Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+125) Detroit (-150)

The Houston Astros (69-55) are headed to Comerica Park on Tuesday where they will meet the Detroit Tigers (73-53). The moneyline on this game has Houston at +125 while Detroit is at -150. The total is 9. The men taking the mound will be Hunter Brown and Tarik Skubal.

Houston is slugging .402 and have struck out 977 times, while being walked on 362 occasions. They have compiled 507 RBI's in addition to 1,072 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .255. The Astros have compiled 189 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 136 balls out of the park. They have racked up 530 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .320. As a squad, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 21st in the league.

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The Astros have an ERA of 3.84 so far this year (12th in the league), and they have struck out 1,172 batters. Astros pitchers have allowed 147 home runs and also 503 total runs (7th in MLB). They have walked 374 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.87 as a unit so far this year. Houston has yielded 962 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 472 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.13 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.21.

Astros bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 94 times in addition to having 124 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 73 holds on the season (12th in the league). The Astros relievers have a save percentage of 73.5% and have entered the game in 124 save situations. They have earned 36 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 13 of 49 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 126 base runners so far this year and 27.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Astros have sent 391 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Detroit Tigers have notched a total of 3,318 putouts for the season, as well as 972 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which is 6th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 78 double plays. The Astros have turned 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,954 innings, which has them ranked 11th in pro baseball.

Brown has taken the mound for 489 frames and has 543 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Brown (34-27 career record) holds a FIP of 3.54 while he has gone up against 2,015 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.59 (195 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.213. He has allowed 428 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) with 165 free passes.

The Detroit Tigers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a batting average of .249 on the campaign. They have struck out on 1,112 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,056 hits. Detroit has a total of 159 home runs for the year to go along with 582 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .419 and they are recording 4.79 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have 196 doubles, while walking 387 times and putting up 604 runs.

The Detroit pitching staff have conceded 524 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.83 (476 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 141 HR's and they surrender 4.22 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.226 in addition to having a FIP of 3.95 as a pitching staff on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (1,076 strikeouts vs 366 walks). They have a ranking of 14th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,004.

With 112 save situations, the Tigers have accrued 59 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 50 save opportunities and they have walked away with 34 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 105 times in high leverage situations and also on 137 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.4% out of 190 inherited runners. They rank 6th in MLB with a save rate of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 386 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

Out of their 10,056 innings played, the Tigers have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (13th in the majors). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 98 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (15th in pro baseball). The Tigers have accrued 1,065 assists, 60 errors and have amassed 3,352 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Skubal has surrendered 583 base hits while he has earned 838 strikeouts in 723 frames. Skubal (52-34 mark in his career) holds a 3.17 earned run average while allowing 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 255 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.030 and a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.17 and he has gone up against 2,889 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-150)

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