Miami Marlins vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+154) Detroit (-184)

The Detroit Tigers (21-20) will compete against the Miami Marlins (11-32) at Comerica Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Marlins at +154 while the Tigers are opening at -184. The betting total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Trevor Rogers and Casey Mize.

The Marlins have hit 56 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 35 baseballs out of the park. Miami has a slugging % of .348 and have been rung up 326 times, while being walked on 101 occasions. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are knocking in 3.7 runs per contest, which is 27th in MLB. They have 156 RBI's in addition to 331 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is .229. They have a total of 160 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .285.

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The Marlins are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.23 this year (30th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 366 hitters. Marlins pitchers have conceded 50 home runs and 250 runs in total (30th in the league). They have walked 176 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.51 as a team for the season. Miami has allowed 385 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 221 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.48.

The Marlins relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 33.3% and has entered the game in 32 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 63 base runners this year with 39.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Marlins relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 41 times as well as having 42 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have sent 146 relievers to the hill on the season. The bullpen have accumulated 17 holds on the year (29th in the league). They have tallied 5 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 10 out of their 15 save chances.

The Miami Marlins have a tally of 1,140 putouts thus far, in addition to 399 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which puts them in 29th in MLB, and they have turned 36 double plays. The Marlins have transformed 66.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,420 innings on the field, ranking them 29th in MLB.

Rogers has taken the ball for 323 innings and has earned 352 strikeouts so far in his career. Rogers (13-29 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.62 while he has gone up against 1,416 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.40 (158 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.393. He has given up 323 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 127 free passes.

Detroit has compiled 37 home runs this season and 158 RBIs. They have notched 60 doubles, while taking a walk 130 times and putting up 168 runs. The Detroit Tigers have tallied a team OBP of .301 and a batting average of .228 for the season. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .367 and they are earning 4.10 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have been rung up on 369 instances (10th in baseball) and have earned 314 hits.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.160 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.61 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They have a ranking of 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 315. The Detroit pitching staff have given up 164 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.46 (141 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (355 strikeouts against 111 bases on balls). They have given up 38 HR's and they relinquish 4.02 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.0% out of their 63 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 57 times in high leverage situations and on 43 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 42 save situations, the Tigers have accrued 20 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They are currently ranked 24th in MLB with a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 122 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Detroit has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 22 save opportunities and they have converted 12 saves.

In their 3,309 innings on the field, the Tigers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (9th in the majors). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 34 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in baseball). The Tigers have recorded 340 assists, 25 errors and have accumulated 1,103 putouts so far this season.

So far in his career, Mize has given up 212 base hits while he has accumulated 174 K's in 226 frames. He has allowed a total of 105 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.224 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and he has gone up against 952 hitters during his pro baseball career. Mize (8-14 mark in his career) has a 4.18 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-184)

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