Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-108) Houston (-108)

The Houston Astros (31-38) will try to defeat the Detroit Tigers (33-35) at Minute Maid Park on Saturday. The line on this matchup has Detroit at -108 and Houston is opening at -108. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jack Flaherty and Justin Verlander.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 17th in baseball. They have a total of 290 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .298. The Tigers have tallied 104 doubles as a squad and have hit 62 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 276 runs batted in and 530 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .231. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .375 and have been rung up 595 times, while taking a walk on 198 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 62 home runs in addition to 294 runs (13th in the league). Detroit has surrendered 553 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 258 earned runs. The Tigers have an ERA of 3.83 on the season (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 575 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 188 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.62 as a team so far this season.

Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 71 times as well as having 75 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 27 holds so far this season (30th in MLB). The Tigers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and has entered the game in 57 save situations. They have accumulated 15 saves this season and have blown 15 of their 30 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 102 runners for the season and 29.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Tigers have sent 205 relievers to the hill this season.

The Detroit Tigers have notched a total of 1,820 putouts this year, in addition to 578 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which is 28th in professional baseball, and have 53 double plays. The Tigers have turned 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,460 innings, which has them ranked 20th in MLB.

Flaherty has taken the hill for 739 frames and has accumulated 842 K's thus far in his career. Flaherty (45-38 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.64 while going up against 3,071 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.70 (304 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.187. He has surrendered 614 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 264 walks.

The Astros hold a slugging % of .417 and they tally 4.43 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have put up 104 doubles, while taking a walk 195 times as well as earning 306 runs. Houston has accumulated 85 HRs this year and 294 RBIs. They have been rung up on 471 occasions (30th in baseball) and have earned 615 hits. The Houston Astros have accounted for a team OBP of .320 in addition to a team batting average of .259 this season.

The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.322 in addition to having a FIP of 4.32 as a squad for the season. They sit at 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 550. The Houston pitching staff have yielded 301 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.20 (285 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (582 strikeouts against 258 bases on balls). They have given up 77 dingers and they allow 4.43 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league).

Houston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.6% out of 56 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 65 times in high leverage situations and on 39 occasions with runners on base. With 61 save situations, the Astros have compiled 36 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They rank 26th in the league with a save percentage of 52.0%, and they have sent 217 relievers onto the diamond on the year. Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 25 save chances and they have earned 13 saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 58 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (5th in MLB). The Astros have accrued 600 assists, 32 errors and have 1,834 putouts for the year. In their 5,502 innings on the diamond, the Astros have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (8th in MLB).

Verlander (260-143 career record) has earned a 3.25 ERA and has given up 7.6 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.60 and he has faced 13,788 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 1,222 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.120 and a FIP of 3.2. During his MLB career, Verlander has conceded 2,845 base knocks while he has earned 3,393 punch outs in 3,382 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-108)

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