Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-104) Tampa Bay (-112)

The Tampa Bay Rays (12-12) will try to beat the Detroit Tigers (13-10) at Tropicana Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Tigers at -104 and the Rays are at -112. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jack Flaherty and Tyler Alexander.

As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 20th in MLB. They have tallied 92 runs and hold an OBP of .300. The Tigers have hit 33 doubles as a team and have knocked 17 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 85 RBI's in addition to 175 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .223. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .346 and have struck out 218 times, while drawing a walk on 77 occasions.

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The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 2.85 on the season (2nd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 199 hitters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 24 home runs and 85 runs (7th in baseball). They have walked 70 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.98 as a unit this year. Detroit has surrendered 161 hits (6.9 per 9 innings) and 67 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.84 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.09.

The Tigers bullpen have compiled a save rate of 63.6% and has come into the game in 16 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 29 base runners this year and 20.7% of them crossed home plate. Tigers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 24 times in addition to having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 70 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have earned 5 holds so far this season (30th in MLB). They have earned 7 saves on the season and have blown 4 of their 11 chances to save the game.

The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 634 putouts so far this season, in addition to 200 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which is 18th in pro baseball, and they have turned 17 double plays. The Tigers have converted 73.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,902 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 1st in the majors.

Flaherty has pitched in 692 innings and has earned 778 strikeouts so far in his career. Flaherty (42-35 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.00 while he has faced 2,893 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.77 (290 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.207. He has surrendered 577 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 258 walks.

Tampa Bay is sitting with 19 home runs this season to go along with 85 runs batted in. They have recorded 31 doubles, while getting a free base 61 times and racking up 94 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a team OBP of .304 in addition to a team batting average of .242 so far this year. The Rays have a slugging percentage of .356 and they are scoring 3.92 runs per outing (22nd in MLB). They have been rung up on 216 instances (8th in MLB) and have earned 195 hits.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have yielded 118 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.39 (106 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 32 dingers and they give up 4.89 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.340 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.36 as a unit so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (215 strikeouts vs 82 walks). They come in at 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 209.

Tampa Bay has called on relievers to enter the contest in 12 save chances and they have walked away with 7 saves. They rank 18th in MLB holding a save rate of 58.3%, and they have sent 76 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 32 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 18.5% out of their 27 inherited runners. With 32 save situations, the Rays have tallied 19 holds and 5 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 18 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in MLB). The Rays have accrued 174 assists, 12 errors and are sitting with 652 putouts on the campaign. In 1,956 innings played, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (20th in baseball).

Alexander (12-23 career mark) is the owner of a 4.40 earned run average while giving up 9.6 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.61 and he has gone up against 1,536 batters so far in his career. He has given up a total of 177 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.290 and a FIP of 4.7. In his MLB career, Alexander has given up 387 base knocks while accumulating 289 K's in 362 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-112)

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