Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+125) Detroit (-150)

The Detroit Tigers (5-1) will play the Oakland Athletics (1-6) at Comerica Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Athletics at +125 while the Tigers are sitting at -150. The over/under is set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Paul Blackburn and Kenta Maeda.

The Athletics have accumulated 10 doubles as a team and have hit 4 balls out of the stadium. Oakland owns a slugging percentage of .316 and have struck out 70 times, while drawing a walk on 20 occasions. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 2.1 runs per contest, which is 29th in the league. They have 15 runs batted in in addition to 46 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .202. They have tallied 15 runs while having a team OBP of .273.

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The Athletics have a team ERA of 5.12 this year (23rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 58 hitters. Athletics pitchers have given up 2 home runs and 44 total runs (26th in MLB). They have walked 28 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.51 as a team over the course of the season. Oakland has conceded 73 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 37 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.55.

The Athletics relief pitchers have a save percentage of 0.0% and has entered the game in 5 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 6 base runners this year and 33.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. Athletics bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 7 times and also have had 7 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 23 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relievers have a total of 3 holds so far this year (21st in the league). They have compiled 0 saves this season and have blown 2 out of their 2 chances to save the game.

The Athletics have transformed 60.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 585 innings, which ranks them 29th in pro baseball. The Oakland Athletics have accounted for 195 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 66 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .953 which has them ranked 30th in pro baseball, and have 8 double plays.

Blackburn has thrown 360 innings and is sitting with 273 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.80 (192 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.414. He has surrendered 397 base hits (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 112 free passes. Blackburn (17-24 career record) holds a FIP of 4.30 and he has gone up against 1,559 batters in the majors.

Detroit has recorded 6 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 22 runs batted in. They have hit 3 doubles, while taking a walk 21 times as well as scoring 23 runs. The Detroit Tigers have tallied an on-base percentage of .287 in addition to a team batting average of .210 so far this year. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .319 and they average 3.83 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have been rung up on 57 occasions (15th in the league) and have notched a total of 44 hits.

The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 13 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 2.05 (13 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 6 home runs and they surrender 2.05 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 0.928 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.98 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (55 strikeouts vs 21 walks). They are sitting at 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 32.

Detroit has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 4 save opportunities and they have converted 2 saves. They sit at 14th in baseball with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 22 relievers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 16 times in high leverage situations in addition to 8 occasions with runners on. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.2% out of 9 inherited runners. Sitting with 7 save situations, the Tigers have compiled 3 holds and also 2 blown saves.

In 516 innings played, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 80.3% (1st in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 4 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .991 (6th in the majors). The Tigers have recorded 53 assists, 2 errors and are sitting with 172 putouts so far this year.

Maeda (65-49 record in his career) has earned a 3.96 earned run average while allowing 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.83 and he has gone up against 3,575 batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 383 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.145 and a FIP of 3.8. So far in his career, Maeda has allowed 747 base knocks and he has 953 punch outs in 869 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland (+125)

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