Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/11/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-160) New York (+132)

The Detroit Tigers (83-62) are on their way to Yankee Stadium on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the New York Yankees (80-64). The moneyline on this game has Detroit at -160 and New York opens at +132. The over/under is 9. The expected starting pitchers are Sawyer Gipson-Long and Cam Schlittler.

Detroit is slugging .421 and have struck out 1,279 times, while drawing a walk on 458 occasions. They have compiled 675 RBI's and 1,217 hits on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .250. The Tigers have hit 226 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 181 balls out of the park. They have 707 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 4.9 runs per outing, which has them at 8th in the league.

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The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.88 on the year (12th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,221 batters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 165 long balls and 610 total runs (12th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 427 hitters and their FIP is 4.04 as a team on the campaign. Detroit has given up 1,161 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 555 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.86 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Tigers have dispatched 444 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 220 base runners on the season with 27.7% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 37 saves this season and have not converted 19 out of their 56 save chances. The Tigers relievers have a save percentage of 66.1% and have entered the game in 126 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 66 holds so far this season (24th in the league). Tigers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 156 times in addition to having 123 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have turned 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,580 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 11th in MLB. The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 3,860 putouts on the year, as well as 1,249 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which ranks 16th in professional baseball, and they have turned 117 double plays.

Gipson-Long has taken the mound for 49 innings and has totaled 49 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 4.41 (24 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.122. He has given up 41 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 14 free passes. Gipson-Long (1-2 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.34 and he has faced 200 batters in the major leagues.

New York has accounted for 245 HRs for the year to go along with 724 RBIs. They have recorded 227 doubles, while taking a walk 562 times as well as scoring 751 runs. The New York Yankees are sitting with an OBP of .329 as well as a batting average of .248 for the year. The Yankees hold a team SLG% of .453 and they tally 5.22 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have struck out on 1,279 occasions (6th in MLB) and have a total of 1,209 base knocks.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.264 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.02 as a pitching staff so far this season. They are sitting at 3rd in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,112. The New York pitching staff have allowed 621 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.97 (564 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (1,278 strikeouts against 505 bases on balls). They have relinquished 154 homers and they relinquish 4.37 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league).

Sitting with 147 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 88 holds and also 21 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 58 save chances and they have walked away with 37 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 148 times in high leverage situations in addition to 153 occasions with base runners. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.8% of 234 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 12th in the league holding a save rate of 63.8%, and they have sent 474 relievers onto the field on the year.

The New York Yankees have gotten 96 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in pro baseball). The Yankees have recorded 1,241 assists, 83 errors and have a tally of 3,839 putouts this year. Out of their 11,517 innings on the field, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (10th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Schlittler has surrendered 45 base hits while tallying 56 strikeouts in 50 innings. He has given up a total of 18 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.340 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and he has gone up against 212 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Schlittler (2-3 career mark) has a 3.24 earned run average and has allowed 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (-160)

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