Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Monday, April 22, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-112) Tampa Bay (-105)

The Tampa Bay Rays (12-11) welcome the Detroit Tigers (12-10) at Tropicana Field on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Detroit at -112 while Tampa Bay opens at -105. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tarik Skubal and Zack Littell.

As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are recording 3.8 runs per contest, which puts them at 23rd in the league. They have accumulated 79 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .296. The Tigers have accumulated 29 doubles as a squad and have knocked 14 balls out of the park. They have recorded 74 runs batted in and 157 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate sits at .220. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .336 and have been called out on strikes 199 times, while drawing a walk on 71 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.10. Tigers pitchers have yielded 22 long balls in addition to 83 runs (7th in baseball). Detroit has given up 148 hits (6.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 65 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.03 this season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 182 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 65 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.05 as a team for the season.

The Tigers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 63.6% and stepped onto the hill in 16 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 29 base runners for the year and 20.7% of them ended up scoring. Tigers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 24 times as well as having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 65 relievers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen have recorded 5 holds so far this year (30th in the league). They have tallied 7 saves this season and have blown 4 of their 11 save opportunities.

The Tigers have converted 73.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,740 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 1st in the majors. The Detroit Tigers have earned 580 putouts thus far, in addition to 187 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them sitting 20th in the majors, and have earned 16 double plays.

Skubal has taken the mound for 403 innings and has racked up 446 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.77 (169 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.127. He has conceded 345 base hits (7.7 hits per 9 innings) with 109 walks. Skubal (25-27 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.77 while going up against 1,647 batters during his time in the majors.

The Rays have a SLG% of .364 and they earn 4.05 runs per game (20th in baseball). They have recorded 28 doubles, while getting a free base 55 times and putting up 89 runs. Tampa Bay has accumulated 18 home runs for the season and 81 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 192 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned 184 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with an on-base percentage of .308 as well as a team batting average of .248 so far this year.

The Rays have a WHIP of 1.329 with a FIP of 4.46 as a staff this season. They sit at 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 189. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 106 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.27 (95 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (196 strikeouts vs 77 free passes). They have conceded 30 dingers and they concede 4.77 runs per 9 innings (24th in the league).

Sitting with 32 save situations, the Rays have earned 19 holds and 5 blown saves. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 12 save chances and they have walked away with 7 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 32 times in high leverage situations and on 17 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 20.0% of 25 inherited base runners. They sit at 18th in baseball holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have dispatched 72 relievers to the hill this season.

In 1,803 innings on the diamond, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 18 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in baseball). The Rays have recorded 164 assists, 10 errors and have amassed 601 putouts on the season.

Littell (17-11 career record) holds a 3.94 earned run average while giving up 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.21 and he has gone up against 1,188 opposing hitters during his career. He has surrendered 123 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.279 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. During his pro baseball career, Littell has given up 282 base hits while earning 247 K's in 280 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-105) and under 7.5 runs

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