Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/17/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

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

The Detroit Tigers (29-15) are hitting the road to Rogers Centre on Saturday where they will compete against the Toronto Blue Jays (21-21). The odds on this game have the Tigers at -122 while the Blue Jays are coming in at +102. The over/under is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Reese Olson and Jose Urena.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are earning 5.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 3rd in the league. They have accounted for 244 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .334. The Tigers have accrued 63 doubles as a team and have smacked 56 balls out of the stadium. They have 232 runs batted in in addition to 393 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .261. Detroit has a slugging % of .424 and have been called out on strikes 388 times, while being walked on 152 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.99 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 49 long balls in addition to 158 runs in total (7th in baseball). Detroit has surrendered 326 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 141 earned runs. The Tigers have a team ERA of 3.24 on the season (3rd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 386 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 129 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.91 as a squad on the campaign.

The Tigers have sent 126 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 57 runners this year and 28.1% of those runners crossed home plate. They have earned 11 saves so far this season and have blown 5 of 16 save chances. The Tigers relievers have accumulated a save rate of 68.8% and have come into the game in 30 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 12 holds this year (29th in MLB). Tigers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 41 times as well as having 27 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have converted 72.1% of balls in play into outs in their 3,522 innings on the field, ranking them 6th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 1,174 putouts on the year, as well as 380 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .989 which is 8th in professional baseball, and they have turned 31 double plays.

Olson has thrown 258 frames and has accumulated 249 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.69 (106 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.177. He has given up 220 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 84 walks. Olson (13-18 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.64 while he has gone up against 1,069 hitters in the majors.

The Toronto Blue Jays have recorded a team on-base percentage of .320 as well as a team batting average of .251 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 314 occasions (29th in the league) and have recorded 356 hits. Toronto has a total of 35 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 162 RBIs. The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .379 and they are scoring 4.00 runs per contest (21st in baseball). They have put up 75 two-baggers, while taking a walk 135 times as well as putting up 168 runs.

The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.237 and have a FIP of 4.30 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.40 (391 strikeouts against 129 walks). They are sitting at 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 335. They have given up 60 home runs and they relinquish 4.56 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have given up 190 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.32 (180 earned runs surrendered).

Toronto has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 23 save chances and they have recorded 14 saves. They are ranked 20th in the league with a save rate of 60.9%, and they have dispatched 143 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 40 times in high leverage situations and also on 49 occasions with runners on. Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 21.5% out of their 65 inherited base runners. Sitting with 48 save situations, the Blue Jays have accrued 25 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

Out of their 3,381 innings played, the Blue Jays have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (13th in pro baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 27 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in the majors). The Blue Jays have accrued 330 assists, 22 errors and have earned a total of 1,127 putouts this year.

Thus far in his career, Urena has surrendered 988 hits while tallying 640 K's in 957 innings. Urena (44-77 record in his career) has a 4.80 ERA and has surrendered 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 510 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.405 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 1.79 and he has faced 4,154 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (-122)

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