Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

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

The Detroit Tigers (64-46) are hitting the road to Citizens Bank Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (61-47). The moneyline on this contest has the Tigers at -150 while the Phillies are opening at +125. The betting total is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Tarik Skubal and Zack Wheeler.

Detroit owns a slugging percentage of .421 and have been called out on strikes 969 times, while taking a walk on 342 occasions. They have accounted for 512 RBI's in addition to 927 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .250. The Tigers have accrued 174 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 138 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 532 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .319. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in baseball.

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The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.76 for the year (10th in baseball), and they have struck out 939 batters. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 116 long balls and also 451 runs in total (11th in baseball). They have walked 316 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.81 as a unit on the campaign. Detroit has allowed 888 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 407 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23.

The Tigers relief pitchers have a save rate of 66.7% and have come into the game in 97 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 167 base runners so far this year and 26.3% of those runners ended up scoring. Tigers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 121 times and also have had 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 342 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 52 holds this year (23rd in MLB). They have earned 28 saves so far this season and have missed out on 14 of their 42 chances to save the game.

The Tigers have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,778 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 14th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for 2,926 putouts thus far, in addition to 927 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 14th in professional baseball, and have a total of 85 double plays.

Skubal has taken the ball for 704 innings and is sitting with 819 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.13 (245 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.028. He has surrendered 566 base knocks (7.2 hits per 9 innings) with 158 free passes. Skubal (51-34 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.08 and he has gone up against 2,814 hitters in the majors.

The Phillies have a slugging percentage of .412 and they are earning 4.67 runs per game (9th in the league). They have put up 174 doubles, while walking 370 times and scoring 504 runs. Philadelphia has knocked in 126 long balls on the campaign to go along with 481 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 862 occasions (20th in the league) and have accounted for 935 base hits. The Philadelphia Phillies have tallied an OBP of .327 and a batting average of .254 so far this year.

The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.258 with a FIP of 3.69 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.30 (993 strikeouts vs 308 free passes). They are sitting at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 901. They have conceded 118 dingers and they surrender 4.09 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 437 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.80 (406 earned runs given up).

Philadelphia relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.7% out of 104 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 111 times in high leverage situations and on 72 occasions with base runners. With 93 save situations, the Phillies have tallied 48 holds and also 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 18th in MLB with a save rate of 61.4%, and they have sent 334 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Philadelphia has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 44 save opportunities and they have tallied 27 saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 72 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in the majors). The Phillies have accrued 924 assists, 41 errors and have amassed 2,884 putouts so far this season. In 8,652 innings on the field, the Phillies have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (24th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Wheeler has surrendered 1,459 base knocks while earning 1,797 strikeouts in 1,711 frames. Wheeler (112-74 career record) is the owner of a 3.28 ERA while giving up 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 623 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.136 and a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.71 and he has faced 7,018 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

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

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