Data Skrive:
Expect a display of power when Riley Greene (9 HR) and the Detroit Tigers (19-18) take on Kyle Tucker (4 HR) and the Houston Astros (13-24) at Comerica Park at 6:10 PM ET live on BSDET. Greene and the Tigers are -131 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup. Detroit’s Tarik Skubal gets the start, and he’ll go against Houston’s Cristian Javier.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $35.27
Tigers to win vs Astros -131
Tigers vs. Astros Betting Lines
- Favorite: Tigers (-131)
- Underdog: Astros (+111)
- Over/under: 7.5
Tigers vs. Astros Betting Insights
- The Tigers have been victorious in nine, or 52.9%, of the 17 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Detroit has a record of 6-4 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -131 or more on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 56.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Astros have won 37.5% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (3-5).
- Houston is 1-2 (winning only 33.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +111 or longer.
- The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 47.4% in this contest.
Tigers vs. Astros Hitting Leaders
- Greene leads Detroit in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (17) this season while batting .254.
- Of all MLB batters, Greene is 82nd in batting average, 30th in on-base percentage, and 24th in slugging.
- Mark Canha is batting .248 with an OBP of .367 and a slugging percentage of .444 this season.
- Kyle Tucker leads the Astros in home runs (11) and runs batted in (25).
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Tucker is second in homers and 21st in RBI.
- Jose Altuve has nine doubles, seven home runs and 14 walks while hitting .327.
Tigers vs. Astros Pitching Rankings
- The Tigers average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the league.
- Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.29 this year, fifth-best in baseball.
- The Tigers have a combined WHIP of just 1.117 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
- The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Astros pitching staff ranks 21st in MLB.
- Houston’s 5.00 team ERA ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Astros combine for the second-worst WHIP in MLB (1.482).