Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/17/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+106) Detroit (-128)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (29-44) are headed to Comerica Park on Tuesday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (46-27). The moneyline on this game has Pittsburgh at +106 and Detroit is coming in at -128. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Bailey Falter and Casey Mize.

The Pirates have accrued 90 doubles as a unit and have hit 50 balls out of the park. Pittsburgh is slugging .336 and have struck out 632 times, while drawing a walk on 244 occasions. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are earning 3.2 runs per game, which puts them at 30th in baseball. They have tallied 222 RBI's in addition to 541 hits on the year, and their team batting average is at .225. They have notched a total of 232 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .302.

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The Pirates hold a team ERA of 3.69 on the year (11th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 542 hitters. Pirates pitchers have given up 59 home runs in addition to 286 runs in total (12th in MLB). They have walked 214 batters and their FIP is 3.69 as a unit for the year. Pittsburgh has surrendered 555 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 266 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.53 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19.

The Pirates have sent 232 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have inherited 107 runners over the course of the season and 37.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 16 saves this year and have blown 13 out of their 29 chances to get a save. The Pirates relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 55.2% and have stepped onto the mound in 70 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 39 holds for the season (17th in MLB). Pirates pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 69 times in addition to having 80 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with 1,945 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 649 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them ranked 19th in baseball, and have 60 double plays. The Pirates have transformed 71.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,835 innings on the field, which has them sitting 4th in baseball.

Falter has taken the mound for 415 frames and has earned 311 K's in his career. Falter (23-26 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.33 while facing 1,722 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.40 (203 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.260. He has given up 410 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 113 walks.

The Tigers have a team slugging % of .412 and they earn 4.81 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have 116 two-baggers, while walking 234 times as well as scoring 351 runs. Detroit has hit 85 HRs this season and 337 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 640 occasions (4th in MLB) and have accounted for 622 base hits. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with an OBP of .321 as well as a team batting average of .251 this season.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.188 and have a FIP of 3.75 as a squad for the year. They rank 11th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 563. The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 271 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.36 (242 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (619 strikeouts vs 208 free passes). They have conceded 74 home runs and they yield 3.76 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB).

Detroit has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 33 save chances and they have recorded 23 saves. They are currently ranked 7th in baseball holding a save percentage of 69.7%, and they have dispatched 224 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 65 times in high leverage situations and on 83 occasions with base runners. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.5% out of 110 inherited runners. Sitting with 74 save situations, the Tigers have recorded 38 holds and 10 blown saves.

In their 5,844 innings played, the Tigers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (9th in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 60 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in baseball). The Tigers have 624 assists, 32 errors and have accumulated 1,948 putouts over the course of the season.

Mize (15-21 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.12 ERA and has conceded 9.0 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.73 and he has gone up against 1,499 batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 161 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.295 and having a FIP of 4.1. During his career, Mize has surrendered 353 base knocks and he has 281 K's in 352 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+106)

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