Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/9/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, May 9, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

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

The Detroit Tigers (23-13) are welcoming the Texas Rangers (18-19) at Comerica Park on Friday. The odds on this game have the Rangers at +125 and the Tigers are coming in at -150. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Patrick Corbin and Tarik Skubal.

Texas is slugging .365 and have struck out 288 times, while drawing a walk on 87 occasions. They have 120 runs batted in and 280 hits on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .234. The Rangers have hit 50 doubles as a squad and have smacked 33 balls out of the park. They have tallied 123 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .289. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are scoring 3.3 runs per game, which ranks them 28th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.06 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.17. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 31 home runs and also 138 total runs (7th in the league). Texas has given up 283 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 124 earned runs. The Rangers have a team ERA of 3.46 on the season (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 288 batters. They have walked 94 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.55 as a unit for the year.

The Rangers have dispatched 118 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers have inherited 54 runners so far this year with 33.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 11 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 5 out of their 16 chances to get a save. The Rangers relievers have a save percentage of 68.8% and have entered the game in 42 save situations. The bullpen have racked up 26 holds on the campaign (9th in the league). Rangers pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 33 times as well as having 38 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have transformed 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,907 innings on the field, ranking them 11th in MLB. The Texas Rangers are sitting with 969 putouts so far this season, in addition to 335 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which puts them in 11th in professional baseball, and have 30 double plays.

Corbin (105-132 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.43 and he has faced 8,253 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 2,047 base hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 587 walks. His earned run average is 4.50 (958 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.375. Corbin has pitched in 1,916 innings and has earned 1,746 strikeouts in his MLB career.

Detroit has compiled 47 home runs over the course of the season as well as 181 runs batted in. They have put up 49 doubles, while walking 130 times and putting up 187 runs. The Detroit Tigers have recorded an OBP of .333 in addition to a team batting average of .256 on the campaign. The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .421 and they earn 5.19 runs per game (4th in MLB). They have been rung up on 321 occasions (9th in the league) and have earned 312 hits.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.161 and have a FIP of 3.78 as a unit over the course of the season. They are sitting at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 261. The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 122 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.04 (107 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (303 strikeouts vs 107 bases on balls). They have allowed 35 homers and they allow 3.46 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB).

With 25 save situations, the Tigers have tallied 10 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Detroit has had relief pitchers take the mound in 13 save chances and they have converted 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 20 times in high leverage situations and on 33 occasions with runners on base. Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 23.9% out of 46 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB with a save rate of 76.9%, and they have sent 102 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year.

In 2,856 innings played, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (6th in professional baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 26 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (12th in baseball). The Tigers have 318 assists, 17 errors and have earned 952 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Skubal has given up 508 hits and he has 696 K's in 611 innings pitched. Skubal (44-33 career win-loss record) has a 3.30 ERA while giving up 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 224 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.067 and a FIP of 3.2. His K/BB ratio is 4.83 and he has gone up against 2,468 batters so far in his career.

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

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

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