Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, April 17, 2026

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-152) Boston (+126)

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (7-11) will take on the Detroit Tigers (9-9) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Detroit at -152 and Boston opens at +126. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Casey Mize and Ranger Suarez.

As a team, the Detroit Tigers are earning 4.1 runs per contest, which ranks them 18th in MLB. They have racked up 74 runs while holding a team OBP of .322. The Tigers have earned 32 two-baggers as a team and have hit 13 baseballs out of the park. They have 70 RBI's in addition to 138 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate is .237. Detroit has a slugging rate of .365 and have been rung up 151 times, while being walked on 67 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.08 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25. Tigers pitchers have given up 10 home runs in addition to 62 total runs (3rd in MLB). Detroit has conceded 126 base knocks (7.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 57 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.35 this year (6th in the league), and their staff has struck out 137 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 66 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.65 as a squad on the year.

Tigers bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 21 times and also have had 11 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 7 holds for the year (25th in MLB). The Tigers bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 83.3% and stepped onto the hill in 14 save situations. They have earned 5 saves this season and have blown 1 of their 6 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 37 base runners this year and 35.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Tigers have sent 48 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Tigers have turned 71.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,380 innings, ranking them 10th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have amassed 460 putouts so far this season, as well as 149 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which puts them in 23rd in pro baseball, and have accumulated 16 double plays.

Mize has pitched in 456 frames and has 383 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.18 (212 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.294. He has given up 463 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) with 127 free passes. Mize (24-26 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.12 and he has gone up against 1,940 batters in the majors.

The Red Sox have a team SLG% of .355 and they are earning 4.28 runs per game (17th in baseball). They have 30 doubles, while walking 61 times and scoring 77 runs. Boston has tallied 12 long balls so far this year as well as 74 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 160 occasions (13th in the league) and have recorded 144 base hits. The Boston Red Sox have an OBP of .322 and a team batting average of .239 for the season.

The Boston pitching staff have relinquished 86 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.55 (79 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 25 HR's and they concede 4.96 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.352 in addition to having a FIP of 4.92 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (142 strikeouts against 68 free passes). They are currently ranked 17th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 143.

Sitting with 15 save situations, the Red Sox have recorded 10 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 5 save chances and they have converted 3 saves. Boston relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of their 21 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 18 times in high leverage situations in addition to 14 occasions with runners on. They are ranked 18th in baseball with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 57 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

In their 1,407 innings on the field, the Red Sox have a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (12th in professional baseball). The Boston Red Sox have turned 11 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .978 (27th in MLB). The Red Sox have recorded 165 assists, 14 errors and have a tally of 469 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Suarez has surrendered 744 base hits while tallying 716 strikeouts in 776 innings pitched. He has allowed 294 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.274 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and he has faced 3,257 hitters during his MLB career. Suarez (54-38 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.41 earned run average and has conceded 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (+126)

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