Tigers vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 12, 2024

The Detroit Tigers (74-71) will vie for their fourth straight victory when they host the Colorado Rockies (54-91) on Thursday at 1:10 p.m. ET on COLR. The Tigers are listed as -250 favorites by bookmakers, while the Rockies are +203 underdogs. Tarik Skubal will get the ball for Detroit while Colorado will counter with Ryan Feltner.

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Tigers vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-250)
• Underdog: Rockies (+203)
• Over/under: 7.5

Tigers vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Tigers have won in 33, or 56.9%, of the 58 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Detroit has played as a favorite of -250 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 71.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Rockies have gone 52-89 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 36.9% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +203 or longer, Colorado has a 6-13 record (winning only 31.6% of its games).
• The Rockies have an implied moneyline win probability of 33% in this matchup.

Tigers vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Riley Greene is batting .263 with 20 home runs and 64 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Detroit hitters this season.
• Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Greene’s home run total ranks him 58th and his RBI tally ranks him 69th.
• Matt Vierling has collected 123 hits this season and has an OBP of .306. He’s slugging .439 on the year.
• Brenton Doyle has a team-high 66 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in the majors, Doyle ranks 40th in home runs and 60th in RBI.
• Ezequiel Tovar is hitting .268 with 42 doubles, three triples, 22 home runs and 20 walks.

Tigers vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Tigers strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
• The Tigers have pitched to a 3.67 ERA this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
• Tigers pitchers have a 1.180 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Rockies has a collective 7.0 K/9, the worst in MLB.
• Colorado has a 5.45 team ERA that ranks last across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rockies average baseball’s highest WHIP (1.510).