Los Angeles Dodgers vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/29/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Detroit SportsNet

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

Comerica Park is the site where the Detroit Tigers (62-71) will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (80-54) on Saturday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at -152 while Detroit is sitting at +126. The total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Blake Snell and Keider Montero.

The Dodgers have compiled 217 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 168 balls out of the park. Los Angeles is slugging .424 and have been called out on strikes 1,054 times, while taking a walk on 495 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 4.9 runs per outing, which has them at 4th in the league. They have earned 625 RBI's and 1,165 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .258. They are sitting with 661 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .335.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 151 home runs and 513 runs in total (5th in the league). Los Angeles has given up 963 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 484 earned runs. The Dodgers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.67 this year (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,219 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 416 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.88 as a unit over the course of the season.

Dodgers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 97 times and also have had 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 86 holds on the campaign (7th in baseball). The Dodgers relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 66.1% and have entered the game in 143 save situations. They have earned 37 saves so far this season and have blown 19 of their 56 save chances. The relievers have inherited 156 runners this year and 35.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Dodgers have sent 435 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Dodgers have converted 72.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,668 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 1st in the majors. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for 3,556 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,083 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .989 which puts them in 3rd in MLB, and have a total of 74 double plays.

Snell has pitched in 1,179 innings and is sitting with 1,466 strikeouts during his MLB career. Snell (83-63 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.09 and he has faced 4,878 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.14 (411 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.216. He has surrendered 904 hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 530 free passes.

The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .401 and they tally 4.45 runs per game (17th in baseball). They have put up 203 doubles, while taking a walk 466 times and notching 592 runs. Detroit has 155 home runs so far this year as well as 564 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,134 instances (13th in MLB) and have recorded 1,075 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have earned an OBP of .316 as well as a batting average of .240 this season.

The Detroit pitching staff have given up 522 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.60 (470 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 135 homers and they concede 3.99 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.216 in addition to having a FIP of 3.93 as a squad this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (1,077 strikeouts vs 408 walks). They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,022.

They sit at 29th in the league with a save percentage of 49.1%, and they have dispatched 409 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have come in 104 times in high leverage situations in addition to 142 occasions with runners on base. With 120 save situations, the Tigers have 63 holds and 28 blown saves. Detroit has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 55 save opportunities and they have come away with 27 saves. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.0% out of their 207 inherited runners.

The Detroit Tigers have turned 101 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in the majors). The Tigers have racked up 1,190 assists, 59 errors and have notched a total of 3,529 putouts on the season. In 10,587 innings on the diamond, the Tigers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (4th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Montero has surrendered 298 base knocks while accumulating 238 strikeouts in 322 innings pitched. He has surrendered 145 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.210 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.59 and he has gone up against 1,336 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Montero (20-17 career mark) has earned a 4.05 earned run average while giving up 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-152)

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