Los Angeles Angels vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+135) Detroit (-161)

The Detroit Tigers (66-66) welcome the Los Angeles Angels (54-77) at Comerica Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at +135 and Detroit is at -161. The total is O9.0. The pitchers taking the mound will be Griffin Canning and Kenta Maeda.

The Angels have tallied 193 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 128 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .371 and have been called out on strikes 1,122 times, while being walked on 388 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are knocking in 3.9 runs per game, which has them at 27th in MLB. They have tallied 481 runs batted in and 1,004 base knocks on the season, while their batting average comes in at .232. They have 515 runs and hold an OBP of .303.

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The Angels have an ERA of 4.58 on the campaign (27th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,010 hitters. Angels pitchers have conceded 156 long balls and 638 total runs (27th in MLB). They have walked 479 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.58 as a unit for the year. Los Angeles has surrendered 1,056 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 589 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.11 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.33.

Angels bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 111 times in addition to having 120 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 57 holds for the year (27th in baseball). The Angels relievers have accumulated a save rate of 67.4% and has come into the game in 105 save situations. They have compiled 31 saves for the season and have not converted 15 of their 46 save chances. The relievers have inherited 175 base runners this season and 34.9% of them earned a run for their team. The Angels have dispatched 413 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for 3,476 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,160 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which puts them in 18th in pro baseball, and they have turned 115 double plays. The Angels have transformed 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,428 innings, ranking them 4th in MLB.

Canning has taken the hill for 475 innings and has accounted for 455 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.75 (251 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.322. He has surrendered 463 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 165 free passes. Canning (23-32 career mark) has a FIP of 4.68 while he has faced 2,034 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Detroit Tigers have an on-base percentage of .298 as well as a team batting average of .234 for the season. They have been rung up on 1,159 instances (9th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,043 hits. Detroit has compiled 136 HRs for the year to go along with 541 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .389 and they score 4.26 runs per game (18th in MLB). They have put up 201 doubles, while getting a free base 371 times and earning 562 runs.

The Detroit pitching staff have relinquished 549 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.83 (499 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 132 homers and they relinquish 4.22 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.198 in addition to having a FIP of 3.76 as a team this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (1,113 strikeouts against 350 free passes). They come in at 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,054.

Detroit has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 49 save chances and they have walked away with 29 saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball with a save percentage of 59.2%, and they have sent 404 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 124 times in high leverage situations and on 143 occasions with base runners. Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 25.3% out of their 198 inherited base runners. With 108 save situations, the Tigers have 58 holds and 20 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 104 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in pro baseball). The Tigers have racked up 1,118 assists, 69 errors and have accounted for 3,516 putouts this season. In their 10,548 innings on the field, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (15th in professional baseball).

Maeda (67-55 career record) holds a 4.17 earned run average and has conceded 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.73 and he has gone up against 3,973 batters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 445 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.170 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. During his pro baseball career, Maeda has allowed 850 base hits while tallying 1,027 K's in 961 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+135)

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