Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers Betting Pick & Prediction 8/13/24
Seattle heads into Tuesday’s matchup vs. the Tigers looking to extend their winning streak to five games. They are currently 63-56 overall and they are 2nd in the AL West. Detroit, on the other hand, is 4th in the AL Central with an overall record of 56-63.
The money line odds have the Mariners at -110 compared to the Tigers at -109, and the over/under line is currently at 7.5 runs. Tarik Skubal will be starting for the Tigers, while the Mariners are going with George Kirby. BSDET is carrying this one on TV.
DETROIT TIGERS VS SEATTLE MARINERS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Detroit Tigers Moneyline -109
This game will be played at Comerica Park at 6:40 ET on Tuesday, August 13th.
HOW TO BET THE MARINERS VS TIGERS:
- We have the Tigers winning by a score of 5 to 4
- If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Tigers to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over
Mariners Records & Stats
Seattle closed out their series vs. the Mets with an impressive 12-1 win. Leading up to the game, they were the slight favorite at -125 on the money line. It was a six-run 2nd inning that really turned things in their favor, and the Mets could only score one run, which came in the 6th.
Luis Castillo put together a good start for the Mariners, going six innings and giving up just one earned run, and picking up the win. Seattle’s offense was carried by Cal Raleigh, who went 3/4 with two homers and five RBIs.
Seattle is on the road today, taking on the Tigers, having won four straight games. The Mariners are 63-56 overall, putting them just a half-game behind the Astros for the AL West lead. So far, they have gone 19-13 in divisional games.
At home, the Mariners have gone 37-26, and they are just under .500 at 26-30 on the road. Seattle has been favored in 79 of their games, going 44-35 in those matchups. As the road favorite, the Mariners are 14-15 this season. Today’s game is the first of a new series, and Seattle’s overall series record is 17-19-2. They closed out their series vs. the Mets with three straight wins and are 6-4 over their last 10 games.
Seattle is 53-66 against the run line this season, including a 26-30 mark on the road. The Mariners’ average run margin for the season is +0.3, and they have gone 27-36 against the run line at home. They have covered the run line in three straight games and are 21-19 against the run line as an underdog.
Seattle is on the road against Detroit today, with the over/under line set at 7.5 runs. The Mariners and their opponents have averaged 7.7 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 51-63. When the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs, their record is 14-22. So far this season, 45 of their games have had over/under lines set higher than 7.5 runs, accounting for 37.8% of their games.
Seattle is sending right-hander George Kirby to the mound today vs. the Tigers. He has made 24 starts this year and has a record of 8-8 with a 3.13 ERA. Looking at his overall numbers, Kirby has a WHIP of 1.02 and has turned in 15 quality starts. In his 24 outings, opponents are batting .228. The most recent outing for Kirby came vs. the Tigers, where he took the loss, giving up three earned runs in five innings of work. Before that, he had won two straight starts.
Cal Raleigh has been one of the league’s top power hitters this season, as his 26 home runs are the best mark on the team and 8th best in the MLB. He also comes into the game on a nice stretch, hitting three homers over his last eight games while going 7/27 overall. Randy Arozarena has the 2nd most homers on the team (16) but is batting just .223 for the season.
Overall, the Mariners are just 27th in scoring at 4 runs per game and are hitting a league-worst .218. They also have the most strikeouts in the league and are near the bottom of the league in on-base percentage, slugging, and OPS.
Tigers Records & Stats
The Tigers’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Giants, closing out their series with a 5-4 win. After allowing two runs to the Giants in the bottom of the first, the Tigers responded with a run of their own. Detroit added another two runs in the 2nd inning and went on to score a total of five runs.
Keider Montero got the start for the Tigers, going five innings and giving up four earned runs on five hits. He only had two strikeouts in the outing and took the loss. Dillon Dingler had a big game at the plate, going 2/4 with a homer and two RBIs.
Detroit is 4th in the AL Central with a record of 56-63, putting them 14 games behind the Guardians for the division lead. So far, they have gone 20-22 in divisional games. The Tigers are opening a series vs. the Mariners with an overall series record of 15-18-5, and they have dropped three straight series at home.
At home, the Tigers are 26-31 this season compared to 30-32 on the road. As the underdog, Detroit is 34-42 this season and 22-21 when favored. Looking back, the Tigers dropped two of three games in their series vs. the Giants.
Despite being 23-34 against the run line at home this season, the Tigers have covered in two straight games in Detroit. They are 38-24 against the run line on the road and have an overall run line record of 61-58. They have a run differential of -0.2 runs per game this season.
The Detroit Tigers have played in 70 games with over/under lines set higher than 7.5 runs this season, and their games have averaged 8.4 runs per game. Their over/under record is 63-53 overall, and when the line is set at 7.5 runs, they are 18-16. The Tigers are playing at home today against the Seattle Mariners, and the over/under line for the game is set at 7.5 runs.
Tarik Skubal has been pitching well for the Tigers, coming into the game with a record of 13-4 and an ERA of 2.57. Skubal has made 23 starts this year and has pitched well at home, going 7-1 with a 2.43 ERA. In his last outing, he gave up two earned runs in seven innings of work, coming away with the win. Skubal has won three straight starts and has only allowed two earned runs in each of those outings. His WHIP for the season is currently .94.
Over his last six games, Matt Vierling has gone 8/25 for the Tigers, including one home run and four RBIs. For the season, Vierling is batting .255 with 14 homers, which is the 2nd best mark on the team. Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 17 home runs and 51 RBIs, while batting .264.
As a team, the Tigers are averaging just 4.1 runs per game, which is 23rd in the league. This season, they are batting .230, and their team on-base percentage is just .295. Detroit’s team OPS of .675 is also one of the worst marks in the league.