The Athletics and Detroit Tigers meet Tuesday in MLB action at Comerica Park. Here’s a Tigers vs Athletics Prediction. This article will include a Tigers vs Athletics Pick.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 41-49 on the year and play the White Sox next. The Athletics are batting. 248 on the season, have a .326 OBP, and have a .410 slugging percentage. The Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.10 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. Nick Kurtz leads the Athletics with 89 hits and 66 RBI, while Shea Langeliers and Tyler Soderstrom have combined for 157 hits and 85 RBI.
J.T. Ginn gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 7-4 with a 3.04 ERA and 82 strikeouts this season. Ginn is 0-1 with a 5.84 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
The Detroit Tigers are 40-50 on the year and play the Phillies next. The Detroit Tigers are batting .236 on the season and have a .314 OBP and a .398 slugging percentage. The Detroit Tigers’ pitching staff has a 3.76 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. Riley Greene leads the Detroit Tigers with 95 hits and 44 RBI, while Dillon Dingler and Kevin McGonigle have combined for 176 hits and 91 RBI.
Tarik Skubal gets the ball for the Detroit Tigers, and he is 4-4 with a 3.15 ERA and 75 strikeouts this season. Skubal is 4-3 with a 2.81 ERA and 77 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Why the Detroit Tigers will win
- The Athletics have lost seven of their last eight games.
- The home team has won each of the last four games between the Athletics and Tigers.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games.
- The home team has covered the run line in each of the last four games between the Athletics and Tigers.
- The Tigers have led after 5 innings in eight of their last nine games.
- The Tigers have led after 3 innings in five of their last six home games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won six of their last seven games as underdogs against AL Central opponents following a loss.
- The Tigers have lost five of their last six games as home favorites against the Athletics following a win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in eight of their last nine road games against the Tigers following a loss.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight home games against the Athletics following a win.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in each of their last three road games against AL Central opponents.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in each of their last three games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Five of the Athletics’ last six road games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Four of the Tigers’ last five games as favorites have gone OVER the total runs line.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Athletics’ last seven road games.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Tigers’ last six home games against AL West opponents.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Riley Greene has hit at least one home run in three of the Tigers’ last four games as favorites.
- Tarik Skubal has recorded nine or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances against AL West opponents.
- Tarik Skubal has recorded a win in six of his last seven home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Hao-Yu Lee has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances in night games.
- Kevin McGonigle ranks 7th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.395) this season.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Shea Langeliers has hit a home run in each of the Athletics’ last four games as road underdogs against AL Central opponents.
- J.T. Ginn has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances.
- J.T. Ginn has recorded six or more strikeouts in three of his last four appearances with the Athletics as road underdogs.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances with the Athletics as underdogs against AL Central opponents.
- Nick Kurtz ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.415) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Tigers rank 29th in the league for steals this season (31).
- The Tigers rank T5th in the league for triples this season (18).
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (140).
- The Athletics rank 29th in the league for ERA this season (5.10).
Tigers vs Athletics Prediction
The Athletics are having a rough week, and I doubt they turn things around on the road against one of the top arms in the sport. Now, Skubal has been hittable at home this season, and he’s coming off a June in which he allowed 17 hits and 10 earned runs in 22.1 innings, but he’s still a two-time Cy Young winner. Skubal deserves the benefit of the doubt. This is a spot I won’t overthink. Give me the Tigers and the RL for max betting value.