The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Detroit Tigers meet Saturday in MLB action from Comerica Park. Here’s a Detroit Tigers vs LA Dodgers Prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
In their last series the Dodgers took on the Philadelphia Phillies. Los Angeles didn’t have any luck in that one, notching a sweep with losses 10-1, 4-3 and 5-1. On Friday versus the Tigers, the Dodgers powered out a 4-3 win. Starter James Paxton lasted 3.2 innings with three earned on five hits and four walks.
In the starter role for Saturday the Dodgers will send out Justin Wrobleski. In his lone start this year (the first of his career) Wrobleski put up a loss with four Ks in 5.0 innings.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
Over on the Detroit side, they played four games versus the Cleveland Guardians this week. The Tigers lost 9-8 on Tuesday but otherwise took victories 1-0, 5-4 and 10-1 in that set. On Friday the Tigers blew an early 3-0 lead and got out-hit 9-8. Tarik Skubal managed 6.0 innings in the start with two earned runs.
Keider Montero will take the mound for the start on Saturday. In the first four games (three starts) of his career this season Montero is 1-2 with a 4.64 ERA. He has 19 Ks in 21.1 innings total.
Tigers vs Dodgers Pick Injury Notes
Dodgers SP Clayton Kershaw will make another rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday.
Tigers SP Sawyer Gipson-Long (elbow) underwent left hip labral repair surgery this week.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Dodgers’ last seven games as favorites have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Tigers’ last five day games against National League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Tigers’ last five day games against NL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Dodgers’ last four games as road favorites.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Spencer Torkelson has hit a home run in three of his last five appearances with the Tigers as underdogs against NL West opponents.
- Matt Vierling has scored at least one run in each of his last five home appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Kerry Carpenter has recorded at least one Single in each of his last five appearances with the Tigers as home underdogs against NL opponents.
- Matt Vierling has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.
- Riley Greene has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances against NL West opponents.
- Riley Greene has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 12 appearances against NL West opponents.
- Kerry Carpenter has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances in day games against NL teams that held a winning record.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Mookie Betts has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 20 road appearances against AL opponents.
- Shohei Ohtani has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Dodgers’ last seven games against AL opponents.
- Shohei Ohtani has hit at least one home run in five of the Dodgers’ last six games as favorites against AL opponents.
- Mookie Betts has scored at least one run in each of his last six road appearances against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Freddie Freeman has recorded a Double in each of the Dodgers’ last three day games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Mookie Betts has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 20 road appearances against AL opponents.
- Teoscar Hernandez has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven appearances at Comerica Park.
Detroit Tigers vs LA Dodgers Prediction
I’ll try the Tigers in this one. It’ll be interesting to see how the young starters do regardless, though. Montero has done well over his last two outings, with two earned in 12.2 innings on nine hits and two walks combined. As for Wrobleski, he gave up four earned in 5.0 innings during his loss.
On Friday the Tigers had a couple of rough bullpen performances and couldn’t do much on offense after the first couple of innings. Detroit has given up four or more runs in three of their last four games, so they’re going to have to rein it in Saturday.