Tigers vs. Astros Free Pick
The Detroit Tigers put their ace on the mound to take on the Houston Astros tonight at 7:10PM ET. Can the Tigers muster some run support?
The Tigers have Justin Verlander on the mound to face Collin McHugh of the Astros. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Astros are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -125 to win tonight, while the Tigers are getting a money line of +115 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8.5 runs.
Detroit is 6-3 on the season, 4-1 on the road and 7-2 with the over. Houston is now 4-7 overall, 2-3 at home and 6-4-1 with the over. The Astros picked up a 1-0 victory on Friday in a great pitching battle and they have now won five of their last six against the Tigers while hitting the under in three of the last four meetings.
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Detroit sends Justin Verlander to the mound, who has had great success against Houston in the past. In his last start against Houston in August, he allowed 3 hits and no runs in 7 innings. He’s had a total of three of his five starts where he’s allowed no runs against the Astros. He goes against Collin McHugh, who allowed no runs in seven innings in his last start against Kansas City. McHugh also performed well against Detroit, giving up one run in seven innings against Detroit (against Verlander) in a 4-2 loss.
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