Detroit Tigers vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Washington Nationals

Date: Thursday, July 3, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-160) Washington (+132)

Nationals Park is the site where the Washington Nationals (35-49) will attempt to beat the Detroit Tigers (53-32) on Thursday. The line on this contest has the Tigers at -160 and the Nationals are sitting at +132. The over/under is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Dietrich Enns and Jake Irvin.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are scoring 5.0 runs per outing, which has them at 5th in MLB. They have a total of 424 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .325. The Tigers have accounted for 137 doubles as a squad and have smacked 106 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 406 RBI's as well as 734 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .255. Detroit is slugging .427 and have been rung up 736 times, while taking a walk on 270 occasions.

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The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 3.44 for the season (3rd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 720 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 89 home runs and also 325 runs in total (4th in MLB). They have walked 242 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.81 as a team this year. Detroit has surrendered 654 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 289 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.98 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19.

Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 94 times as well as having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 45 holds this season (21st in MLB). The Tigers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 70.6% and have come into the game in 82 save situations. They have 24 saves for the year and have blown 10 of 34 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 127 runners for the year with 25.2% of them earned a run for their team. The Tigers have sent 262 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Tigers have transformed 71.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,807 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 6th in MLB. The Colorado Rockies have amassed 2,269 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 733 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which has them sitting 9th in pro baseball, and have a total of 71 double plays.

Enns has taken the mound for 31 innings and has tallied 31 K's during his career. Enns (3-0 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 2.85 and he has gone up against 126 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 2.89 (10 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.093. He has surrendered 25 base knocks (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 9 free passes.

The Washington Nationals have an OBP of .311 and a team batting average of .244 this season. They have struck out on 634 occasions (27th in the league) and have earned a total of 688 base knocks. Washington has 85 home runs on the season to go along with 350 runs batted in. The Nationals have a SLG% of .392 and they average 4.36 runs per game (14th in the league). They have hit 141 doubles, while walking 243 times and recording 366 runs.

The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 434 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 5.01 (412 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 102 long balls and they concede 5.28 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.386 in addition to having a FIP of 4.45 as a unit so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (659 strikeouts vs 282 free passes). They are currently ranked 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 744.

Washington has had relievers enter the game in 31 save chances and they have walked away with 19 saves. They are ranked 18th in MLB with a save percentage of 61.3%, and they have dispatched 284 relievers onto the diamond on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 70 times in high leverage situations in addition to 91 occasions with runners on. Washington bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 41.8% out of their 158 inherited base runners. Sitting with 66 save situations, the Nationals have 35 holds in addition to 12 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 63 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in the majors). The Nationals have 705 assists, 44 errors and have accumulated 2,220 putouts this season. Out of their 6,660 innings on the diamond, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (23rd in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Irvin has given up 390 hits while he has totaled 326 punch outs in 407 innings. He has given up 206 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.292 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and he has gone up against 1,722 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Irvin (19-24 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.55 ERA and has surrendered 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (-160)

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