Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 05/09/25

The Texas Rangers take on the Detroit Tigers in the first meeting between these 2 teams this year. Texas is coming off a shutout loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. The Tigers played a double-header against the Rockies in which they scored 21 total runs. Lucky for them, they are going back to Detroit — where they hold a record of 13-3 this year. Another positive for the Tigers is that they are starting Tarik Skubal on the mound. He has been great so far, pitching 40.2 innings and giving up only 10 runs. It is even more impressive that he has allowed just 2 runs through 17.0 innings at home. On the other side, the Rangers will be starting Patrick Corbin. He has been pitching significantly better this year compared to 2024 — when Skubal ranked second in ERA with a 2.39 and Corbin ranked dead last at 5.62.

On the hitting side, Detroit currently leads MLB with a batting average of .262. The Tigers also rank second in runs scored (208) and third in total hits (340). As for the Rangers, theyrank 25th in batting average (.232), 28th in runs scored (123), an 25th in total hits (285). While there is a clear difference in hitting, we must also consider the bullpens. The Tigers’ ‘pen holds an ERA of 2.43 giving up 34 runs on the year, while the Rangers’ relievers own an ERA of 4.03 and have given up 60 runs. With Detroit coming off a double-header there can be concern about the bullpen, but that is unnecessary. The starters for the Tigers on Thursday accounted for 14 of 18 total innings played and they only used 3 relief pitchers. In this one the statistics tell a very one-sided story, so let’s hope that the statistics don’t lie. Tigers on the run line is the play.

Rangers vs Tigers prediction: Detroit -1.5 (-125) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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