Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 7/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Friday, July 17, 2026

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-144) Los Angeles (+120)

The Detroit Tigers (44-52) are traveling to Angel Stadium on Friday where they will try to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (38-59). The moneyline on this game has Detroit at -144 and Los Angeles is priced at +120. The total is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Troy Melton and Reid Detmers.

Detroit has a slugging percentage of .398 and have been rung up 838 times, while drawing a walk on 345 occasions. They have 387 RBI's in addition to 750 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .235. The Tigers have compiled 138 doubles as a team and have smacked 115 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 407 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are knocking in 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 20th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.82 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.21. Tigers pitchers have given up 95 home runs in addition to 383 runs in total (7th in MLB). Detroit has surrendered 743 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and 343 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.65 on the season (7th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 795 batters. They have walked 282 opposing players and their FIP is 3.82 as a squad for the year.

The Tigers have dispatched 294 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 160 base runners for the year with 28.1% of those players crossing the plate. The relief pitchers are sitting with 42 holds for the season (24th in the league). Tigers pitchers have entered the game with runners on 105 times as well as having 76 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 18 saves on the campaign and have blown 20 out of their 38 save chances. The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 47.4% and stepped onto the hill in 82 save situations.

The Tigers have converted 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,620 innings, which ranks them 8th in baseball. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with 2,540 putouts so far this season, as well as 829 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them sitting 10th in MLB, and have 66 double plays.

Melton has taken the hill for 94 innings and has tallied 77 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 2.29 (24 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.912. He has conceded 60 hits (5.7 hits per nine innings) and has 26 free passes. Melton (8-3 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 2.26 and he has gone up against 369 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has compiled 110 long balls on the year and 414 runs batted in. They have hit 151 doubles, while getting a free base 311 times and putting up 430 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have accounted for an on-base percentage of .315 and a batting average of .240 this year. The Angels hold a team slugging percentage of .393 and they are recording 4.43 runs per outing (16th in MLB). They have struck out on 917 instances (1st in the league) and have tallied 786 hits.

The Angels have a team WHIP of 1.397 in addition to having a FIP of 4.37 as a squad on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (850 strikeouts vs 422 free passes). They come in at 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 770. They have allowed 105 long balls and they give up 5.12 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 485 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.65 (441 earned runs surrendered).

Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.8% out of 174 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 105 times in high leverage situations and on 107 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 76 save situations, the Angels have earned 46 holds and 17 blown saves. They are ranked 30th in the league with a save percentage of 39.3%, and they have dispatched 308 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 62 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in the majors). The Angels have accrued 817 assists, 58 errors and have amassed 2,559 putouts for the season. Out of their 7,677 innings played, the Angels have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (18th in professional baseball).

Detmers (24-37 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.70 ERA and has given up 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and he has faced 2,393 hitters during his career. He has given up 291 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.322 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. In his career, Detmers has conceded 522 hits while he has totaled 621 K's in 557 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-144)

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