Detroit Tigers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-150) Colorado (+125)

The Colorado Rockies (6-28) welcome the Detroit Tigers (22-13) at Coors Field on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at -150 and Colorado opens at +125. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Casey Mize and Kyle Freeland.

The Tigers have compiled 46 doubles as a unit and have hit 47 balls out of the stadium. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .423 and have been rung up 312 times, while drawing a walk on 125 occasions. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are notching 5.1 runs per outing, which is 5th in the league. They have recorded 174 RBI's in addition to 302 hits on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .255. They have earned 179 runs while holding a team OBP of .332.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.14. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 33 home runs in addition to 116 runs in total (2nd in baseball). Detroit has surrendered 248 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and 101 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 2.96 on the year (2nd in MLB), and they have struck out 295 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 102 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.71 as a squad for the season.

The Tigers have sent 98 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 45 runners over the course of the season and 24.4% of those players crossed home plate. They have 10 saves so far this year and have blown 3 of their 13 save chances. The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 76.9% and have come into the game in 25 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 10 holds this season (30th in the league). Tigers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 32 times in addition to having 17 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have converted 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,766 innings, which ranks them 5th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 922 putouts on the campaign, as well as 310 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which ranks 12th in professional baseball, and they have turned 24 double plays.

Mize (14-20 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.12 while he has faced 1,388 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 324 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 94 walks. His earned run average is 4.18 (152 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.278. Mize has taken the ball for 327 innings and has accumulated 253 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .342 and they are recording 3.12 runs per game (30th in the league). They have recorded 49 doubles, while getting a free base 96 times as well as scoring 106 runs. Colorado has compiled 27 long balls so far this year and 105 RBIs. They have been rung up on 344 instances (1st in the league) and have tallied 234 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have an OBP of .278 and a team batting average of .209 so far this season.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.556 with a FIP of 4.69 as a team for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 6.90 (225 strikeouts vs 119 free passes). They rank 29th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 337. They have yielded 41 dingers and they allow 5.99 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have relinquished 195 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 5.38 (175 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 22 save situations, the Rockies have 11 holds and also 6 blown saves. Colorado has had relievers enter the contest in 11 save chances and they have walked away with 5 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 33 times in high leverage situations and also on 45 occasions with runners on. Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.5% of 83 inherited base runners. They sit at 27th in baseball holding a save percentage of 45.5%, and they have sent 113 relievers to the hill so far this season.

In their 2,637 innings on the field, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 66.0% (30th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have turned 29 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (27th in pro baseball). The Rockies have 338 assists, 25 errors and have 879 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, Freeland has allowed 1,248 hits while totaling 848 strikeouts in 1,133 innings pitched. He has surrendered 569 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.419 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.36 and he has faced 4,918 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Freeland (60-77 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.52 earned run average and has conceded 9.9 hits per nine innings.

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

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

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