Tigers vs. Pirates odds, tips and betting trends

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17 May 2023

Tigers vs. Pirates odds, tips and betting trends

The Detroit Tigers (19-21) will host the Pittsburgh Pirates (22-20), in the final game of a two-game series, Wednesday at 1:10 PM ET.

The Tigers are the home favorite (-168) against the Pirates (+144). The Detroit Tigers will hand the ball to Eduardo Rodriguez (4-2, 1.57 ERA), who is looking for win No. 5 on the season, and the Pirates will turn to Rich Hill (3-3, 4.57 ERA).

Michael Lorenzen (6.0 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 7 K) picked up the win in the Tigers’ 4-0 victory over the Pirates yesterday. Spencer Torkelson led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Luis Ortiz (3.0 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 3 K) took the loss for the Pirates.

Prepare for the Tigers vs. Pirates with everything you need to know ahead of Wednesday’s game, including viewing options.

Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:22 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Tigers (-168, bet $168 to win $100)
Underdog: Pirates (+144, bet $100 to win $144)
Over/under: 8

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Tigers Stats and Trends

Tigers Betting Records

The Tigers have won both games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Detroit has not entered a game this season as bigger favorites on the moneyline than the -168 odds on them winning this game.
The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 62.7% chance of a victory for the Tigers.
Detroit’s games have gone over the total in 19 of its 40 chances.
The Tigers are 23-17-0 against the spread this season.

Eduardo Rodríguez (Tigers Probable Starter)

Rodriguez (4-2) gets the starting nod for the Tigers in his ninth start of the season. He has a 1.57 ERA in 51 2/3 innings pitched, with 47 strikeouts.
His most recent appearance was on Wednesday against the Cleveland Guardians, when the left-hander went seven scoreless innings while allowing four hits.
In eight games this season, the 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 1.57, with 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .174 against him.
Rodriguez is trying to record his third straight quality start in this matchup.
Rodriguez will try to extend a seven-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.4 frames per appearance).
The opposing Pirates offense has the 16th-ranked slugging percentage (.396) and is 23rd in MLB play with 40 home runs. It has a collective .239 batting average, and is 26th in MLB with 328 total hits and 24th in MLB action scoring 176 runs.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 30-year-old’s 1.57 ERA ranks second, .794 WHIP ranks second, and 8.2 K/9 ranks 39th.

Tigers Batting Stats

The Tigers’ 31 home runs rank 28th in MLB this season.
Hitters for Detroit have combined to rank 29th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .354 this season.
The Tigers’ .232 batting average ranks 24th in the league this season.
Detroit has scored the fewest runs in the majors this season with just 143 (3.6 per game).
The Tigers are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking last with an OBP of .296.
Detroit is ranked 15th in strikeouts per game (9.1) among MLB offenses.

Pirates Stats and Trends

Pirates Betting Records

The Pirates have been chosen as underdogs in 30 games this year and have walked away with the win 13 times (43.3%) in those games.
Pittsburgh has a win-loss record of 2-4 when favored by +144 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 41% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Pittsburgh’s games have gone over the total in 18 of its 42 opportunities.
The Pirates have posted a record of 22-20-0 against the spread this season.

Rich Hill (Pirates Probable Starter)

Hill (3-3) takes the mound first for the Pirates in his ninth start of the season. He has a 4.57 ERA in 41 1/3 innings pitched, with 36 strikeouts.
The lefty last appeared on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies, when he tossed 3 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up four hits.
The 43-year-old has a 4.57 ERA and 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings over eight games this season, while giving up a batting average of .287 to his opponents.
Hill is trying to collect his fourth quality start of the season.
Hill will try to pick up his seventh outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.1 innings per appearance.
He will face a Tigers offense that ranks 28th in the league with 317 total hits (on a .232 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .354 (29th in the league) with 31 total home runs (28th in MLB action).

Pirates Batting Stats

The Pirates rank 23rd in baseball with 40 total home runs.
So far this year, Pittsburgh’s .396 slugging percentage ranks 16th in the majors.
The Pirates have the 21st-ranked batting average in the league (.239).
The offense for Pittsburgh is the No. 24 offense in MLB, scoring 4.2 runs per game (176 total runs).
The Pirates’ .320 on-base percentage is 16th in the majors.

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