Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/1/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Friday, August 1, 2025

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

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

Citizens Bank Park is the location where the Philadelphia Phillies (61-47) will try to defeat the Detroit Tigers (64-46) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at -150 while Philadelphia is at +125. The over/under is 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Jack Flaherty and Ranger Suarez.

Detroit owns a slugging percentage of .421 and have struck out 969 times, while being walked on 342 occasions. They have 512 runs batted in as well as 927 hits for the season, while their batting average is .250. The Tigers have tallied 174 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 138 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 532 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are putting up 4.8 runs/g, which has them at 6th in the league.

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The Tigers have an ERA of 3.76 so far this season (10th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 939 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 116 home runs and also 451 runs (11th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 316 batters and their FIP is 3.81 as a team on the campaign. Detroit has given up 888 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 407 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.97 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Tigers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 66.7% and have entered the game in 97 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 167 runners so far this year with 26.3% of those players crossed the plate. Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 121 times in addition to having 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 342 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have earned 52 holds on the campaign (23rd in MLB). They have earned 28 saves on the year and have blown 14 of their 42 chances to get a save.

The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 2,926 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 927 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 14th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 85 double plays. The Tigers have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,778 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 14th in the majors.

Flaherty (61-51 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.68 while he has faced 3,901 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 785 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 336 free passes. His ERA is 3.74 (390 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.195. Flaherty has thrown 938 innings and has earned 1,079 K's so far in his career.

The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated a team OBP of .327 and a team batting average of .254 for the year. They have struck out on 862 occasions (20th in baseball) and have a total of 935 hits. Philadelphia has accumulated 126 long balls this year to go along with 481 runs batted in. The Phillies hold a team slugging % of .412 and they score 4.67 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have tallied 174 two-baggers, while getting a free base 370 times and putting up 504 runs.

The Phillies have a WHIP of 1.258 in addition to having a FIP of 3.69 as a unit so far this season. They are currently ranked 18th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 901. The Philadelphia pitching staff have conceded 437 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.80 (406 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.30 (993 strikeouts against 308 bases on balls). They have given up 118 homers and they yield 4.09 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB).

Philadelphia has had relief pitchers take the mound in 44 save chances and they have earned 27 saves. They sit at 18th in MLB holding a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have dispatched 334 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 111 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.7% out of 104 inherited runners. With 93 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 48 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 72 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in baseball). The Phillies have 924 assists, 41 errors and have amassed 2,884 putouts over the course of the season. In their 8,652 innings on the diamond, the Phillies hold a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (24th in baseball).

So far in his career, Suarez has given up 657 hits while he has totaled 644 punch outs in 697 innings. He has given up 257 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.270 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.81 and he has faced 2,930 batters in his career. Suarez (49-33 career record) has earned a 3.32 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-150)

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