Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/11/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, May 11, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+125) Detroit (-145)

The Texas Rangers (18-20) are headed to Comerica Park on Sunday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (25-13). The moneyline on this contest has Texas at +125 while Detroit is sitting at -145. The over/under comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi and Reese Olson.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are putting up 3.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in MLB. They have 123 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .290. The Rangers have hit 50 doubles as a unit and have knocked 33 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 120 runs batted in as well as 285 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .232. Texas has a slugging % of .360 and have been called out on strikes 291 times, while taking a walk on 93 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.01 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 32 home runs in addition to 143 runs in total (7th in MLB). Texas has conceded 289 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 129 earned runs. The Rangers have a team ERA of 3.51 on the year (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 295 hitters. They have walked 98 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.60 as a squad for the season.

The Rangers have sent 119 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relievers have inherited 55 runners on the campaign and 34.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have compiled 11 saves for the year and have blown 5 out of their 16 save chances. The Rangers bullpen have a save percentage of 68.8% and have stepped onto the mound in 42 save situations. The relievers have notched 26 holds this season (9th in the league). Rangers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 34 times as well as having 38 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Texas Rangers have 993 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 341 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them sitting 12th in the majors, and have a total of 30 double plays. The Rangers have turned 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,979 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 10th in the majors.

Eovaldi has taken the ball for 1,620 innings and is sitting with 1,411 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.01 (722 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.268. He has surrendered 1,606 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 449 walks. Eovaldi (94-83 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.95 while facing 6,814 hitters in the major leagues.

The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .424 and they tally 5.47 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have put up 55 doubles, while taking a walk 134 times as well as recording 208 runs. Detroit has accounted for 48 long balls for the season and 201 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 336 occasions (5th in the league) and have totaled 340 hits. The Detroit Tigers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .335 as well as a batting average of .262 for the year.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.140 with a FIP of 3.72 as a squad so far this season. They sit at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 270. The Detroit pitching staff have yielded 125 runs this year while having an ERA of 2.95 (110 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.50 (318 strikeouts against 112 bases on balls). They have allowed 35 homers and they concede 3.36 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB).

Detroit relievers have an inherited score rate of 23.9% out of their 46 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 20 times in high leverage situations in addition to 33 occasions with runners on. With 25 save situations, the Tigers have accumulated 10 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They sit at 3rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 105 relievers onto the diamond for the season. Detroit has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 13 save opportunities and they have come away with 10 saves.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 29 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in professional baseball). The Tigers have 335 assists, 17 errors and have earned a total of 1,006 putouts this year. Out of their 3,018 innings played, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (4th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Olson has allowed 213 hits while totaling 244 punch outs in 254 frames. Olson (13-17 record in his career) holds a 3.65 earned run average and has given up 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 103 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.164 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and he has gone up against 1,048 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (+125)

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