Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, April 29, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (+185) Los Angeles (-225)

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (12-6) will try to beat the Detroit Tigers (6-11) on Friday. The odds on this game have the Tigers at +185 while the Dodgers are priced at -225. The total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Tyler Alexander and Tyler Anderson.

The Tigers have tallied 21 doubles as a unit and have knocked 8 baseballs out of the stadium. Detroit has a slugging rate of .317 and have been called out on strikes 149 times, while being walked on 61 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are notching 3.4 runs per contest, which is 25th in MLB. They have tallied 57 RBI's and 122 hits on the season, and their batting average is .223. They have accumulated 57 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .306.

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Tigers pitchers have allowed 14 long balls and 68 runs in total (9th in baseball). They have walked 45 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.62 as a team so far this year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.64 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.17. The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.36 over the course of the season (12th in the league), and the staff has rung up 119 batters.

Tigers relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 10 times and also have had 21 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 7 holds over the course of the season (26th in baseball). The Tigers relievers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 13 save situations. They have 4 saves over the course of the season and have blown 2 of their 6 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 16 base runners over the course of the season with 25.0% of them ended up scoring. The Tigers have sent 62 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Tigers have turned 72.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,353 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 6th in MLB. The Detroit Tigers have earned 451 putouts this year, in addition to 142 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which has them ranked 10th in baseball, and have a total of 7 double plays.

Alexander has taken the mound for 206 innings and has earned 176 strikeouts in his MLB career. Alexander (5-13 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.45 while he has faced 885 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.27 (98 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.328. He has given up 227 hits (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 47 walks.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with a team OBP of .331 and a team batting average of .244 this year. They have struck out on 148 occasions (23rd in MLB) and have a total of 145 hits. Los Angeles has hit 18 home runs this year and 85 runs batted in. The Dodgers hold a team SLG% of .394 and they earn 5.00 runs per game (3rd in MLB). They have notched 27 doubles, while walking 75 times as well as putting up 90 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 46 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 2.22 (39 earned runs allowed). They have given up 11 dingers and they yield 2.62 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 0.904 and are the owners of a FIP of 2.91 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.83 (161 strikeouts vs 42 walks). They rank 1st in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 101.

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 17.6% out of their 17 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 13 times in high leverage situations and also on 12 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 12 save situations, the Dodgers have amassed 7 holds in addition to 1 blown save. They sit at 5th in the league holding a save rate of 80.0%, and they have sent 59 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the game in 5 save opportunities and they have converted 4 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 12 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (7th in baseball). The Dodgers have racked up 156 assists, 7 errors and have amassed 476 putouts during this campaign. In 1,428 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have a defensive efficiency of 76.1% (1st in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Anderson has allowed 641 base hits and he has 554 strikeouts in 636 innings pitched. He has allowed 324 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.306 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and he has gone up against 2,696 batters in his MLB career. Anderson (30-38 career win-loss record) has a 4.58 earned run average while giving up 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (+185)

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