Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners Betting Pick & Prediction 8/7/24
Wednesday’s Tigers vs. Mariners game has a first pitch of 9:40 PM ET from T-Mobile Park in Seattle. The Tigers are 54-60 this season and are starting Tarik Skubal, while the Mariners are 59-55 and will send George Kirby to the mound. Seattle is favored on the money line, with their odds sitting at -135 compared to the Tigers at +115. The over/under line is currently at 6.5 runs.
RSNW will be televising this AL matchup, and the Mariners will be looking to snap a two-game losing streak, as they are currently first in the AL West. The Tigers are 4th in the AL Central.
SEATTLE MARINERS VS DETROIT TIGERS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Seattle Mariners Moneyline -135
This game will be played at T-Mobile Park at 9:40 ET on Wednesday, August 7th.
HOW TO BET THE TIGERS VS MARINERS:
- We have the Mariners winning by a score of 5 to 4
- However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Tigers to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over
Detroit rallied for two runs in the 9th inning in the most recent game of this Tigers vs. Mariners series. The Tigers scored one run in the 4th inning but didn’t score another run until putting up two in the top of the 9th, picking up a 4-2 win. Heading into the game, the Tigers were at +171 on the money line.
Keider Montero pitched well for the Tigers in this one, going six innings and giving up just one run. He finished the game with eight strikeouts but issued five walks. Montero got the win in the game, while Tyler Holton got the save. Luis Castillo had a rough outing for the Mariners, taking the loss.
Parker Meadows and Wenceel Perez each had two hits and an RBI for the Tigers. Matt Vierling also had a two-hit game and scored a run for Detroit’s offense.
Tigers Records & Stats
Detroit is 54-60 overall, putting them 4th in the AL Central, and they are 14 games behind the Guardians for the division lead. The Tigers are 20-22 against other teams in the AL Central. They have won two straight games on the road, and their road record is 28-29 this season.
As the road underdog, the Tigers have gone 21-24 this year, and they are 22-21 as the favorite. Detroit has an overall series record of 14-17-5, and they have dropped three straight series.
The Tigers have been a solid bet on the run line this season, going 57-57 overall. They have been particularly profitable on the road, where they are 34-23 against the run line. Detroit has been an underdog in 71 games and has gone 45-26 on the run line in those contests. The Tigers have an average run margin of -0.2 runs per game this season.
The Detroit Tigers are on the road facing the Seattle Mariners today, and the over/under line for the game is set at 6.5 runs. The combined run average for Tigers games this season is 8.5 runs, and their over/under record is 61-50. The average over/under line for their games is 8 runs, and when the line is set at 6.5 runs, they have gone over in all three games. This season, 97.4% of their games have had over/under lines set higher than 6.5 runs, and their current under streak is at 2 games.
Detroit is sending left-hander Tarik Skubal to the mound today vs. the Mariners. He has made 22 starts this year and has a record of 12-4 with a 2.58 ERA. Skubal’s WHIP for the season is .95, and opponents are batting .202 off him this year. In his last outing, Skubal took the loss, giving up five earned runs in 6 1/3 innings of work. Before that, he had won two straight starts. Skubal has been tough to beat at home, going 7-1 with a 2.43 ERA. On the road, he is 5-3 with a 3.04 ERA.
Heading into today’s game, the Tigers offense is averaging just 4.2 runs per game, which is 22nd in the league. They have been slightly better at home, averaging 4.1 runs per game. As a team, the Tigers are batting just .230, and their on-base percentage of .295 is also near the bottom of the league. Detroit’s team OPS of .676 is 25th in the MLB.
Riley Greene has been the Tigers’ top power threat this season, as he is 14th in the league with 17 home runs. Greene is also batting .264 for the season and has driven in 51 runs. Over his last two games, Parker Meadows has gone 4/9 with a home run and three RBIs. He is also on a five-game hitting streak.
Mariners Records & Stats
Seattle is currently 59-55 overall, good for a half-game lead over the Astros in the AL West. The Mariners have dropped two straight games, with their loss coming in the first game of their series vs. the Tigers. So far, they have gone 19-13 in AL West play.
At home, the Mariners are 33-25 this season, and they are just under .500 at 26-30 on the road. As the favorite, Seattle has put together a mark of 40-34 this year, and they are 19-21 as the underdog. Looking at their overall series record, the Mariners are 16-18-2.
Seattle’s run line record is 50-64, including a 24-34 mark at home. The Mariners have a run differential of +0.2 runs per game overall, with a +0.3 mark at home and a 0.0 mark on the road. As the favorite, Seattle is 29-45 vs. the run line, while as the underdog, the Mariners are 21-19. In their 50 wins, Seattle has outscored opponents by an average of 3.3 runs per game, while in their 64 losses, they have been outscored by an average of 3.2 runs per game.
The Seattle Mariners are hosting the Detroit Tigers today, and the over/under line for the game is set at 6.5 runs. The Mariners and their opponents have combined to average 7.7 runs per game this season, and Seattle’s over/under record for the year is 49-60. The average over/under line for Mariners games this season has been 8 runs, and their over/under record when the line is set at 6.5 runs is 3-3. So far this season, 94.7% of Seattle’s games have had over/under lines set higher than 6.5 runs, and the under has hit in the Mariners’ last two games.
Seattle is sending right-hander George Kirby to the mound today vs. the Tigers. He has made 23 starts this season and has a record of 8-7 with a 3.04 ERA. Kirby’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.00, and opponents are batting .224 off him this year. Kirby has turned in 15 quality starts this year and is coming off an outing in which he didn’t give up an earned run. In that July 26th start vs. the White Sox, he went seven innings and gave up just one unearned run. Overall, Kirby has been pitching well, as he has a 3.75 ERA on the road compared to 3.30 at home.
Cal Raleigh has been a bright spot for the Mariners this season, leading the team with 23 home runs and 67 RBIs, which is 8th and 14th in the league, respectively. However, he is batting just .212 this season. Julio Rodriguez has been a bit better in terms of batting average, coming in at .263, and he is 5th on the team with 11 homers. Randy Arozarena is 2nd on the team with 16 homers but is batting just .216.
Seattle’s offense has been one of the worst in the league this season, averaging only 3.9 runs per game, which is 28th in the MLB. They are also dead last in the league in strikeouts and have the league’s worst team batting average. Currently, Luke Raley is on a little bit of a hot streak, going 4/15 in his last six games with two homers.