Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 7/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

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

Comerica Park is where the Detroit Tigers (57-34) will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (49-41) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Tampa Bay at +102 while Detroit is sitting at -122. The over/under is 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ryan Pepiot and Jack Flaherty.

Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .411 and have struck out 746 times, while drawing a walk on 270 occasions. They have compiled 409 RBI's in addition to 790 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .260. The Rays have compiled 140 two-baggers as a team and have hit 101 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 431 runs scored and have an OBP of .323. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 7th in baseball.

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The Rays have a team earned run average of 3.77 on the year (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 751 batters. Rays pitchers have given up 120 long balls in addition to 362 total runs (11th in MLB). They have walked 249 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.23 as a unit this year. Tampa Bay has yielded 716 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 337 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.02 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20.

The Rays have sent 286 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 99 base runners on the year with 38.4% of those runners ended up scoring. They have 21 saves for the season and have blown 14 of their 35 chances to save the game. The Rays bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 60.0% and have entered the game in 86 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 50 holds on the year (17th in the league). Rays relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 68 times and also have had 87 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned 2,416 putouts this year, in addition to 826 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which is 13th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 91 double plays. The Rays have transformed 71.2% of balls in play into outs out of 7,248 innings on the field, which has them ranked 5th in baseball.

Pepiot has pitched in 310 frames and has tallied 323 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.31 (114 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.138. He has conceded 240 base knocks (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has 113 free passes. Pepiot (19-15 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.26 while he has gone up against 1,271 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Detroit Tigers have compiled an OBP of .323 and a batting average of .253 on the year. They have been rung up on 788 occasions (8th in the league) and have accounted for 780 base hits. Detroit has compiled 116 home runs on the year and 437 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .425 and they average 5.01 runs per contest (5th in MLB). They have 143 doubles, while taking a walk 293 times as well as putting up 456 runs.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.199 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.76 as a team so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (772 strikeouts against 262 bases on balls). They are sitting at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 708. They have conceded 92 dingers and they yield 3.89 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Detroit pitching staff have yielded 350 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.46 (311 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 87 save situations, the Tigers have recorded 47 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Detroit has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 37 save opportunities and they have recorded 26 saves. Their relievers have come in 79 times in high leverage situations in addition to 103 occasions with runners on base. Detroit bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 24.5% out of 139 inherited runners. They rank 6th in the league with a save percentage of 70.3%, and they have dispatched 280 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year.

In their 7,284 innings played, the Tigers have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (11th in pro baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 73 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (10th in pro baseball). The Tigers have accrued 785 assists, 42 errors and have earned a total of 2,428 putouts for the season.

During his career, Flaherty has allowed 763 hits while he has tallied 1,051 punch outs in 918 innings pitched. Flaherty (60-50 mark in his career) holds a 3.75 earned run average and has given up 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 383 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.189 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.19 and he has faced 3,813 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (-122)

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