The Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros meet in the Wild Card round of the 2024 MLB Playoffs, and the winner will move on to play the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS.
Houston's hitting has driven most of its success this season, while the Tigers' pitchers have been the team's strength in 2024.
Tarik Skubal, the AL Cy Young Award favorite, has been Detroit's best player all season, posting an 18-4 record with a 2.39 ERA, a 228-35 strikeout-walk ratio, and 0.922 WHIP. Riley Greene is the team's best hitter, and DH Kerry Carpenter worked his way into the lineup as he posted a .932 OPS in 87 games.
Kyle Tucker and Yordan Alvarez have been Houston's most productive players. Tucker was limited to 78 games due to injury but hit .289/.408/.585 with 23 home runs and 49 RBI, while Alvarez hit .308/.392/.567 with 35 homers and 86 RBI. On the mound, Framber Valdez and Romel Blanco have led the way.
The Tigers-Astros series projects to be decided by whether the Houston hitters can put up runs against Detroit's pitching staff. Let's get into the odds for this American League Wild Card series.
DET Tigers | +145 |
HOU Astros | -170 |
Series Score | Tigers to win | Astros to win |
2-0 | +400 | +180 |
2-1 | +350 | +210 |
Over 2.5 | -120 |
Under 2.5 | -120 |
Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.