Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, May 2, 2025

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-122) Los Angeles (+102)

The Los Angeles Angels (12-17) are welcoming the Detroit Tigers (19-12) at Angel Stadium on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Detroit at -122 while Los Angeles opens at +102. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Tarik Skubal and Jose Soriano.

The Tigers have hit 42 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 34 baseballs out of the park. Detroit is slugging .397 and have been called out on strikes 283 times, while being walked on 116 occasions. As a unit, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 11th in MLB. They have tallied 141 runs batted in as well as 253 base knocks this year, and their batting average sits at .245. They have earned 145 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .326.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.16. Tigers pitchers have given up 30 home runs in addition to 105 runs (4th in MLB). Detroit has allowed 221 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) as well as 91 earned runs. The Tigers have an earned run average of 3.01 for the season (3rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 255 batters. They have walked 95 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.85 as a team for the year.

The Tigers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 76.9% and stepped onto the hill in 24 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 42 runners this season with 26.2% of them ended up scoring. Tigers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 30 times in addition to having 15 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 87 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have notched 9 holds for the year (30th in baseball). They have recorded 10 saves for the year and have blown 3 of their 13 chances to get a save.

The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 817 putouts for the season, in addition to 272 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which puts them in 16th in pro baseball, and have earned 20 double plays. The Tigers have transformed 72.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,451 innings on the diamond, ranking them 4th in professional baseball.

Skubal has taken the ball for 605 innings and has totaled 688 K's in his career. Skubal (44-33 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.27 while he has faced 2,447 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.32 (223 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.071. He has surrendered 504 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 144 walks.

The Angels have a team slugging % of .388 and they score 3.66 runs per game (24th in MLB). They have 38 two-baggers, while taking a walk 65 times as well as racking up 106 runs. Los Angeles has tallied 41 home runs so far this season as well as 105 runs batted in. They have struck out on 278 occasions (5th in MLB) and have recorded 205 hits. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for a team OBP of .271 in addition to a team batting average of .214 for the year.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 147 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.91 (137 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 37 homers and they concede 5.27 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Angels have a WHIP of 1.478 in addition to having a FIP of 4.86 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.30 (203 strikeouts vs 117 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 254.

Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 41.0% out of their 39 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 30 times in high leverage situations and on 25 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 22 save situations, the Angels have recorded 10 holds and also 4 blown saves. They are ranked 14th in baseball with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 86 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 12 save chances and they have converted 8 saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 36 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in pro baseball). The Angels have racked up 282 assists, 17 errors and have a tally of 753 putouts for the season. Out of their 2,259 innings on the diamond, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (22nd in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Soriano has surrendered 159 base knocks while accumulating 179 punch outs in 189 innings. He has surrendered a total of 77 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.280 and having a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.16 and he has gone up against 798 opposing hitters so far in his career. Soriano (9-14 mark in his career) has a 3.67 ERA while giving up 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (-122)

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