Moneyline Favors Detroit Tigers in MLB Battle with New York Mets

The Detroit Tigers get a visit from the New York Mets in MLB baseball betting action on Saturday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

For the Detroit Tigers, Matt Boyd gets the ball, charged with keeping the New York Mets hitters off the base paths. He'll face Logan Verrett, 3-6 on the year.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Betting fans looking to pick the Detroit Tigers in this matchup found them as -154 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 9.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 4.4-3.4 result in favor of the Tigers. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

New York Mets vs Detroit Tigers Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Detroit Tigers sport a record of 60-49 heading into this matchup, while the New York Mets sit at 56-53 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Detroit vs New York injuries news.

The Detroit Tigers vs New York Mets odds would favor the Tigers if the betting lines were set according to our power ranks. Detroit is rated No. 9 in the current Odds Shark poll, while New York is at No. 17.

Statistical Matchup

Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Detroit has baseball's No. 7-rated offensive output, at 9.22 hits per game. The New York Mets average 7.9 hits per game, good for No. 30 on the list.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Detroit has the No. 18-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Mets own the No. 3 mark in runs allowed.