Tigers Vs Pirates: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – June 7, 2022

The Detroit Tigers (21-33) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (24-28) square off in the first of a two-game series on Tuesday at PNC Park, beginning at 7:05 PM ET. The Tigers are coming off a 0-3 series loss to the Yankees, and the Pirates head into the matchup after a 2-1 series win over the Diamondbacks. Detroit’s (-125 to win) Tarik Skubal starts against Pittsburgh’s (+106) Jose Quintana.

The betting facts in what follows use the latest odds as of June 7, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET.

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Tigers vs Pirates Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Tigers Probable Starter Tarik Skubal

• Skubal (4-2) takes the mound for the Tigers in his 11th start of the season. He’s put together a 2.15 ERA in 58 2/3 innings pitched, with 61 strikeouts.
• In his most recent time out on Wednesday, the left-hander threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings against the Minnesota Twins while surrendering two hits.
• In 10 games this season, the 25-year-old has a 2.15 ERA and 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .213 to opposing batters.
• Skubal is trying to build on a second-game quality start streak in this outing.
• The opposing Pirates offense has the 26th-ranked slugging percentage (.360) and ranks 23rd in MLB play with 45 home runs. It has a collective .226 batting average, and is 28th in MLB with 384 total hits and 28th in MLB play scoring 185 runs.
• The 25-year-old’s 2.15 ERA ranks seventh, .955 WHIP ranks 11th, and 9.4 K/9 ranks 20th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 7, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Pirates Stats vs Skubal

Pirates Probable Starter José Quintana

• Quintana (1-2) will take the mound for the Pirates, his 11th start of the season.
• The left-hander last pitched on Thursday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed seven hits in 4 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• The 33-year-old has pitched in 10 games this season with an ERA of 2.32, a 2.278 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.232.
• He has two quality starts in 10 chances this season.
• The Tigers have scored 150 runs this season, which ranks 30th in MLB. They have 380 hits, 30th in baseball, with 30 home runs (30th in the league).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of June 7, 2022 at 5:25 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Tigers Stats vs Quintana

Tigers Betting Trends

• The Tigers have compiled a 7-7 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 50% of those games).
• Detroit has a 5-4 record (winning 55.6% of its games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -125 or shorter.
• The Tigers have an implied moneyline win probability of 55.6% in this game.
• In the 54 games oddsmakers have set an over/under for Detroit, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 18 times (18-34-2).
• The Tigers have covered 48.1% of their games this season, going 26-28-0 ATS.

Pirates Betting Trends

• The Pirates have been underdogs in 40 games this season and won 17 (42.5%) of those contests.
• This season, Pittsburgh has won 15 of its 36 games, or 41.7%, when they’re the underdog by at least +106 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 48.5% chance of a victory for the Pirates.
• Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 19 of their 52 games with a total this season.
• The Pirates are 27-25-0 against the spread this season.

Tigers Players to Watch

• Jonathan Schoop is batting .192 with nine doubles, a triple, five home runs and nine walks.
• Among the qualified batters in baseball, Schoop’s batting average ranks 158th, his on-base percentage ranks 163rd, and he is 143rd in the league in slugging.
• Miguel Cabrera’s 49 hits, .345 on-base percentage and .393 slugging percentage are all team-highs. He has six doubles, three home runs and 11 walks while hitting .301.
• Among qualifiers, Cabrera ranks 20th in batting average, 48th in on-base percentage, and 101st in slugging.
• Jeimer Candelario is hitting .181 with six doubles, two triples, five home runs and 11 walks.
• Harold Castro has six doubles, a triple, four home runs and three walks while hitting .286.

Tigers Batting Stats (2022)

Pirates Players to Watch

• Ke’Bryan Hayes leads Pittsburgh in OBP (.374), slugging percentage (.394) and OPS (.768) this season.
• Among all the qualifying hitters in the majors, Hayes’ batting average is 27th, his on-base percentage is 22nd, and he is 99th in slugging percentatge.
• Bryan Reynolds has 41 hits, which is tops among Pittsburgh batters this season. He’s batting .220 with 16 extra-base hits.
• Reynolds’ batting average ranks 129th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage puts him 106th, and he is 93rd in slugging.
• Michael Chavis has collected 37 base hits, an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .470 this season.
• Daniel Vogelbach is batting .242 with a .326 OBP and 14 RBI for Pittsburgh this season.

Pirates Batting Stats (2022)

Tigers vs Pirates Player Props

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