Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/1/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-160) Los Angeles (+132)

The Los Angeles Angels (12-16) host the Detroit Tigers (18-12) at Angel Stadium on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Tigers at -160 and the Angels are sitting at +132. The total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Casey Mize and Kyle Hendricks.

The Tigers have compiled 42 doubles as a team and have smacked 32 baseballs out of the stadium. Detroit has a slugging % of .394 and have been rung up 276 times, while drawing a walk on 115 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 4.6 runs per contest, which has them at 11th in baseball. They have accounted for 134 RBI's and 242 hits this season, and their team batting average comes in at .243. They have a total of 138 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .326.

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The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 2.97 so far this season (3rd in baseball), and they have rung up 245 batters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 28 home runs and 101 runs in total (4th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 88 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.77 as a squad on the campaign. Detroit has conceded 212 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) as well as 87 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.14.

The Tigers have dispatched 84 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 40 runners so far this year with 27.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have 9 saves so far this year and have blown 3 out of their 12 save opportunities. The Tigers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 75.0% and have come into the game in 23 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 9 holds on the campaign (29th in baseball). Tigers relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 28 times in addition to having 15 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have 790 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 264 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which has them sitting 14th in MLB, and they have turned 20 double plays. The Tigers have turned 72.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,370 innings, which ranks them 5th in pro baseball.

Mize has thrown 320 innings and is sitting with 249 K's during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.16 (148 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.277. He has allowed 317 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 92 free passes. Mize (13-20 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.10 while he has gone up against 1,360 hitters in the majors.

The Angels hold a team SLG% of .389 and they score 3.68 runs per game (24th in the league). They have hit 38 doubles, while taking a walk 62 times as well as putting up 103 runs. Los Angeles has accumulated 40 long balls so far this year as well as 102 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 274 occasions (5th in MLB) and have accounted for 195 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have an OBP of .268 in addition to a team batting average of .211 over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 138 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.78 (129 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 36 HR's and they give up 5.11 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.465 and have a FIP of 4.88 as a unit so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.30 (197 strikeouts vs 114 walks). They rank 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 242.

With 22 save situations, the Angels have 10 holds and 4 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 12 save chances and they have walked away with 8 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 29 times in high leverage situations and on 23 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.5% out of their 37 inherited base runners. They are ranked 15th in MLB holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 83 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

In 2,187 innings played, the Angels are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 35 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in MLB). The Angels have accrued 274 assists, 15 errors and have a tally of 729 putouts for the year.

Hendricks (97-84 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.73 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.38 and he has gone up against 6,616 batters during his MLB career. He has given up 664 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.183 and a FIP of 3.7. So far in his career, Hendricks has conceded 1,521 hits while accumulating 1,272 strikeouts in 1,603 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (-160)

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