Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-128) St. Louis (+106)

The Detroit Tigers (31-16) are traveling to Busch Stadium on Tuesday where they will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (26-21). The odds on this game have the Tigers at -128 and the Cardinals are priced at +106. The over/under comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Tarik Skubal and Erick Fedde.

Detroit has a slugging percentage of .424 and have been called out on strikes 411 times, while drawing a walk on 161 occasions. They have amassed 241 RBI's in addition to 418 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate comes in at .260. The Tigers have earned 69 doubles as a squad and have knocked 60 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 253 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .333. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are earning 5.4 runs per game, which is 4th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.96 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16. Tigers pitchers have conceded 51 home runs and also 166 runs (7th in baseball). Detroit has given up 347 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 149 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.21 on the campaign (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 412 batters. They have walked 139 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.85 as a team on the year.

The Tigers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 68.4% and have come into the game in 40 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 62 base runners on the campaign and 27.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Tigers relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 44 times in addition to having 37 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 137 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have a total of 19 holds for the year (26th in baseball). They have earned 13 saves over the course of the season and have blown 6 out of their 19 save opportunities.

The Colorado Rockies have 1,254 putouts thus far, in addition to 411 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them sitting 9th in professional baseball, and they have turned 36 double plays. The Tigers have turned 72.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,762 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 7th in MLB.

Skubal (45-33 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.26 while he has gone up against 2,519 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 517 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has 145 walks. His ERA is 3.31 (230 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.059. Skubal has taken the ball for 625 frames and has accumulated 719 punch outs so far in his career.

The St. Louis Cardinals have compiled an on-base percentage of .334 in addition to a team batting average of .262 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 359 occasions (24th in MLB) and have notched a total of 421 hits. St. Louis has compiled 45 HRs this year and 211 RBIs. The Cardinals have a team SLG% of .404 and they score 4.77 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have put up 91 two-baggers, while walking 161 times as well as notching 224 runs.

The Cardinals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.223 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.68 as a staff for the year. They are sitting at 13th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 372. The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 186 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.72 (172 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.10 (330 strikeouts vs 137 bases on balls). They have allowed 35 dingers and they allow 4.02 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball).

With 53 save situations, the Cardinals have accumulated 33 holds and also 7 blown saves. St. Louis has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 19 save opportunities and they have tallied 12 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 61 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with runners on. St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.2% out of 58 inherited base runners. They sit at 18th in baseball with a save rate of 63.2%, and they have dispatched 139 relievers to the hill this year.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 32 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in the majors). The Cardinals have accrued 466 assists, 16 errors and have 1,250 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 3,750 innings played, the Cardinals have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.6% (8th in MLB).

Fedde (33-45 career mark) has a 4.72 ERA while allowing 9.2 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.01 and he has faced 2,954 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has given up 358 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.414 and having a FIP of 4.6. During his pro baseball career, Fedde has given up 698 base knocks while he has tallied 538 punch outs in 683 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Louis (+106) and under 8 runs

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