Detroit Tigers vs New York Mets Prediction, 4/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs New York Mets

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+114) New York (-134)

Citi Field is the site where the New York Mets (0-3) will attempt to beat the Detroit Tigers (3-0) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at +114 while New York is sitting at -134. The total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Casey Mize and Adrian Houser.

As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are compiling 3.7 runs per game, which is 20th in MLB. They have a total of 11 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .303. The Tigers have recorded 2 doubles as a team and have hit 4 balls out of the stadium. They have 11 runs batted in in addition to 26 hits on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .241. Detroit is slugging .389 and have been called out on strikes 27 times, while being walked on 9 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 5.80 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 0.82. Tigers pitchers have conceded 5 long balls and 8 runs in total (1st in MLB). Detroit has surrendered 18 hits (5.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 8 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.57 this season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 29 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 5 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.53 as a unit so far this year.

The Tigers relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 5 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 5 runners so far this season with 20.0% of those players ended up scoring. Tigers relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 2 times and also have had 9 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 11 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have tallied 2 holds so far this season (14th in baseball). They have earned 2 saves so far this season and have not converted 1 of their 3 save opportunities.

The Detroit Tigers have a total of 84 putouts this season, as well as 26 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which ranks 16th in the majors, and they have turned 2 double plays. The Tigers have turned 78.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 252 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 1st in professional baseball.

Mize has taken the hill for 188 frames and has accumulated 148 punch outs thus far in his career. Mize (7-13 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.95 while he has gone up against 790 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.29 (90 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.208. He has surrendered 172 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 56 free passes.

New York has recorded 4 HRs over the course of the season and 8 runs batted in. They have hit 2 two-baggers, while getting a free base 6 times as well as scoring 8 runs. The New York Mets are sitting with an OBP of .255 and a team batting average of .202 for the season. The Mets have a team slugging % of .343 and they earn 2.67 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They have struck out on 23 occasions (27th in the league) and have earned a total of 20 base hits.

The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.593 in addition to having a FIP of 3.68 as a staff on the season. They come in at 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 33. The New York pitching staff have given up 14 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.33 (13 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.70 (29 strikeouts vs 10 free passes). They have surrendered 2 home runs and they concede 4.67 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB).

New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 0.0% out of their 3 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 1 times in high leverage situations in addition to 2 occasions with base runners. The Mets have earned 0 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. They are currently ranked 25th in baseball with a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have sent 11 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. New York has had relief pitchers take the mound in 0 save chances.

Out of their 243 innings played, the Mets are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 59.6% (29th in MLB). The New York Mets have gotten 4 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (19th in professional baseball). The Mets have recorded 19 assists, 2 errors and have 81 putouts so far this season.

Houser (31-34 career win-loss record) has a 4.00 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 and he has faced 2,310 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 240 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.357 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. So far in his MLB career, Houser has allowed 520 hits while tallying 439 punch outs in 539 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-134)

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