The Houston Astros (32-38), led by Alex Bregman on a 15-game hitting streak, will meet the Detroit Tigers (33-36) Saturday at Minute Maid Park. The Astros are -120 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 4:10 PM ET on SCHN. Houston’s Justin Verlander and Detroit’s Jack Flaherty have been named the starters for this contest.
Here is our preview for this matchup, and find all of our MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
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Astros to win vs Tigers -120
Astros vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-120)
- Underdog: Tigers (+101)
- Over/under: 7
Astros vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Astros have won in 25, or 46.3%, of the 54 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Houston has a record of 23-23 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -120 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Astros have a 54.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Tigers have won 15 of the 34 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (44.1%).
- Detroit has a record of 13-14 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +101 or longer (48.1%).
- The Tigers have an implied moneyline win probability of 49.8% in this contest.
Astros vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Yordan Alvarez has been key for Houston with 14 home runs, 36 RBI and a batting average of .289 this season.
- Including all hitters in MLB, Alvarez is 15th in home runs and 42nd in RBI.
- Jose Altuve is batting .298 to lead Houston, while adding 10 homers and 26 runs batted in this season.
- Riley Greene leads the Tigers in home runs (12) and runs batted in (30).
- Greene ranks 28th in homers and 79th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
- Mark Canha has 11 doubles, six home runs and 29 walks while hitting .239.
Astros vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Astros have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the majors.
- The Astros have the 20th-ranked ERA (4.14) in the majors this season.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.313 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
- The Tigers pitching staff ranks 18th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Detroit’s 3.84 team ERA ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Tigers have the 10th-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.218).