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The third-seeded Houston Astros will look to stay alive and even maintain their best-of-three series when they take on the sixth-seeded Detroit Tigers in American League Wild Card action on Wednesday afternoon. Detroit held on for a 3-1 win in Tuesday’s series opener. The Tigers (86-76), who have gone 48-30 since July 1, are making their first postseason appearance since 2014, when they lost to the Baltimore Orioles in three games in the American League Division Series. The Astros (88-73), who won the AL West for the seventh time in the past eight years, including the last four, have reached the playoffs for the eighth straight time. Houston leads the all-time series 50-39, including a 26-18 edge in home games. Tyler Holton (7-2, 2.19 ERA) is expected to start for Detroit, while Houston is expected to start Hunter Brown (11-9, 3.49 ERA).
First pitch from Minute Maid Park in Houston is scheduled for 2:30 PM ET. Houston is a -177 moneyline favorite (risk $177 to win $100) in the latest Tigers vs. Astros odds from SportsLine consensus, while the total number of runs Vegas projects will be scored, or the over-under, is 7.5. Before you make a choice between Astros and Tigers, Be sure to check out the MLB predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s proven computer simulation model.
The SportsLine projection model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. Going into the 2024 MLB playoffs, it’s on a 32-17 roll on top-rated runline picks (+822) dating back to last season. Anyone following has seen strong returns.
Now the model has set his sights on Tigers vs. Astros and just laid out his picks and MLB predictions. You can head over to SportsLine now to check out the model picks. Now, here are several MLB Odds and betting lines for Astros vs. Tigers:
- Moneyline Tigers vs. Astros: Houston -177, Detroit +148
- Tigers vs. Astros over/under: 7.5 runs
- Tigers vs. Astros running line: Houston -1.5 (+125)
- DET: The Tigers have finished in 49 of their last 75 games (+21.75 units)
- HOU: The Astros have reached an Under game total in 83 of their last 144 games (+19.85 units)
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Why you should support the Astros
Despite a recent knee injury, dedicated hitter Yordan Alvarez is off to a good start in the 2024 MLB playoffs, going 2-for-4 with a double in the loss in Game 1. He finished the regular season with . 308 with 34 doubles, two triples, 35 home runs, 86 RBI and 88 runs scored. In 28 career games against the Tigers, Alvarez is hitting .273 with five doubles, four home runs and 22 RBI.
Catcher Yainer Diaz is also among Houston’s top offensive threats. In the series opener, Diaz went 1-for-3 with an RBI and one walk. In 148 appearances this season, he hit .299 with 29 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs, 84 RBI and 70 runs scored. He has hit Detroit well during his career. In 10 games against the Tigers, he is hitting .281 with one double, one homer and five RBI. See here which team you should choose.
Why you should support the Tigers
Left fielder Riley Greene was one of Detroit’s best hitters this season. In 137 regular season games, he hit .262 with 27 doubles, six triples, 24 home runs and 74 RBI with 82 runs scored. He doubled in the series opener. Greene has enjoyed Astros pitching during his career. In 15 games against Houston, he is hitting .321 with two doubles, one triple, three home runs and 10 RBI.
Rookie second baseman Colt Keith is off to a fast start to his career. In 148 games this season, he hit .260 with 15 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 61 RBI with 54 runs scored. He walked 36 and stole seven bases. In the Game 1 victory, he went 0-for-1, but walked twice. See here which team you should choose.
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So who wins Tigers vs. Astros, and which side has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side you should jump on, all from the 32-17 roll model on the top-rated MLB runline picksand find out.