San Diego Padres vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 4/23/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-144) Detroit (+120)

The Detroit Tigers (14-9) will play the San Diego Padres (16-7) at Comerica Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Padres at -144 while the Tigers are at +120. The total is set at 9. The men taking the mound will be Kyle Hart and Reese Olson.

The Padres have hit 39 doubles as a squad and have knocked 22 baseballs out of the park. San Diego is slugging .424 and have been rung up 141 times, while taking a walk on 77 occasions. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 14th in baseball. They have accumulated 88 runs batted in in addition to 201 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate sits at .276. They have racked up 97 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .346.

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The Padres have a team ERA of 2.74 on the year (2nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 187 batters. Padres pitchers have given up 16 long balls and also 62 runs in total (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 69 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.31 as a team over the course of the season. San Diego has surrendered 143 base hits (6.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 59 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.09.

Padres pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 16 times as well as having 30 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 18 holds on the season (5th in the league). The Padres relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 90.9% and stepped onto the hill in 29 save situations. They have earned 10 saves over the course of the season and have blown 1 of 11 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 23 base runners this season and 26.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Padres have sent 72 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Padres have converted 73.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,746 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 2nd in MLB. The San Diego Padres are sitting with 582 putouts on the year, as well as 161 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which puts them in 8th in baseball, and they have turned 15 double plays.

Hart (2-2 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 10.10 and he has faced 138 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 42 hits (13.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 15 free passes. His ERA is 10.26 (31 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 2.096. Hart has taken the mound for 27 innings and has tallied 23 strikeouts during his career.

The Detroit Tigers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .321 and a batting average of .246 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 206 instances (4th in the league) and have 182 base hits. Detroit has knocked in 22 HRs for the year to go along with 96 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .387 and they score 4.55 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have tallied 29 two-baggers, while walking 79 times as well as notching 100 runs.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.144 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.88 as a squad on the year. They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 155. The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 76 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.12 (67 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (174 strikeouts vs 66 bases on balls). They have given up 22 homers and they allow 3.54 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Sitting with 15 save situations, the Tigers have accrued 5 holds and 2 blown saves. Detroit has had relievers step onto the mound in 9 save chances and they have tallied 7 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 10 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relievers have an inherited score percentage of 20.0% of 25 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 77.8%, and they have sent 62 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season.

In 1,740 innings played, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 73.7% (4th in pro baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 11 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in professional baseball). The Tigers have recorded 185 assists, 10 errors and have accumulated 580 putouts this year.

Olson (11-16 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.81 earned run average while giving up 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and he has gone up against 976 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 100 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.186 and a FIP of 3.8. In his pro baseball career, Olson has allowed 204 base knocks while he has tallied 222 K's in 236 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (+120)

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