New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/7/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Monday, April 7, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-144) Detroit (+120)

The New York Yankees (4-2) are hitting the road to Comerica Park on Monday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (2-4). The line on this contest has New York at -144 while Detroit is priced at +120. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Carlos Rodon and Casey Mize.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are putting up 8.8 runs per outing, which has them at 1st in the league. They have racked up 53 runs while having a team OBP of .357. The Yankees have tallied 10 doubles as a squad and have hit 22 balls out of the park. They have earned 50 runs batted in as well as 57 hits on the campaign, and their batting average comes in at .278. New York is slugging .649 and have been rung up 58 times, while drawing a walk on 24 occasions.

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The Yankees have a team ERA of 4.67 so far this season (21st in baseball), and they have rung up 58 batters. Yankees pitchers have allowed 7 long balls and 32 runs (22nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 27 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.00 as a team for the year. New York has allowed 42 hits (7.0 per 9 innings) as well as 28 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.15 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28.

Yankees relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 7 times as well as having 3 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 6 holds so far this season (8th in MLB). The Yankees relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 9 save situations. They have 2 saves so far this season and have not converted 1 out of their 3 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 8 runners this season with 12.5% of them ended up scoring. The Yankees have dispatched 21 relievers to the mound this season.

The Yankees have turned 72.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 486 innings, which has them sitting 13th in pro baseball. The New York Mets have 162 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 50 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .977 which puts them in 26th in the majors, and have a total of 3 double plays.

Rodon has taken the ball for 1,097 frames and has racked up 1,218 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.85 (470 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.249. He has given up 960 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) with 410 walks. Rodon (76-64 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.80 and he has faced 4,634 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Detroit Tigers have an OBP of .336 in addition to a team batting average of .265 for the year. They have been rung up on 64 instances (12th in the league) and have earned a total of 57 hits. Detroit has accounted for 6 home runs so far this year to go along with 26 RBIs. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .419 and they score 4.50 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have tallied 9 doubles, while taking a walk 24 times as well as notching 27 runs.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.096 in addition to having a FIP of 5.42 as a staff for the year. They come in at 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 37. The Detroit pitching staff have given up 30 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 5.11 (29 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.80 (50 strikeouts against 19 bases on balls). They have surrendered 13 dingers and they give up 5.28 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB).

Detroit has called on relievers to enter the game in 3 save opportunities and they have walked away with 2 saves. They rank 14th in MLB with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 18 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 3 times in high leverage situations and also on 6 occasions with runners on base. Detroit bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 0.0% of 5 inherited base runners. Sitting with 5 save situations, the Tigers have 2 holds in addition to 1 blown save.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 2 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .995 (6th in the majors). The Tigers have accrued 50 assists, 1 error and have earned 154 putouts this season. In 462 innings on the diamond, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 80.4% (1st in pro baseball).

Mize (10-19 career win-loss record) holds a 4.28 ERA and has allowed 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and he has gone up against 1,262 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 141 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.290 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. During his pro baseball career, Mize has conceded 294 base hits while he has earned 232 K's in 296 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-144)

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