Detroit Tigers vs San Francisco Giants Betting Pick & Prediction 8/11/24
The over/under line for Sunday’s Tigers vs. Giants interleague matchup is at 7.5 runs, with the Giants being favored on the money line (-185). On the money line, the Tigers have odds of +155 compared to the Giants at -185. First pitch from Oracle Park is set for 4:05 PM ET.
Detroit comes in with a record of 55-63 and they are starting Keider Montero. The Giants are 4th in the NL West and have won four straight games. NBCS will be televising this game.
DETROIT TIGERS VS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS BETTING PICK
The Pick: OVER 7.5 Runs
This game will be played at Oracle Park at 4:05 ET on Sunday, August 11th.
HOW TO BET THE TIGERS VS GIANTS:
- We have the Giants 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
San Francisco picked up a 3-1 win over the Tigers in the most recent game of this series. The Giants had a huge 5th inning, scoring all three of their runs. As for the Tigers, they scored their only run in the 6th. Heading into the game, the Giants were favored at -248 on the money line.
Logan Webb started for the Giants and picked up the win, going seven innings and giving up just one run. He finished the game with eight strikeouts but issued a season-high five walks. As for the Tigers, Alex Faedo only went one inning and gave up no runs on zero hits.
Mike Yastrzemski and Brett Wisely each had two hits and two RBIs for the Giants’ offense. Yastrzemski also scored a run. Parker Meadows had a two-hit game for the Tigers.
Tigers Records & Stats
Detroit is on the road today, and they are looking to snap a three-game losing streak, having dropped the first two games of this series vs. the Giants. The Tigers are 55-63 overall, and they trail the Guardians by 13.5 games in the AL Central. So far, they are 20-22 in AL Central matchups.
At home, the Tigers are 26-31 this year, and they are one game better on the road at 29-32. As the underdog, Detroit is 33-42 this season compared to 22-21 as the favorite. The Tigers’ overall series record is 15-17-5, and they are just 3-7 in their last ten games.
The Tigers have been a solid bet on the run line this season, going 60-58 overall. They have been especially good on the run line on the road, going 37-24. They have been a poor bet on the run line at home, going just 23-34. They have also been a poor bet on the run line as the favorite, going just 12-31. However, they have been a strong bet on the run line as the underdog, going 48-27.
The Detroit Tigers are on the road today against the San Francisco Giants. The over/under line for the game is set at 7.5 runs, which is below their season average of 8.4 runs per game. The Tigers have gone over the line in 18 of their 34 games when the line has been set at 7.5 runs, and the under has hit in their last three games.
Right-hander Keider Montero gets the start for the Tigers today as he faces the Giants on the road. So far this season, he has made 8 starts and 9 total appearances. Montero’s record for the year is 2-5, and his ERA is 5.62. Looking at his overall numbers, Montero has a WHIP of 1.31 and has issued just 2.36 walks per nine innings compared to 7.61 strikeouts. Montero’s last outing was a good one, as he picked up the win vs. the Mariners, going 6 innings and giving up just one earned run. Before that, he had lost three straight starts.
As a team, the Tigers are batting just .229 this season, which is 21st in the league. They are also near the bottom of the league in scoring, averaging just 4.1 runs per game. This is also where they are at in terms of home runs and on-base percentage. Detroit’s team slugging percentage of .380 is also 19th in the league.
Riley Greene and Matt Vierling have been the Tigers’ top power threats this season, with Greene leading the team with 17 homers and Vierling just behind him with 13. Greene also comes into the game with a team-best 51 RBIs. Vierling has been hot of late, going 8/17 in his last four games with a home run.
Giants Records & Stats
The Giants have won four straight games and are 61-58 overall this season. In the NL West, they are eight games behind the Dodgers for the division lead. So far, they are 21-19 in divisional matchups. San Francisco has taken the first two games of this series vs. the Tigers.
At home, the Giants are 35-23 this season, and they have gone 26-35 on the road. As the favorite, the Giants are 38-25 this year and 23-33 as the underdog. San Francisco’s overall series record is 19-15-3, and they have won two straight series.
San Francisco is 25-33 on the run line at home this season, but they have covered in five of their last six games at Oracle Park. The Giants are 32-24 against the run line as an underdog this season, and they have an average run margin of +0.4 runs per game at home.
The San Francisco Giants are hosting the Detroit Tigers today, and the over/under line for the game is set at 7.5 runs. The Giants have played 65 games this season with over/under lines higher than 7.5 runs, and their games have averaged a combined 8.9 runs per game this year. Their over/under record for the season is 62-54, and their over/under record when the line is set at 7.5 runs is 25-21. The over has hit in two straight games for the Giants.
Right-hander Hayden Birdsong is getting the start for the Giants today as he faces off against the Tigers at home. Birdsong has made seven starts this year and has a record of 3-1 with an ERA of 4.73. His WHIP for the season is currently 1.39. In his last outing, Birdsong took the loss, giving up seven earned runs in just two innings of work. Before that, he had won two straight starts. Birdsong has a batting average allowed of .216 and is averaging 10.86 strikeouts per nine innings.
San Francisco’s offense has been pretty consistent this season, averaging 4.4 runs per game at home and on the road. Overall, they are 15th in the league in scoring. The Giants are also 11th in the league in batting average, hitting a combined .244. They have been good at drawing walks this season and have a collective on-base percentage of .314.
Matt Chapman and Heliot Ramos have been the Giants’ top power threats this season, with Chapman leading the team with 19 homers and Ramos right behind him at 17. Chapman has also been swinging a hot bat of late, going 11/38 in his last 10 games, with four homers and nine RBIs. Tyler Fitzgerald is also on a good stretch, going 13/40 in his last 10 games with three homers.