Houston Astros vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/27/2021

The Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers meet Sunday in MLB action at Comerica Park. The Astros look for a win after winning 12 of their last 13 games. The Tigers look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.

The Houston Astros have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last eight games. The Astros have won 10 straight games when scoring four or more runs. Yuli Gurriel leads the Astros with 87 hits and 52 RBI while Carlos Correa and Michael Brantley have combined for 165 hits and 78 RBI. Jake Odorizzi gets the ball, and he is 2-3 with a 4.75 ERA and 35 strikeouts this season. Odorizzi is 6-2 with a 3.58 ERA and 79 strikeouts in his career against the Tigers.

The Detroit Tigers have scored eight runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five of their last eight games. The Tigers have lost six of their last seven games when scoring three or less runs. Jonathan Schoop leads the Tigers with 77 hits and 41 RBI while Jeimer Candelario and Robbie Grossman have combined for 128 hits and 53 RBI. Tarik Skubal gets the ball, and he is 4-7 with a 4.33 ERA and 85 strikeouts this season. This will be Skubal’s first career game against the Astros.

The Astros are 4-0 in their last 4 Sunday games and 5-1 in their last 6 road games. The Tigers are 15-36 in their last 51 Sunday games and 43-88 in their last 131 home games. The over is 4-1 in Astros last 5 road games. The over is 6-2 in Tigers last 8 home games. The Astros are 7-1 in the last 8 meetings in Detroit and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

I said last week that the Astros are a team that you just blindly back when they get hot. Well, they’re still hot. The Astros have shown us over the years they have these crazy runs in them and the offense just produces and produces. The Tigers have cooled off lately and Skubal is hittable. Have to keep riding the hot hand. Give me the Astros and the RL for max betting value.