Los Angeles Dodgers vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/28/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, August 28, 2026

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Detroit SportsNet

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-130) Detroit (+110)

The Detroit Tigers (62-71) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (80-53) at Comerica Park on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Dodgers at -130 while the Tigers are sitting at +110. The over/under has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Tarik Skubal and Drew Anderson.

As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are notching 5.0 runs per contest, which is 3rd in the league. They have accumulated 661 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .336. The Dodgers have recorded 216 doubles as a unit and have knocked 168 balls out of the park. They have tallied 625 runs batted in as well as 1,160 hits for the season, and their average at the plate sits at .259. Los Angeles is slugging .426 and have struck out 1,043 times, while drawing a walk on 495 occasions.

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The Dodgers have compiled a team ERA of 3.69 this year (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,208 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 150 long balls and also 512 total runs (5th in the league). They have walked 415 batters and their FIP sits at 3.89 as a unit on the season. Los Angeles has yielded 959 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) as well as 483 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.91 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.17.

Dodgers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 96 times and also have had 139 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 86 holds on the season (6th in the league). The Dodgers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 66.1% and have come into the game in 143 save situations. They have compiled 37 saves on the campaign and have blown 19 of 56 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 154 base runners on the year with 35.7% of them crossing home plate. The Dodgers have dispatched 433 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 3,532 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,076 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which has them sitting 3rd in pro baseball, and they have turned 73 double plays. The Dodgers have converted 72.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,596 innings, which has them sitting 1st in the majors.

Skubal has taken the ball for 790 innings and has totaled 919 K's so far in his MLB career. Skubal (55-39 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.04 and he has faced 3,155 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.09 (271 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.029. He has surrendered 634 hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 179 walks.

The Tigers have a team slugging % of .401 and they are recording 4.45 runs per game (17th in the league). They have put up 203 two-baggers, while getting a free base 466 times and putting up 592 runs. Detroit has accounted for 155 long balls so far this season to go along with 564 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,134 occasions (12th in MLB) and have recorded 1,075 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have a team on-base percentage of .316 and a team batting average of .240 so far this season.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.216 with a FIP of 3.93 as a pitching staff on the year. They rank 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,022. The Detroit pitching staff have surrendered 522 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.60 (470 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.20 (1,077 strikeouts against 408 free passes). They have allowed 135 homers and they give up 3.99 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB).

They sit at 29th in the league holding a save rate of 49.1%, and they have sent 409 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 104 times in high leverage situations in addition to 142 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 120 save situations, the Tigers have recorded 63 holds and also 28 blown saves. Detroit has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 55 save chances and they have come away with 27 saves. Detroit relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.0% out of 207 inherited runners.

In 10,587 innings played, the Tigers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (4th in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have turned 101 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in professional baseball). The Tigers have recorded 1,190 assists, 59 errors and have amassed 3,529 putouts this year.

Anderson (5-8 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.96 earned run average while surrendering 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.57 and he has gone up against 552 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 69 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.398 and a FIP of 4.9. So far in his MLB career, Anderson has surrendered 128 base knocks while totaling 121 strikeouts in 125 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (+110)

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