The Miami Marlins and Detroit Tigers meet Friday in MLB action at Comerica Park. Here’s a Tigers vs. Marlins Prediction. This article will include a Tigers vs. Marlins Pick.
Miami Marlins Betting Preview
The Miami Marlins are 8-5 on the year and play the Braves and Brewers next. The Miami Marlins are batting .269 on the season, have a .347 OBP, and have a .419 slugging percentage. The Miami Marlins pitching staff has a 3.57 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. Xavier Edwards leads the Miami Marlins with 19 hits and 6 RBI, while Javier Sanoja and Otto Lopez have combined for 28 hits and 11 RBI.
Chris Paddack gets the ball for the Miami Marlins, and he is 0-1 with an 8.31 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season. Paddack is 0-2 with a 2.93 ERA and 14 strikeouts in his career against the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
The Detroit Tigers are 4-9 on the year and play the Red Sox and Royals next. The Detroit Tigers are batting .233 on the season and have a .324 OBP, and a .351 slugging percentage. The Detroit Tigers pitching staff has a 4.32 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. Kevin McGonigle leads the Detroit Tigers with 14 hits and 7 RBI, while Colt Keith and Gleyber Torres have combined for 25 hits and 7 RBI.
Keider Montero gets the ball for the Detroit Tigers, and he is 0-1 with a 4.15 ERA and 3 strikeouts this season. This will be Montero’s second career game against the Miami Marlins.
Why the Detroit Tigers will win
- The Marlins have lost each of their last seven road games against American League opponents following a home win.
- The home team has won 10 of the Tigers’ last 11 games.
- The Marlins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five road games against AL Central opponents following a win.
- The home team has covered the run line in each of the Tigers’ last four games.
- The Marlins have lost the first inning in three of their last four road games.
- The Marlins have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five night games against American League opponents.
- The Tigers have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven Friday games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
Why the Miami Marlins will win
- The Tigers have lost 12 of their last 13 games as favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Marlins have won five of their last six games as road underdogs against the Tigers.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in 13 of their last 14 games as home favorites against NL East opponents.
- The Marlins have covered the run line in each of their last six road games against the Tigers.
- The Tigers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games against NL East opponents.
- The Tigers have trailed after 5 innings in 10 of their last 11 night games.
- The Marlins have won the first inning in three of their last four games against the Tigers.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Marlins’ last six games against American League opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Six of the Tigers’ last seven night games against NL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Marlins’ last six games as road underdogs against AL Central opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 11 of the Tigers’ last 13 night games.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Kerry Carpenter has hit a home run in each of the Tigers’ last two home games.
- Colt Keith has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances with the Tigers as favorites against NL opponents.
- Colt Keith ranks T9th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.350) this season.
Miami Marlins Player Prop Facts
- Chris Paddack has recorded four or more strikeouts in five of his last six road appearances against AL opponents.
- Xavier Edwards has recorded at least one hit in each of the Marlins’ last 15 games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Kyle Stowers has hit at least one home run in each of his last four appearances in night games against AL Central teams that held a losing record.
- Xavier Edwards ranks T1st in the league in Hits (19) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Tigers rank 29th in the league for home runs this season (7).
- The Tigers rank 4th in the league for doubles this season (26).
- The Marlins rank T1st in the league for triples this season (5).
- The Marlins rank 2nd in the league for steals this season (18).
Tigers vs Marlins Prediction
I don’t want to get behind Paddack as much as the next guy, as he’s been terrible. However, the Tigers haven’t won a game in six days and have just two wins since March 28. The Tigers’ pitching hasn’t stepped up and the offense has been held to 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 11 games. These Marlins are better than the public believes and you’ll make money on them the same way we did last season. Plus money? I’ll take it.