At Comerica Park on Saturday, the Detroit Tigers meet the Oakland Athletics (four consecutive defeats) at 1:10 PM ET.

The favored Tigers (-171 moneyline odds) play at home against the Athletics (+143). The Detroit Tigers will give the start to Kenta Maeda and the Athletics will counter with Paul Blackburn.

Jason Foley (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 K) was credited with the win in the Tigers’ 5-4 victory over the Athletics yesterday. Spencer Torkelson led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Lucas Erceg (1.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 K) was handed the loss for the Athletics.

Get ready for the Tigers vs. Athletics with everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s game, including viewing options.

Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:17 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Tigers (-171, bet $171 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Athletics (+143, bet $100 to win $143)
  • Over/under: 8

Tigers vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Saturday, April 6, 2024
  • Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
  • Stadium: Comerica Park
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Tigers stats and trends

Tigers betting records

  • This season, the Tigers have been listed as the favorite in four games and won them all.
  • Detroit has played as favorites of -171 or more once this season and won that game.
  • The Tigers have a 63.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in three of its seven games with a total this season.
  • The Tigers are 3-4-0 ATS in their seven games with a spread this season.

Kenta Maeda (Tigers probable starter)

  • Maeda (0-0) gets the starting nod for the Tigers, his second this season.
  • In his most recent appearance on Saturday, the right-hander tossed 3 1/3 innings against the Chicago White Sox, allowing six earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
  • Opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of .438 against him this season. He has a 16.20 ERA and 5.4 strikeouts per nine innings over his one appearance.
  • The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .196 batting average, and is 25th in the league with 51 total hits and 28th in MLB action with 19 runs scored. It has the 24th-ranked slugging percentage (.327) and ranks 25th in home runs (six) in all of MLB.

Tigers batting stats

  • The Tigers have hit eight homers this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
  • Hitters for Detroit have combined for a team rank of 21st in the majors with a .354 team slugging percentage.
  • The Tigers have a team batting average of .217 this season, which ranks 22nd among MLB teams.
  • Detroit has scored 28 runs (4.0 per game) this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
  • The Tigers have an OBP of .298 this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.
  • Detroit ranks 13th with an average of 8.7 strikeouts per game.

Athletics stats and trends

Athletics betting records

  • The Athletics have been underdogs in eight games this season and have come away with the win one time (12.5%) in those contests.
  • Oakland has played as an underdog of +143 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
  • The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 41.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • Contests with Oakland has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in six of eight chances this season.
  • The Athletics are 4-4-0 against the spread in their eight games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Paul Blackburn (Athletics probable starter)

  • The Athletics are sending Blackburn (0-0) out for his second start of the season.
  • The righty last appeared on Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians, when he tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
  • In his one game this season, opposing hitters have a collective batting average of just .125 against him. He has a 0.00 ERA and averages 3.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • He meets a Tigers offense that ranks 22nd in the league with 28 total runs scored while batting .217 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .354 slugging percentage (21st in MLB action) and has hit a total of eight home runs (13th in the league).

Athletics batting stats

  • The Athletics rank 25th in MLB action with six home runs. They average 0.8 per game.
  • So far this year, Oakland is 24th in the majors, slugging .327.
  • The Athletics have the fourth-worst batting average in the league (.196).
  • The offense for Oakland is No. 28 in baseball scoring 2.4 runs per game (19 total runs).
  • The Athletics’ .272 on-base percentage is the fourth-worst in baseball.
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