Atlanta Braves vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+110) Detroit (-130)

The Detroit Tigers (85-67) are welcoming the Atlanta Braves (70-83) at Comerica Park on Saturday. The line on this matchup has the Braves at +110 and the Tigers are priced at -130. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Joey Wentz and Keider Montero.

The Braves have hit 232 two-baggers as a team and have hit 173 baseballs out of the park. Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .396 and have struck out 1,298 times, while drawing a walk on 531 occasions. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are putting up 4.4 runs per contest, which is 15th in MLB. They have amassed 655 RBI's and 1,275 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is .245. They have a total of 677 runs while holding a team OBP of .319.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.64 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Braves pitchers have given up 184 long balls and also 702 runs (21st in the league). Atlanta has yielded 1,269 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 664 earned runs. The Braves hold a team ERA of 4.40 on the campaign (22nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,334 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 505 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.21 as a unit so far this season.

Braves bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 154 times in addition to having 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 65 holds on the season (27th in the league). The Braves bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 60.0% and have entered the game in 115 save situations. They have recorded 30 saves over the course of the season and have blown 20 of their 50 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 209 base runners on the campaign with 39.2% of those runners ended up scoring. The Braves have dispatched 490 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Athletics have a total of 4,071 putouts this year, as well as 1,294 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which ranks 2nd in baseball, and they have turned 99 double plays. The Braves have converted 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,213 innings, which has them sitting at 19th in the majors.

Wentz (11-23 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.48 while he has faced 1,328 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 316 base hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) with 132 walks. His earned run average is 5.57 (182 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.523. Wentz has taken the hill for 294 innings and is sitting with 280 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .419 and they have an average of 4.83 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have tallied 234 doubles, while getting a free base 480 times as well as scoring 734 runs. Detroit has compiled 190 home runs for the year as well as 700 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,345 instances (5th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,272 base knocks. The Detroit Tigers have compiled a team on-base percentage of .318 and a batting average of .248 on the year.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.242 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.06 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,288 strikeouts against 451 free passes). They are sitting at 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,226. They have allowed 175 homers and they give up 4.30 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 645 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.92 (588 earned runs surrendered).

Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.2% of 238 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 131 times in high leverage situations and also on 169 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 132 save situations, the Tigers have amassed 70 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. They sit at 8th in MLB with a save rate of 65.5%, and they have dispatched 470 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 58 save opportunities and they have come away with 38 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 123 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in the majors). The Tigers have accrued 1,307 assists, 75 errors and have accounted for 4,050 putouts on the season. In their 12,150 innings on the diamond, the Tigers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (13th in professional baseball).

Montero (11-9 career win-loss record) holds a 4.57 earned run average while giving up 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.41 and he has gone up against 769 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 92 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.358 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. So far in his MLB career, Montero has conceded 188 hits while he has totaled 140 strikeouts in 181 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (+110)

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