Tarik Skubal takes to the mound for the Detroit Tigers as they visit the Atlanta Braves. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Braves prediction and pick.

Tigers-Braves Projected Starters 

Tarik Skubal vs. Reynaldo Lopez

Tarik Skubal (8-2) with a 2.20 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP.

Last Start: Skubal took just his second loss of the year in his last start. He went 6.1 innings, giving up six hits and a walk. He also gave up a home run and four runs, as the Tigers fell to the Astros 4-0/

2024 Road Splits: Skubal has been solid on the road this year. In seven starts he is 3-2 with a 2.40 ERA. He also has an opponent batting average of just .211 on the road this year.

Reynaldo Lopez (4-2) with a 1.69 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP

Last Start:  Lopez was great last time out. In six innings of work against the Orioles, he gave up just two hits and a walk while striking out eight. He did not give up a run in a winning effort.

2024 Home Splits: Lopez has been solid at home this year. In six starts he is 2-0 with a 1.26 ERA. He also has an opponent batting average of just .190 at home.

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Tigers-Braves Odds

Detroit Tigers: +1.5 (-200)

Moneyline: +110

Atlanta Braves: -1.5 (+164)

Moneyline: -130

Over: 7.5 (-110)

Under: 7.5 (-110)

How to Watch Tigers vs. Braves

Time: 12:20 PM ET/ 9:20 AM PT

TV: BSDET/BSSO

Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)

Why The Tigers Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Tigers are 17th in the majors in runs scored while sitting 25th in batting average, 27th in on-base percentage, and 18th in slugging. Riley Greene has led the way this year. He is hitting .254 on the year with a .349 on-base percentage. He has 14 doubles and 14 home runs, leading to 37 RBIs on the year. Greene also has 48 runs scored. Meanwhile, Matt Vierling leads the team in hitting this year. He is hitting .257 on the year with nine doubles and nine home runs. He has 30 RBIs and 30 runs scored as well. Rounding out the top bats is Mark Canha. He is hitting .249 on the year with a .352 on-base percentage. Canha has just six home runs, but 29 RBIs and 34 runs scored.

Riley Greene also comes into this game hot. He is hitting .345 in the last week with a triple and three home runs. He has 12 RBIs in the last seven games and five runs scored. Mark Canha is also hot. He is hitting .370 in the last week with three RBIs and four runs scored. Rounding out the hot bats is Andy Ibanez. He is hitting .333 over the last week, with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs scored.

Current members of the Tigers have 29 career at-bats against Reynaldo Lopez. they are hitting .345 against him with four RBIs. Mark Canha has the most experience against Lopez. He has 12 career at-bats, with four hits and two walks.

Why The Braves Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Braves are 15th in the majors in runs scored, while sitting 14th in batting average, 16th in on-base percentage, and eighth in slugging. Marcell Ozuna leads the way. He is hitting .321 this year with a .392 on-base percentage. Ozuna has 16 doubles and 20 home runs, leading to 62 RBIs. He has also scored 43 times this year. Matt Olson is having a solid year as well. He is hitting .258 on the year with a .339 on-base percentage. Olson has 11 home runs and 38 RBIs while scoring 33 times. Ozzie Albies rounds out the top bats of the year. He is hitting .260 this year with 20 doubles and five home runs. This has led to 33 RBIs and 34 runs scored.

Austin Riley comes into this game hot. He is hitting .346 in the last week but with three home runs and eight RBIs. He has also scored six times in the last seven games. Also hitting well in the last week is Marcell Ozuna. He is hitting .393 in the last week with two home runs and seven RBIs. Ozuna has scored four in the last week. Rounding out the hottest bats is Matt Olson. He is hitting .423 in the last week, with four doubles and two home runs, leading to four RBIS and six runs scored.

Current members of the Braves have 24 career at-bats against Tarik Skubal. They are hitting just .125 against him with an RBI. Ramon Laureno has the most experience, with ten at-bats, but he is 0-10 with a walk. Sean Murphy is 0-6 with four walks. The most success comes from Matt Olson. He is two for four with a double and an RBI.

Final Tigers-Braves Prediction & Pick

Both offenses this year have been hit-and-miss. They both have a propensity to struggle at times and can struggle against quality pitching. While Tarik Skubal has been amazing this year, Reynaldo Lopez has been just as good. The Tigers do have better statistics against Lopez than the Braves do against Skubal, but that may not matter. The best play in this game in on the total. Take the under in a pitcher's duel.

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Final Tigers-Braves Prediction & Pick: Under 7.5 (-110)