Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/14/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+125) Detroit (-145)

The Detroit Tigers (27-15) will compete against the Boston Red Sox (22-21) at Comerica Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Boston at +125 while Detroit is priced at -145. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Hunter Dobbins and Tarik Skubal.

The Red Sox have tallied 79 doubles as a squad and have knocked 52 baseballs out of the stadium. Boston has a slugging percentage of .418 and have been called out on strikes 387 times, while drawing a walk on 149 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in the league. They have recorded 197 RBI's as well as 376 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate sits at .252. They have accounted for 207 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .326.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 38 long balls in addition to 190 runs (23rd in baseball). Boston has relinquished 371 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 166 earned runs. The Red Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.88 this year (16th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 356 hitters. They have walked 129 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.70 as a squad for the season.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 35 times and also have had 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 13 holds on the season (27th in baseball). The Red Sox relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 52.6% and have come into the game in 33 save situations. They have accumulated 10 saves on the campaign and have not converted 9 out of their 19 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 45 runners this year and 37.8% of them crossed the plate. The Red Sox have sent 129 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Red Sox have turned 67.6% of balls in play into outs out of 3,465 innings, which has them sitting at 28th in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have amassed 1,155 putouts this season, as well as 388 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .977 which is 29th in MLB, and they have turned 37 double plays.

Dobbins has taken the mound for 22 frames and has accounted for 19 strikeouts in his MLB career. Dobbins (2-1 career record) sits with a FIP of 2.80 and he has faced 96 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 2.84 (7 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.216. He has allowed 23 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 4 walks.

The Detroit Tigers have earned an OBP of .334 in addition to a team batting average of .260 so far this season. They have struck out on 368 occasions (5th in baseball) and have totaled 372 hits. Detroit has a total of 52 home runs on the season as well as 218 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .420 and they score 5.43 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have recorded 59 doubles, while walking 147 times and racking up 228 runs.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.148 in addition to having a FIP of 3.93 as a staff this year. They are currently ranked 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 301. The Detroit pitching staff have given up 144 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.13 (129 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.70 (357 strikeouts against 125 walks). They have yielded 45 home runs and they surrender 3.49 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

Detroit has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 14 save opportunities and they have tallied 11 saves. They are ranked 3rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 78.6%, and they have sent 117 relief pitchers onto the field this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 22 times in high leverage situations in addition to 36 occasions with runners on base. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.0% out of their 50 inherited base runners. Sitting with 27 save situations, the Tigers have recorded 11 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 30 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (10th in the majors). The Tigers have 364 assists, 18 errors and are sitting with 1,114 putouts for the season. Out of their 3,342 innings played, the Tigers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 72.8% (1st in MLB).

Skubal (45-33 career win-loss record) holds a 3.28 ERA and has allowed 7.4 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.92 and he has gone up against 2,492 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 225 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.058 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. So far in his career, Skubal has surrendered 510 base hits while he has earned 708 strikeouts in 618 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston (+125)

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