Colorado Rockies vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+152) Detroit (-184)

Comerica Park is where the Detroit Tigers (74-71) will take on the Colorado Rockies (54-91) on Thursday. The odds on this game have Colorado at +152 while Detroit is coming in at -184. The total is set at O8.5. The starting pitchers will be Ryan Feltner and Tarik Skubal.

Colorado has a slugging rate of .397 and have been called out on strikes 1,434 times, while being walked on 404 occasions. They have 580 runs batted in and 1,182 hits on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .242. The Rockies have accumulated 246 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 157 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 605 runs while having a team OBP of .304. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which is 23rd in the league.

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The Rockies hold a team ERA of 5.44 this year (30th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 989 batters. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 189 home runs and also 830 runs in total (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 497 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.86 as a unit so far this year. Colorado has surrendered 1,426 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and also 771 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.99 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.51.

The Rockies relievers have a save rate of 58.6% and has come into the game in 114 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 215 base runners so far this season and 33.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 139 times in addition to having 144 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 435 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen have notched 55 holds on the year (30th in baseball). They have compiled 34 saves for the year and have not converted 24 out of their 58 chances to save the game.

The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 3,827 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,403 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which puts them in 8th in pro baseball, and they have turned 142 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 67.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,481 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 29th in pro baseball.

Feltner (8-24 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 5.46 while he has faced 1,260 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 305 base hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has 113 walks. His earned run average is 5.54 (175 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.470. Feltner has taken the hill for 284 innings and has racked up 249 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .387 and they score 4.27 runs per contest (17th in MLB). They have recorded 220 doubles, while taking a walk 416 times as well as putting up 619 runs. Detroit has 148 home runs on the season as well as 597 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,292 occasions (9th in baseball) and have tallied 1,145 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have a team OBP of .299 and a team batting average of .234 for the year.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.178 in addition to having a FIP of 3.72 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,147. The Detroit pitching staff have given up 586 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.66 (526 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 8.40 (1,212 strikeouts vs 376 bases on balls). They have yielded 142 dingers and they concede 4.08 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Detroit relievers hold an inherited score rate of 24.2% out of their 215 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 143 times in high leverage situations and also on 158 occasions with runners on base. With 123 save situations, the Tigers have tallied 64 holds in addition to 23 blown saves. They are ranked 23rd in the league with a save percentage of 60.3%, and they have sent 446 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Detroit has had relief pitchers take the mound in 58 save opportunities and they have come away with 35 saves.

In 11,637 innings played, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (9th in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 115 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Tigers have 1,249 assists, 75 errors and have a total of 3,879 putouts so far this year.

In his career, Skubal has conceded 464 hits while accumulating 628 punch outs in 552 innings pitched. He has allowed 212 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.088 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.58 and he has faced 2,242 opposing hitters in his career. Skubal (39-31 career record) holds a 3.45 earned run average while allowing 7.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+152)

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