Los Angeles Dodgers vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 8/30/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Sunday, August 30, 2026

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Detroit SportsNet

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-150) Detroit (+125)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (81-54) are headed to Comerica Park on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Detroit Tigers (62-72). The moneyline on this matchup has Los Angeles at -150 while Detroit is sitting at +125. The total is 9. The starting pitchers will be Tyler Glasnow and Framber Valdez.

The Dodgers have recorded 217 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 168 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .423 and have been rung up 1,063 times, while drawing a walk on 504 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 4.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 4th in the league. They have 627 RBI's and 1,174 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is .258. They have a total of 663 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .336.

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The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 3.65 on the year (6th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,231 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have relinquished 151 home runs and also 514 runs (4th in the league). They have walked 418 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.86 as a team so far this year. Los Angeles has surrendered 968 base knocks (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 485 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16.

The Dodgers have sent 439 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 158 base runners over the course of the season and 34.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. The bullpen have earned 88 holds so far this season (5th in the league). Dodgers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 98 times in addition to having 144 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 38 saves for the year and have blown 19 out of their 57 save opportunities. The Dodgers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and have entered the game in 146 save situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a total of 3,583 putouts thus far, as well as 1,088 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which is 3rd in MLB, and have a total of 75 double plays. The Dodgers have transformed 72.5% of balls in play into outs in their 10,749 innings, ranking them 1st in MLB.

Glasnow has taken the hill for 798 innings and has earned 1,008 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.70 (328 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.133. He has allowed 601 base hits (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 303 walks. Glasnow (46-36 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.64 and he has gone up against 3,254 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Detroit Tigers hold a team OBP of .315 as well as a batting average of .239 on the year. They have been rung up on 1,146 instances (13th in the league) and have 1,080 base knocks. Detroit has 155 home runs this year and 565 RBIs. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .400 and they have an average of 4.43 runs per outing (18th in baseball). They have 205 doubles, while taking a walk 468 times and putting up 593 runs.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.222 and have a FIP of 3.93 as a pitching staff on the season. They are sitting at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,031. The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 524 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.58 (472 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (1,086 strikeouts against 417 bases on balls). They have relinquished 135 dingers and they surrender 3.98 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

Detroit relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.2% out of their 213 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 107 times in high leverage situations in addition to 144 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 120 save situations, the Tigers have accrued 63 holds and 28 blown saves. They sit at 29th in baseball holding a save percentage of 49.1%, and they have dispatched 413 relievers onto the diamond so far this season.

Out of their 10,668 innings on the field, the Tigers have a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (4th in pro baseball). The Detroit Tigers have turned 103 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in pro baseball). The Tigers have accrued 1,197 assists, 60 errors and have accumulated 3,556 putouts on the campaign.

Valdez (89-61 career record) has a 3.48 earned run average and has given up 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.62 and he has faced 5,122 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 474 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.229 and a FIP of 3.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Valdez has given up 1,060 hits while he has earned 1,164 strikeouts in 1,224 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Detroit (+125)

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