Cincinnati Reds vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/15/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, June 15, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+162) Detroit (-196)

The Cincinnati Reds (35-34) are traveling to Comerica Park on Sunday where they will try to beat the Detroit Tigers (45-25). The moneyline on this matchup has Cincinnati at +162 while Detroit is sitting at -196. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Wade Miley and Sawyer Gipson-Long.

As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are scoring 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 10th in baseball. They have racked up 311 runs while holding a team OBP of .320. The Reds have accumulated 114 doubles as a team and have smacked 75 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 299 runs batted in in addition to 566 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .245. Cincinnati is slugging .398 and have struck out 608 times, while drawing a walk on 240 occasions.

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The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.77 so far this year (12th in MLB), and they have rung up 553 batters. Reds pitchers have conceded 78 home runs and also 278 total runs (13th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 206 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.07 as a team on the year. Cincinnati has conceded 522 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) and 256 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.68 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19.

The Reds relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 70.4% and have stepped onto the mound in 74 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 71 runners this season with 32.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. Reds pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 45 times and also have had 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 228 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 45 holds this year (8th in the league). They have recorded 19 saves for the season and have not converted 8 of their 27 save opportunities.

The Reds have converted 72.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,499 innings, which has them sitting 2nd in professional baseball. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 1,833 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 533 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which ranks 16th in the majors, and have accumulated 44 double plays.

Miley (109-99 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.03 and he has gone up against 7,498 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,779 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 609 free passes. His ERA is 4.09 (796 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.363. Miley has pitched in 1,752 innings and has tallied 1,363 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .406 and they average 4.79 runs per game (6th in the league). They have put up 107 doubles, while walking 223 times as well as putting up 335 runs. Detroit has compiled 79 HRs this season and 321 runs batted in. They have struck out on 622 occasions (4th in the league) and have earned 593 hits. The Detroit Tigers have tallied a team OBP of .320 in addition to a batting average of .250 this season.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.165 with a FIP of 3.65 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (597 strikeouts against 197 free passes). They come in at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 528. They have allowed 67 homers and they concede 3.57 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Detroit pitching staff have yielded 247 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.23 (223 earned runs yielded).

Detroit has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 32 save chances and they have earned 23 saves. They are ranked 6th in MLB holding a save rate of 71.9%, and they have sent 210 relievers to the hill on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 61 times in high leverage situations and on 77 occasions with runners on base. Detroit bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.2% out of their 103 inherited base runners. Sitting with 72 save situations, the Tigers have earned 37 holds and 9 blown saves.

In their 5,601 innings on the field, the Tigers hold a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (6th in baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 56 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in the majors). The Tigers have recorded 601 assists, 28 errors and have a total of 1,867 putouts over the course of the season.

Gipson-Long (1-0 record in his career) has earned a 3.20 earned run average and has surrendered 7.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.78 and he has faced 115 hitters so far in his career. He has conceded 10 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.103 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. In his MLB career, Gipson-Long has allowed 22 hits and he has 34 strikeouts in 28 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+162)

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