Dodgers Vs Tigers: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – May 1, 2022

The Los Angeles Dodgers (13-7) and Detroit Tigers (7-13) meet at Dodger Stadium on Sunday at 4:10 PM ET to break a 1-1 series tie. Los Angeles’ (-263 to win) Walker Buehler starts against Detroit’s (+215) Eduardo Rodriguez.

The betting facts in the article below reference odds valid as of May 1, 2022 at 3:24 PM ET.

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Dodgers vs Tigers Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Dodgers Probable Starter Walker Buehler

• Buehler (2-1) takes the mound for the Dodgers in his fifth start of the season. He’s put together a 2.59 ERA in 24 1/3 innings pitched, with 21 strikeouts.
• The righty’s most recent appearance came on Tuesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he tossed 8 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing three hits.
• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 2.59, with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in four games this season. Opposing hitters have a .000 batting average against him.
• The opposing Tigers offense has a collective .230 batting average, and is 24th in the league with 149 total hits and 27th in MLB action with 64 runs scored. It has the 26th-ranked slugging percentage (.314) and ranks last in home runs (eight) in all of MLB.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 27-year-old’s 2.59 ERA ranks 23rd, 1.068 WHIP ranks 31st, and 7.8 K/9 ranks 39th.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 1, 2022 at 3:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Tigers Stats vs Buehler

Tigers Probable Starter Eduardo Rodriguez

• The Tigers will hand the ball to Rodriguez (0-1) for his fifth start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw 6 2/3 innings against the Minnesota Twins, giving up three earned runs while allowing four hits.
• The 29-year-old has pitched in four games this season with an ERA of 5.03, 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings and an opponent batting average of .000.
• If he completes six or more innings with three or fewer earned runs allowed, he’ll earn his third quality start in a row.
• The Dodgers are batting .236 this season, 11th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .387 (ninth in the league) with 21 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 1, 2022 at 3:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Dodgers Stats vs Rodriguez

Dodgers Betting Trends

• The Dodgers have won 65% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (13-7).
• Los Angeles has a 2-1 record (winning 66.7% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -263 or shorter.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Dodgers’ implied win probability is 72.5%.
• Los Angeles has played in 20 games with a set over/under, and has combined with their opponents to go over the total five times (5-14-1).
• The Dodgers have a 13-7-0 record ATS this season.

Tigers Betting Trends

• The Tigers have entered the game as underdogs 17 times this season and won six, or 35.3%, of those games.
• Detroit has played as an underdog of +215 or more once this season and won that game.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 31.7% chance of a victory for the Tigers.
• Games involving Detroit have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in seven of 20 chances this season.
• The Tigers are 9-11-0 against the spread this season.

Dodgers Players to Watch

• Freddie Freeman has accumulated a team-best OBP (.382) and slugging percentage (.468), and paces the Dodgers in hits (23). He’s hitting .299 with four doubles, three home runs and 10 walks.
• Among the qualifying batters, Freeman ranks 27th in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 28th and he is 41st in slugging.
• Mookie Betts is batting .230 with two doubles, three home runs and 13 walks.
• Betts ranks 97th in batting average, 51st in on base percentage, and 92nd in slugging in MLB play.
• Trea Turner is hitting .276 with four doubles, a triple, a home run and seven walks.
• Will Smith has three doubles, two home runs and seven walks while batting .255.

Dodgers Batting Stats (2022)

Tigers Players to Watch

• Austin Meadows leads Detroit with 21 hits and an OBP of .434, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .422.
• Among all qualified hitters in the majors, Meadows’ batting average ranks 12th, his on-base percentage is eighth, and he is 70th in slugging percentatge.
• Javier Baez is slugging .500 while driving in 11 runs and batting .295 this season.
• Spencer Torkelson has 12 hits this season and has a slash line of .190/.311/.349.
• Robbie Grossman has been key for Detroit with 17 hits, an OBP of .394 plus a slugging percentage of .322.

Tigers Batting Stats (2022)

Dodgers vs Tigers Player Props

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