Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros Prediction, 4/29/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-128) Houston (+106)

Daikin Park is where the Houston Astros (14-13) will meet the Detroit Tigers (18-10) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Detroit at -128 while Houston is opening at +106. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Reese Olson and Ryan Gusto.

As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are earning 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 11th in baseball. They have a total of 129 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .329. The Tigers have hit 38 doubles as a unit and have hit 27 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 125 runs batted in as well as 229 base knocks for the season, while their batting average comes in at .247. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .388 and have been called out on strikes 251 times, while drawing a walk on 108 occasions.

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The Tigers have a team earned run average of 2.80 on the campaign (2nd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 232 hitters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 26 long balls in addition to 87 runs (3rd in MLB). They have walked 81 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.69 as a team so far this year. Detroit has given up 192 base hits (7.0 per 9 innings) and 77 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.10.

Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 24 times in addition to having 14 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 9 holds so far this year (28th in baseball). The Tigers bullpen have earned a save percentage of 81.8% and have come into the game in 22 save situations. They have tallied 9 saves this season and have missed out on 2 of 11 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 34 base runners on the year with 17.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Tigers have dispatched 78 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Colorado Rockies have amassed 742 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 238 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them sitting 12th in MLB, and have accumulated 16 double plays. The Tigers have converted 73.6% of balls in play into outs out of 2,226 innings, which has them ranked 3rd in MLB.

Olson has taken the mound for 243 innings and has earned 229 K's in his MLB career. Olson (12-16 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.65 while facing 1,001 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.70 (100 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.164. He has surrendered 206 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 77 walks.

Houston has tallied 21 home runs for the year to go along with 92 RBIs. They have tallied 34 two-baggers, while taking a walk 84 times as well as notching 99 runs. The Houston Astros have earned an OBP of .302 in addition to a batting average of .231 this season. The Astros hold a team SLG% of .345 and they tally 3.67 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have struck out on 221 occasions (21st in baseball) and have 204 base hits.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.074 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.24 as a staff for the season. They sit at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 184. The Houston pitching staff have allowed 88 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.18 (85 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.10 (243 strikeouts against 74 walks). They have surrendered 22 homers and they surrender 3.30 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

Sitting with 30 save situations, the Astros have amassed 19 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Houston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 11 save chances and they have come away with 8 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 23 times in high leverage situations and on 20 occasions with runners on base. Houston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.1% out of 28 inherited runners. They are ranked 7th in MLB with a save rate of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 83 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year.

The Houston Astros have gotten 16 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in baseball). The Astros have 213 assists, 10 errors and are sitting with 722 putouts for the season. In 2,166 innings played, the Astros are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 73.1% (4th in the majors).

So far in his career, Gusto has allowed 21 hits and he has 23 punch outs in 22 innings. Gusto (3-1 win-loss record in his career) has a 2.84 ERA while conceding 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 7 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.126 and a FIP of 2.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.75 and he has gone up against 90 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (-128)

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