Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/08/2022

Game Time: 2:10 pm ET, Sunday, May 8, 2022

Venue:  Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers +155, Astros -180; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers +155, Astros -180; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers +145, Astros -175; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Detroit Tigers:  8-17 (5th place, AL Central)

Houston Astros:  16-11 (2nd place, AL West)

 

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Detroit Tigers:  2-8 last 10

Houston Astros:  8-2 last 10

 

 

 

The Tigers are coming into this game with a 8-17 record overall and they are 3-8 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just split their 2-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 4-game series with the Astros on Sunday. This will be the 4th game of the series on Sunday with the 3rd game still to be played on Saturday. Elvin Rodríguez is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while there is no probable pitcher yet on the mound for them here on Sunday. They scored 5 runs in their last series averaging 2.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 9 runs against them averaging 4.5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Astros are coming into this game with a 16-11 record overall and they are 7-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this one on a 5 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Seattle Mariners 3-0 completing the sweep and they are playing the series finale of a 4-game series with the Tigers on Sunday. This will be the 4th game of the series on Sunday with the 3rd game still to be played on Saturday. Framber Valdez is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Jake Odorizzi will be on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 2-2 with a 4.15 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 3 Ks on 4 hits in 6.2 IP against the Seattle Mariners. They scored 14 runs in their last series averaging just over 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 2 runs against them averaging under 1 run allowed per game.

 

The Astros are coming into this game playing very well in their recent games. They just swept the Mariners at home in their last series and they have already taken the first two games of this series with the Tigers, guaranteeing them at least a split in the series. The Astros have been playing much better recently and have been hitting the ball well. In their last few games against the Tigers they have been getting a lot of guys on base but just have not been cashing them in. That will change with the way the Astros have been hitting recently and the Tigers have not had a great bullpen this season either. The Astros will keep on their win streak here and start getting hot as they put together a big run here at home. The best bet in this game is on the Astros to win here.

 

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Detroit Tigers: 108-13 (+18 Units) ML in all games. 49-73 (+6.9 Units) ML in road games. 16-9 UNDER in all games.

Houston Astros: 157-121 (-9.4 Units) ML in all games. 95-74 (-7.2 Units) ML against right-handed starters. 21-3 UNDER against right-handed starters.

 

 

Detroit Tigers:  C. Mize (SP) Late May - Elbow injury. M. Manning (SP) Late May - Shoulder injury. T. Alexander (RP) Out indefinitely - Elbow injury.

Houston Astros:  T. Jones (1B) Out indefinitely - Back injury. L. McCullers Jr. (SP) Early June - Forearm injury. J. Meyers (CF) Mid May - Shoulder injury.

 

 

 

"The momentum team that these guys can be, things got a little bit fast for him, and they came up and did damage. I thought he settled in pretty nicely after that, and he started using his pitches a little better. They were using fastballs early, and he used his secondary pitches much better as the game went along." - A.J. Hinch after his team’s loss against the Astros on Thursday.

 

 

"(His cutter) was really good, and it had shape to it and depth to it. I couldn't tell if it was a cutter or curveball or slider. He had them off balance with it." - Dusty Baker after his team’s win against the Tigers on Friday.

 

 

 

Derek Hill (R) CF

Javier Baez (R) SS

Robbie Grossman (S) RF

Miguel Cabrera (R) DH

Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B

Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B

Willi Castro (S) LF

Spencer Torkelson (R) 1B

Tucker Barnhart (S) C

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Michael Brantley (L) DH

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yordan Alvarez (L) LF

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

Chas McCormick (R) CF

Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Harold Castro (.333)

Hits:  Austin Meadows (23)

Home Runs:  Spencer Torkelson (3)

RBI:  Javier Baez (11)

Stolen Bases:  Akil Baddoo (1)

Wins:  Jacob Barnes (3)

Saves:  Gregory Soto (4)

ERA:  Michael Fulmer (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Michael Brantley (.280)

Hits:  Michael Brantley (26)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (8)

RBI:  Alex Bregman (16)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (5)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (3)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (3)

ERA:  Seth Martinez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Detroit Tigers: A. J. Hinch (2nd season)

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)