At Minute Maid Park on Thursday, the Detroit Tigers (8-15) open a four-game series against the Houston Astros (14-11), at 8:10 PM ET. The starting pitchers are Jose Urquidy (2-1) for the Astros, and Tarik Skubal (1-2) for the Tigers. Bookmakers have made the Astros a decent moneyline favorite (-165) at home over the Tigers (+145).
Tigers at Astros Game Lines: Moneyline, Spread, Total Runs
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astros | -165 | +145 | 8.5 |
Tigers at Astros Probable Starting Pitchers
| Jose Urquidy (RHP) | Tarik Skubal (LHP) | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | GS | 4 |
| 2-1 | W-L | 1-2 |
| 5.95 | ERA | 3.05 |
| 5.0 | IP/Start | 5.1 |
| 1.424 | WHIP | 1.21 |
| 5.9 | K/9 | 8.7 |
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Tigers Five Hottest Batters (Last 10 Games)
| Name | BA | Hits | HRs | RBI | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Grossman | .281 | 9 | 0 | 3 | .728 |
| Austin Meadows | .270 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .720 |
| Jeimer Candelario | .226 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .660 |
| Javier Báez | .216 | 8 | 1 | 7 | .653 |
| Miguel Cabrera | .148 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .466 |
Tigers Record Splits
| Home | Away | Day | Night | Starting RHP | Starting LHP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-9 | 3-6 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 5-10 | 3-5 |
Tigers vs Astros Recent Results
| Astros | Tigers | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 – 3 | Record | 2 – 8 |
| 4.2 | Runs Per Game | 2.3 |
| 2.6 | Runs Allowed Per Game | 4.7 |
| 7-3-0 | Record ATS | 3-7-0 |
| 7.45 | K/9 | 7.52 |
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Tigers Betting Tips
- The Tigers are 1-2 in Skubal’s three starts this season that they were the underdog on the moneyline.
- Detroit was the underdog on the moneyline in six of its last 10 games, and went 1-5 in those matchups.
- In their last 10 matchups, the Tigers and their opponents combined to go over the run total four times.
- The Tigers have won 33.3% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (6-12).
- Detroit is 1-4 (winning only 20% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +145 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Tigers have an implied win probability of 40.8%.
Astros Betting Tips
- This will be Urquidy’s first game as the moneyline favorite this season.
- In five games as the favorite over the last 10 matchups, Houston has a record of 4-1.
- In their previous 10 matchups with a total posted by oddsmakers, the Astros and their opponents are when it comes to hitting the over.
- The Astros have come away with eight wins in the 13 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Houston has a win-loss record of 2-1 when favored by -165 or better by oddsmakers this year.
- The Astros have an implied victory probability of 62.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
