Detroit Tigers vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 4/14/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Monday, April 14, 2025

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-152) Milwaukee (+126)

The Detroit Tigers (7-5) are headed to American Family Field on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers (7-6). The line on this matchup has the Tigers at -152 while the Brewers are at +126. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Tarik Skubal and Tyler Alexander.

Detroit is slugging .448 and have struck out 119 times, while drawing a walk on 49 occasions. They have accounted for 57 RBI's and 106 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .261. The Tigers have recorded 18 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 16 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 59 runs and hold an OBP of .342. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 4.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 9th in MLB.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.08. Tigers pitchers have given up 14 long balls and also 45 runs in total (5th in the league). Detroit has surrendered 76 hits (6.5 per 9 innings) and also 41 earned runs. The Tigers have a team ERA of 3.50 for the season (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 102 batters. They have walked 38 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.99 as a squad this year.

The Tigers bullpen have earned a save rate of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 6 save situations. The relievers have inherited 10 runners for the season and 20.0% of those players crossed home plate. Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 9 times as well as having 4 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 33 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have tallied 2 holds this season (30th in MLB). They have earned 3 saves so far this year and have blown 1 of their 4 save opportunities.

The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 316 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 104 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which has them ranked 9th in the majors, and have accumulated 8 double plays. The Tigers have transformed 75.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 948 innings, which has them sitting 1st in professional baseball.

Skubal has taken the hill for 587 innings and has earned 664 K's in his MLB career. Skubal (42-33 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.34 while he has faced 2,377 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.39 (221 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.076. He has given up 489 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 143 walks.

Milwaukee has a total of 15 home runs for the season to go along with 60 runs batted in. They have notched 19 doubles, while walking 44 times as well as scoring 68 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have tallied an on-base percentage of .310 in addition to a team batting average of .238 so far this season. The Brewers have a team slugging percentage of .392 and they score 5.23 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have struck out on 117 occasions (9th in baseball) and have recorded 105 base hits.

The Brewers have a WHIP of 1.365 in addition to having a FIP of 5.36 as a pitching staff so far this year. They rank 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 106. The Milwaukee pitching staff have allowed 74 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 5.40 (69 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (114 strikeouts against 51 walks). They have given up 25 dingers and they concede 5.79 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

With 9 save situations, the Brewers have earned 6 holds in addition to no blown saves. Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 2 save chances and they have converted 2 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 12 times in high leverage situations and on 12 occasions with runners on base. Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 56.3% out of their 16 inherited base runners. They are ranked 2nd in the league with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have sent 47 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 4 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (22nd in MLB). The Brewers have 77 assists, 8 errors and have a tally of 345 putouts for the season. Out of their 1,035 innings played, the Brewers have a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (11th in baseball).

Alexander (18-28 mark in his career) holds a 4.51 earned run average and has conceded 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.57 and he has faced 1,953 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has conceded 231 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.275 and a FIP of 4.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Alexander has surrendered 483 base hits while tallying 375 K's in 461 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee (+126)

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