Colorado Rockies vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+149) Detroit (-181)

The Colorado Rockies (54-90) are headed to Comerica Park on Wednesday where they will play the Detroit Tigers (73-71). The moneyline on this game has the Rockies at +149 while the Tigers are at -181. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Austin Gomber and Casey Mize.

The Rockies have tallied 246 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 157 balls out of the park. Colorado is slugging .399 and have struck out 1,429 times, while being walked on 404 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 4.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 23rd in the league. They have tallied 580 RBI's and 1,179 base knocks this year, and their batting average sits at .242. They have notched a total of 605 runs scored while having a team OBP of .305.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 188 long balls and 819 total runs (30th in MLB). Colorado has relinquished 1,416 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 761 earned runs. The Rockies have compiled a team earned run average of 5.40 this year (30th in the league), and the staff has struck out 981 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 490 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.86 as a squad on the year.

The Rockies relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 58.6% and has come into the game in 114 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 213 base runners on the campaign with 32.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rockies relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 138 times and also have had 144 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 431 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have accumulated 55 holds so far this year (30th in MLB). They have compiled 34 saves for the year and have blown 24 out of their 58 save opportunities.

The Rockies have converted 67.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,409 innings, which has them sitting 29th in pro baseball. The Colorado Rockies have 3,803 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,393 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which is 8th in baseball, and they have turned 140 double plays.

Gomber has thrown 635 innings and has earned 497 punch outs in his MLB career. Gomber (35-38 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.73 while he has faced 2,706 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.80 (339 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.354. He has allowed 659 hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 201 walks.

The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .386 and they average 4.22 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have put up 219 doubles, while getting a free base 409 times as well as racking up 608 runs. Detroit has knocked in 147 long balls this year to go along with 586 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,284 instances (9th in MLB) and have recorded 1,135 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have earned a team OBP of .298 and a team batting average of .234 this year.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.184 in addition to having a FIP of 3.74 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (1,207 strikeouts vs 376 bases on balls). They sit at 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,144. They have conceded 142 home runs and they allow 4.11 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Detroit pitching staff have given up 586 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.69 (526 earned runs relinquished).

Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.2% out of 215 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 143 times in high leverage situations and on 158 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 123 save situations, the Tigers have 64 holds and also 23 blown saves. They rank 24th in the league with a save percentage of 60.3%, and they have dispatched 446 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Detroit has had relievers enter the game in 58 save chances and they have walked away with 35 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 112 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (14th in the majors). The Tigers have recorded 1,240 assists, 75 errors and have earned a total of 3,852 putouts this season. In 11,556 innings on the field, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (9th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Mize has conceded 276 base knocks while tallying 212 strikeouts in 278 frames. He has given up a total of 133 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.276 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and he has gone up against 1,182 hitters during his career. Mize (9-19 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.30 ERA while giving up 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+149)

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