Tigers vs. Angels Prediction: Expert Tips, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Tuesday, August 27, 2024

The Los Angeles Angels (54-77) have lost five games in a row heading into Tuesday's game against the Detroit Tigers (66-66). The contest begins at 6:40 p.m. ET on BSDET, with the Tigers listed as -158 favorites while the underdogs at +133 could be heading for their sixth straight loss.

First up is Brant Hurter from Detroit, who will face Johnny Cueto from Los Angeles.

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The Tigers have been the moneyline favorite 48 times this season. In those games, they are 27-21.

Detroit has gone 9-4 when playing as a moneyline favorite at -158 odds or less (69.2% win percentage).

This season, the Angels have won 48 of the 110 games, or 43.6%, in which they were the underdog.

Los Angeles has a 19-29 record this season when entering a game as an underdog at +133 or more on the moneyline.

The Tigers have played 132 games with an over/under set and have exceeded the total with their opponents 68 times (68-60-4).

In 63 of 131 games involving the Angels this season, the total set by the bookmakers was exceeded.

Tigers Stats & Insights

The Tigers are in 19th place with 562 runs scored, or 4.3 per game.

Detroit averages 1.0 home runs per game and ranks 22nd in MLB with 136 total home runs.

The Tigers' batting average of .234 ranks 24th in the Major Leagues.

Detroit strikes out 8.8 times per game, ranking 22nd in the Major League.

The Tigers pitching staff has a total of 8.6 K/9, ranking 13th in the MLB.

Detroit ranks 10th in the ERA comparison of all MLB pitching teams (3.84).

Angels Stats & Insights

The Angels have scored 515 runs this season (just 3.9 per game), which ranks 27th in the MLB.

Los Angeles has hit just 128 home runs this season, ranking 26th in the Major Leagues.

The Angels have a team batting average of .232 this season, ranking 25th among MLB teams.

Los Angeles ranks 17th among MLB offense teams in strikeouts per game (8.6).

As a pitching team, the Angels average just 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, ranking 27th in the Major Leagues.

Los Angeles ranks 27th in the Major Leagues this season with ERA (4.59).

Key Tigers players to keep an eye on

Hurter is named to the Tigers' start for the first time this season.

Riley Greene has a batting average of .263 this season with 18 home runs and 55 RBIs (the highest on his team).

Matt Vierling has 110 hits this season and an OBP of .305. His slugging average this year is .442.

Colt Keith leads Detroit with a .266 batting average while hitting 12 home runs and scoring 52 runs.

Kerry Carpenter has 52 hits and an OBP of .337 and a slugging percentage of .575 this season.

Key Angels players to keep an eye on

The Angels will send Cueto to the mound for his second start of the season.

Zachary Neto leads the Angels with 19 home runs and 64 runs batted in, and has a team-internal batting average of .256.

Nolan Schanuel has a batting average of .253 with 16 doubles, 12 home runs and 57 walks.

Taylor Ward has a batting average of .237 with 22 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 47 walks.

Jo Adell has a batting average of .211 with 15 doubles, one triple, 18 home runs and 31 walks.

Injuries at Tigers and Angels

Tigers: Wenceel Perez: 10 days IL (abdomen), Alex Faedo: 15 days IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 15 days IL (shoulder), Javier Báez: 60 days IL (hip), Brendan White: 60 days IL (elbow), Casey Mize: 60 days IL (hamstring), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 days IL (groin)

Angels: Mike Trout: 10 days IL (meniscus), José Soriano: 15 days IL (arm), Jose Marte: 15 days IL (viral infection), Kelvin Caceres: 60 days IL (lat), Luis Rengifo: 60 days IL (wrist), Andrew Wantz: 60 days IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60 days IL (elbow), Robert William Stephenson: 60 days IL (shoulder), Matt Moore: day to day (elbow)

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