Detroit Tigers vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 8/25/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Monday, August 25, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-210) Sacramento (+172)

The Sacramento Athletics (59-70) welcome the Detroit Tigers (76-53) at Sutter Health Park on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has Detroit at -210 while Sacramento is sitting at +172. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tarik Skubal and J.T. Ginn.

The Tigers have accumulated 199 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 163 balls out of the park. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .421 and have been called out on strikes 1,134 times, while drawing a walk on 404 occasions. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league. They have 598 RBI's as well as 1,081 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is sitting at .249. They have a total of 622 runs and have an OBP of .318.

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The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.76 on the season (7th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,109 batters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 142 home runs and also 526 runs (8th in MLB). They have walked 373 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.90 as a team this year. Detroit has surrendered 1,018 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and 478 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21.

The Tigers relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 68.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 112 save situations. The relievers have inherited 190 base runners this year with 27.4% of those runners crossed home plate. Tigers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 137 times as well as having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have sent 393 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have recorded 59 holds on the campaign (24th in baseball). They have 34 saves so far this season and have blown 16 of their 50 save opportunities.

The Colorado Rockies have a total of 3,436 putouts this year, in addition to 1,095 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which is 15th in the majors, and have accumulated 101 double plays. The Tigers have turned 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,308 innings, which ranks them 11th in pro baseball.

Skubal has taken the ball for 730 innings and has 848 strikeouts so far in his career. Skubal (52-34 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.10 while he has gone up against 2,913 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.14 (255 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.027. He has surrendered 586 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 164 free passes.

The Sacramento Athletics have an on-base percentage of .320 as well as a batting average of .254 this year. They have struck out on 1,101 occasions (9th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,122 hits. Sacramento has accumulated 178 home runs over the course of the season as well as 567 RBIs. The Athletics have a SLG% of .434 and they are earning 4.53 runs per outing (12th in baseball). They have tallied 231 doubles, while taking a walk 409 times and racking up 584 runs.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.377 with a FIP of 4.68 as a squad this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (1,059 strikeouts vs 457 bases on balls). They sit at 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,120. They have relinquished 180 home runs and they concede 5.26 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Sacramento pitching staff have allowed 669 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.83 (614 earned runs relinquished).

Sacramento bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 29.7% of 185 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 111 times in high leverage situations and on 130 occasions with base runners. With 97 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 51 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They rank 16th in the league holding a save rate of 63.0%, and they have dispatched 405 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Sacramento has had relief pitchers enter the game in 46 save chances and they have tallied 29 saves.

In their 10,308 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in the majors). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 86 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (25th in baseball). The Athletics have accrued 953 assists, 74 errors and have earned a total of 3,436 putouts over the course of the season.

Thus far in his career, Ginn has allowed 98 base knocks while accumulating 95 punch outs in 94 innings. Ginn (3-6 career record) has earned a 4.69 ERA and has given up 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has given up 49 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.351 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.28 and he has gone up against 401 hitters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (-210)

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