Detroit Tigers vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 8/27/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The Detroit Tigers (78-55) are headed to Sutter Health Park on Wednesday where they will go up against the Sacramento Athletics (61-72). The odds on this game have the Tigers at -122 while the Athletics are coming in at +102. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Casey Mize and Jeffrey Springs.

The Tigers have tallied 207 doubles as a team and have smacked 171 baseballs out of the park. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .425 and have struck out 1,168 times, while drawing a walk on 414 occasions. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are notching 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 8th in baseball. They have earned 619 runs batted in in addition to 1,121 hits for the season, while their average at the plate sits at .251. They have racked up 644 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .319.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.96 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 149 long balls and 551 runs in total (11th in the league). Detroit has surrendered 1,059 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 498 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.80 on the year (8th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,134 batters. They have walked 383 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.94 as a team this season.

The Tigers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 67.3% and stepped onto the hill in 116 save situations. The relievers have inherited 198 base runners on the season and 27.8% of them earned a run for their team. Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 142 times in addition to having 112 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 405 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have tallied 61 holds on the year (24th in the league). They have tallied 35 saves this season and have blown 17 of 52 save opportunities.

The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 3,541 putouts this year, in addition to 1,130 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them sitting 18th in baseball, and have 106 double plays. The Tigers have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs in their 10,623 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 13th in the majors.

Mize has taken the hill for 408 frames and has totaled 329 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.17 (189 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.291. He has surrendered 412 base hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 115 walks. Mize (21-23 career record) has a FIP of 4.11 while he has faced 1,736 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Sacramento has a total of 183 home runs this year as well as 583 RBIs. They have recorded 237 doubles, while getting a free base 421 times and scoring 600 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have accumulated an on-base percentage of .319 and a team batting average of .253 so far this year. The Athletics have a SLG% of .432 and they have an average of 4.51 runs per game (13th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,147 occasions (7th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,150 base hits.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.371 with a FIP of 4.70 as a squad this season. They sit at 24th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,147. The Sacramento pitching staff have given up 687 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.82 (632 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (1,090 strikeouts against 471 bases on balls). They have relinquished 187 homers and they yield 5.24 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB).

Sacramento has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 47 save chances and they have tallied 30 saves. They sit at 12th in MLB with a save percentage of 63.8%, and they have dispatched 416 relievers to the mound on the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 115 times in high leverage situations and on 135 occasions with runners on base. Sacramento relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.4% out of their 194 inherited runners. With 98 save situations, the Athletics have earned 51 holds and 17 blown saves.

The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 87 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in professional baseball). The Athletics have recorded 977 assists, 74 errors and have accounted for 3,541 putouts this season. In 10,623 innings on the diamond, the Athletics are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (18th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Springs has given up 412 base hits while totaling 476 strikeouts in 458 innings. Springs (33-20 career record) has earned a 3.63 ERA while allowing 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 185 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.226 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.17 and he has faced 1,925 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+102)

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