Detroit Tigers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

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

The Detroit Tigers (22-13) are on their way to Coors Field on Tuesday where they will play the Colorado Rockies (6-28). The moneyline on this game has the Tigers at -145 while the Rockies are sitting at +125. The over/under is set at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Jackson Jobe and Chase Dollander.

As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are notching 5.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 5th in the league. They have racked up 179 runs and have an OBP of .332. The Tigers have compiled 46 two-baggers as a team and have hit 47 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 174 RBI's and 302 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is at .255. Detroit has a slugging rate of .423 and have struck out 312 times, while drawing a walk on 125 occasions.

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The Tigers have a team earned run average of 2.96 this year (3rd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 295 batters. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 33 home runs and also 116 runs (3rd in the league). They have walked 102 opposing players and their FIP is 3.70 as a unit so far this year. Detroit has surrendered 248 base knocks (7.3 per 9 innings) and 101 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.14.

The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 76.9% and have entered the game in 25 save situations. The relievers have inherited 45 runners on the campaign and 24.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. Tigers relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 32 times and also have had 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 98 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have racked up 10 holds over the course of the season (30th in the league). They have recorded 10 saves so far this season and have missed out on 3 of their 13 chances to save the game.

The Tigers have transformed 72.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,766 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 5th in MLB. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 922 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 310 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 14th in pro baseball, and have 24 double plays.

Jobe has pitched in 28 innings and has totaled 20 strikeouts during his MLB career. Jobe (2-0 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 2.85 while he has faced 118 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 2.89 (9 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.214. He has allowed 19 hits (6.1 hits per nine innings) with 15 walks.

The Rockies hold a slugging % of .342 and they tally 3.12 runs per contest (30th in MLB). They have put up 49 two-baggers, while taking a walk 96 times and earning 106 runs. Colorado has knocked in 27 HRs on the campaign as well as 105 RBIs. They have struck out on 344 occasions (1st in MLB) and have earned 234 base knocks. The Colorado Rockies have compiled a team OBP of .278 in addition to a batting average of .209 so far this season.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.556 and have a FIP of 4.68 as a squad this season. They are sitting at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 337. The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 195 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 5.38 (175 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 6.90 (225 strikeouts vs 119 bases on balls). They have yielded 41 homers and they give up 5.99 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball).

Colorado has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 11 save opportunities and they have come away with 5 saves. They are currently ranked 28th in the league holding a save rate of 45.5%, and they have dispatched 113 relievers to the mound on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 33 times in high leverage situations and on 45 occasions with base runners. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.5% of 83 inherited base runners. Sitting with 22 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 11 holds and 6 blown saves.

In their 2,637 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 66.0% (30th in professional baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 29 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (26th in pro baseball). The Rockies have accrued 338 assists, 25 errors and are sitting with 879 putouts during this campaign.

Dollander (2-3 career record) is the owner of a 6.48 ERA while conceding 10.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and he has gone up against 112 opposing batters in his career. He has given up 18 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.520 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.4. In his career, Dollander has surrendered 28 hits and he has 25 punch outs in 25 innings pitched.

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

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

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