Detroit Tigers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 4/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Friday, April 24, 2026

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Reds.TV

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

The Cincinnati Reds (16-9) will try to beat the Detroit Tigers (13-12) at Great American Ball Park on Friday. The line on this matchup has Detroit at -122 while Cincinnati is sitting at +102. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Framber Valdez and Andrew Abbott.

Detroit has a slugging rate of .384 and have been rung up 202 times, while drawing a walk on 92 occasions. They have recorded 104 RBI's in addition to 204 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .247. The Tigers have accounted for 50 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 19 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 109 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .328. As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are earning 4.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 16th in the league.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.16 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30. Tigers pitchers have conceded 13 long balls and 97 runs in total (8th in MLB). Detroit has conceded 189 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 87 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 3.63 so far this year (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 197 batters. They have walked 91 hitters and their FIP is 3.49 as a squad on the year.

The Tigers have sent 69 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 51 base runners on the campaign and 37.3% of them crossing home plate. The relief pitchers have tallied 11 holds this season (22nd in baseball). Tigers pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 30 times as well as having 18 appearances in high leverage situations. They have recorded 7 saves so far this year and have not converted 2 of their 9 chances to get a save. The Tigers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 77.8% and have come into the game in 21 save situations.

The Tigers have a tally of 647 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 205 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which puts them in 23rd in MLB, and have a total of 19 double plays. The Tigers have converted 69.7% of balls in play into outs in their 1,941 innings on the field, which has them sitting 20th in baseball.

Valdez has taken the hill for 1,110 innings and has racked up 1,073 K's in his MLB career. Valdez (83-53 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.31 while he has gone up against 4,610 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.36 (415 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.204. He has given up 939 base knocks (7.6 hits per 9 innings) with 398 walks.

Cincinnati has 27 HRs over the course of the season and 88 RBIs. They have hit 31 two-baggers, while walking 104 times and putting up 97 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have a team OBP of .299 in addition to a batting average of .205 on the campaign. The Reds hold a team SLG% of .344 and they are earning 3.88 runs per game (24th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 231 occasions (5th in baseball) and have tallied 169 base hits.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.358 in addition to having a FIP of 4.20 as a pitching staff this year. They are sitting at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 193. The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 99 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.58 (90 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.60 (191 strikeouts vs 114 free passes). They have allowed 19 dingers and they relinquish 3.94 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

Cincinnati bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 22.0% of 41 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 36 times in high leverage situations and also on 30 occasions with base runners. With 34 save situations, the Reds have 20 holds and also 3 blown saves. They sit at 6th in MLB with a save rate of 76.9%, and they have sent 93 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

In 2,034 innings on the field, the Reds are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (6th in the majors). The Cincinnati Reds have turned 25 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in professional baseball). The Reds have recorded 213 assists, 12 errors and have 678 putouts on the season.

Abbott (28-25 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.56 ERA and has given up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.65 and he has gone up against 1,843 hitters during his career. He has allowed 173 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.273 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. In his pro baseball career, Abbott has surrendered 407 base hits while earning 398 K's in 437 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit (-122)

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