Tigers vs. Rays Predictions & Picks

13ABC News

05 August 2023

Saturday's contest between the Tampa Bay Rays (67-45) and the Detroit Tigers (48-61) at Comerica Park is expected to be a competitive matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 5-4, with the Rays coming out on top. Game time is at 1:10 PM ET on August 5.

The Rays will give the nod to Aaron Civale (5-2, 2.34 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 6 on the season, and the Tigers will counter with Tarik Skubal (1-1, 4.57 ERA).

Tigers vs. Rays Game Info & Odds

When: Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 1:10 PM ET
Where: Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan
How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

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Tigers vs. Rays Score Prediction

Our prediction for this matchup is Rays 5, Tigers 4.

Total Prediction for Tigers vs. Rays

Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs

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Tigers Performance Insights

The Tigers have played as the underdog in seven of their past 10 games and have gone 1-6 in those contests.
In its last 10 games with an over/under, Detroit and its opponents have combined to eclipse the total five times.
Bookmakers have not posted a runline in any of the Tigers' past 10 games.
The Tigers have won in 34, or 39.1%, of the 87 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Detroit has a mark of 28-33 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +120 or worse on the moneyline.
The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 45.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
The offense for Detroit is No. 29 in MLB play scoring 3.9 runs per game (424 total runs).
Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.53 ERA this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.

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