Sacramento Athletics vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 6/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+110) Detroit (-130)

Comerica Park is where the Detroit Tigers (50-30) will try to beat the Sacramento Athletics (32-49) on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Athletics at +110 and the Tigers are coming in at -130. The total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Jeffrey Springs and Sawyer Gipson-Long.

Sacramento has a slugging percentage of .414 and have been called out on strikes 661 times, while drawing a walk on 256 occasions. They have accrued 324 RBI's and 690 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is at .252. The Athletics have tallied 131 doubles as a team and have smacked 98 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 335 runs and have an OBP of .319. As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics are recording 4.2 runs per game, which is 21st in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.12 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50. Athletics pitchers have given up 115 home runs and 462 total runs (29th in baseball). Sacramento has allowed 762 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 428 earned runs. The Athletics are sitting with a team ERA of 5.42 on the season (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 638 hitters. They have walked 301 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.84 as a team for the season.

Athletics relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 94 times in addition to having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 37 holds so far this season (26th in MLB). The Athletics relievers have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and have entered the game in 69 save situations. They have recorded 16 saves this season and have missed out on 16 out of their 32 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 135 base runners this season with 31.9% of them earned a run for their team. The Athletics have sent 262 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Athletics have converted 67.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,399 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 28th in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have accumulated 2,133 putouts this season, as well as 592 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them ranked 26th in the majors, and they have turned 51 double plays.

Springs (29-17 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.52 while he has gone up against 1,689 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 362 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 136 walks. His earned run average is 3.58 (159 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.244. Springs has taken the ball for 400 innings and has accounted for 431 punch outs during his career.

The Detroit Tigers have tallied a team OBP of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .252 for the year. They have been rung up on 692 instances (6th in the league) and are sitting with 674 hits. Detroit has a total of 96 HRs so far this year as well as 377 RBIs. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .419 and they are recording 4.95 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have recorded 129 two-baggers, while walking 257 times and scoring 391 runs.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.206 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.83 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.50 (667 strikeouts against 228 free passes). They come in at 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 619. They have surrendered 83 long balls and they relinquish 3.96 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 309 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.50 (273 earned runs conceded).

Detroit has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 33 save opportunities and they have come away with 23 saves. They are ranked 7th in baseball with a save rate of 69.7%, and they have dispatched 245 relievers to the mound this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 72 times in high leverage situations and on 90 occasions with base runners. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.8% out of their 120 inherited runners. With 77 save situations, the Tigers have earned 41 holds in addition to 10 blown saves.

In 6,321 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (11th in the majors). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 66 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in baseball). The Tigers have 678 assists, 37 errors and have earned a total of 2,107 putouts on the season.

Gipson-Long (1-0 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.63 ERA while surrendering 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.90 and he has faced 153 opposing hitters during his career. He has allowed 15 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.102 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. During his MLB career, Gipson-Long has surrendered 31 base hits while earning 39 strikeouts in 37 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-130)

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