Diamondbacks vs. Tigers Pick
Will the Detroit Tigers open up an interleague series at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a win tonight at 7:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Arizona is favored on the road tonight, as the Diamondbacks are getting odds of -130 to win. Detroit is listed with odds of +110 at home, while the over/under total for the game is set at 9 runs. These two split a pair of games in Arizona already this season.
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The pitching matchup in tonight’s game has Zack Greinke (8-3, 3.20 ERA) on the mound for Arizona to face Buck Farmer (2-0, 0.00) of the Tigers. Farmer has had two great starts. He has went a total of 13 innings, allowing just six hits and three walks with 16 strikeouts. His WHIP is 0.69. Greinke has been largely good, but has mixed in some poor starts. For the season, he has allowed 30 earned runs over 84.1 innings with 17 walks and 100 strikeouts. His WHIP is 1.02.
Arizona is coming off a series win over the Brewers this weekend. The D’Backs have won five of their last six, all at home. They lost their last three road games. Arizona is 39-26 overall and 13-17 on the road. The Diamondbacks are putting up 5.15 runs per game while allowing just 3.91. Paul Goldschmidt is leading the team with 17 doubles, 14 home runs and 51 RBI while hitting .317. Jake Lamb has added 12 doubles, 16 home runs and 57 RBI.
Detroit is coming off a win over Boston on Sunday, but the Tigers have lost four of their last six. Detroit is now 30-32 overall and 16-12 at home. The Tigers are averaging 4.87 runs per game while giving up 5.02. Alex Avila is hitting .322 with nine home runs and 25 RBI to lead the Tigers. Justin Upton has 13 home runs and 40 RBI to lead the team in power numbers.
Bet on Diamondbacks vs. Tigers
Buck Farmer has been great thus far, but he is facing his toughest lineup yet. He also lacks a great bullpen behind him. Greinke may not be perfect tonight, but he has a bullpen that can assist him in a win and a lineup that is likely to get hot at some point in this game. The Tigers have been too inconsistent to trust tonight against one of the league’s top pitchers.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS -130