing batters in the majors.

The Detroit Tigers hold a team on-base percentage of .301 as well as a batting average of .235 this year. They have been rung up on 1,143 occasions (10th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,014 base knocks. Detroit is sitting with 131 HRs over the course of the season and 492 RBIs. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .380 and they are recording 4.00 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They have recorded 194 two-baggers, while getting a free base 388 times and racking up 512 runs.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.259 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (1,063 strikeouts vs 368 walks). They rank 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,065. They have given up 147 homers and they allow 4.81 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have given up 608 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.41 (558 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 132 save situations, the Tigers have earned 77 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 50 save opportunities and they have earned 32 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 134 times in high leverage situations in addition to 133 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.3% of 192 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 16th in the league holding a save percentage of 64.0%, and they have sent 418 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 96 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in professional baseball). The Tigers have recorded 1,111 assists, 84 errors and have a total of 3,416 putouts this season. In 10,248 innings on the field, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (11th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Faedo has allowed 100 base hits while totaling 89 punch outs in 105 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 61 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.314 and a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.34 and he has gone up against 449 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Faedo (3-9 career record) has earned a 5.23 earned run average while conceding 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-192)

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