The Colorado Rockies and Detroit Tigers meet Friday in MLB action at Comerica Park. Here’s a Tigers vs Rockies Prediction. This article will include a Tigers vs Rockies Pick.
Colorado Rockies Betting Preview
The Colorado Rockies are 55-91 on the year and play the Padres and Mariners next. The Colorado Rockies are batting .252 on the season and have a .322 OBP and a .415 slugging percentage. The Colorado Rockies’ pitching staff has a 5.50 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP. TJ Rumfield leads the Colorado Rockies with 147 hits and 67 RBI, while Jake McCarthy and Hunter Goodman have combined for 257 hits and 154 RBI.
Mason Adams gets the ball for the Colorado Rockies, and he is 0-0 with a 3.95 ERA and 17 strikeouts this season. This will be Adams’ first career game against the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
The Detroit Tigers are 67-79 on the year and play the Blue Jays and White Sox next. The Detroit Tigers are batting .238 on the season and have a .314 OBP and a .395 slugging percentage. The Detroit Tigers’ pitching staff has a 3.67 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. Kevin McGonigle leads the Detroit Tigers with 148 hits and 62 RBI, while Dillon Dingler and Riley Greene have combined for 250 hits and 150 RBI.
Framber Valdez gets the ball for the Detroit Tigers, and he is 9-10 with a 4.17 ERA and 119 strikeouts this season. Valdez is 4-0 with a 1.40 ERA and 24 strikeouts in his career against the Colorado Rockies.
Why the Detroit Tigers will win
- The Rockies have lost each of their last seven road games.
- The Tigers have won seven of their last eight games against the Rockies.
- The Tigers have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against the Rockies.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games.
- The Tigers have led after 3 innings in seven of their last eight games.
- The Rockies have lost the first inning in three of their last four night games at Comerica Park.
- The Tigers have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven home games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Colorado Rockies will win
- The Tigers have lost each of their last six games as favorites following a home win.
- The Rockies have won four of their last five games as underdogs against AL Central opponents following a road loss.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games following a home win.
- The road team has covered the run line in seven of the Tigers’ last eight games.
- The Tigers have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five night games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Tigers have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five home games against NL opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Tigers’ last five games against NL opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Rockies’ last five games as underdogs against AL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Tigers’ last six home games against NL opponents.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in eight of the Rockies’ last nine games as underdogs against AL Central opponents.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Framber Valdez has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last nine home appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Spencer Torkelson has hit a home run in three of the Tigers’ last four games as home favorites against NL opponents.
- Gleyber Torres has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances against the Rockies.
- Framber Valdez has recorded a win in each of his four previous appearances against the Rockies.
Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts
- Mason Adams has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his three previous appearances.
- Hunter Goodman has hit a home run in three of his last four road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Jake McCarthy has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rockies’ last eight games against AL opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Tigers rank 29th in the league for steals this season (48).
- The Tigers rank T4th in the league for triples this season (29).
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for ERA this season (5.50).
- The Rockies rank 30th in the league for strikeouts this season (999).
Tigers vs Rockies Prediction
Valdez has gotten his act together over the last month or so, allowing 16 earned runs in his last 44.1 innings. He’s still been hit or miss overall this season, but he’s been sharper lately. The Rockies stink, and that’s all there is to say about that, folks. There are better games on the card, but I’ll roll with the Tigers and the RL for max betting value if forced to pick this contest.