Game 1 of the Wild Card round between the Houston Astros and the Detroit Tigers is set for Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Minute Maid Park, with Framber Valdez getting the ball for the Astros and Tarik Skubal taking the hill for the Tigers. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:32 p.m. ET.

The Astros, at -150, are the favorites in this game, while the Tigers are underdogs at +125. This contest’s total has been set at 6.5. You can get +100 odds on the over and -120 odds on the under.

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Tigers vs. Astros Game Info

• Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
• Time: 2:32 p.m. ET
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Venue: Minute Maid Park
• TV Channel: ABC
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Astros -150
• Moneyline Underdog: Tigers +125
• Over/Under: 6.5 runs (Over: +100, Under: -120)

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Tigers Probable Starting Pitcher

• The Tigers will hand the ball to Skubal (18-4) for his 32nd start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, when he tossed seven innings without allowing a run on two hits in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays.
• In 31 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in 22 of them.
• Skubal has 16 starts in a row of five innings or more.
• In 31 appearances this season, he has finished seven without allowing an earned run.

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Tigers Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Tigers’ 162 home runs rank 24th in Major League Baseball.
• Detroit is 22nd in MLB with a slugging percentage of .385 this season.
• The Tigers rank 23rd in MLB with a .234 team batting average.
• Detroit has scored the 19th-most runs in the majors this season with 682 (4.2 per game).
• The Tigers are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 28th with an OBP of .300.
• The Tigers rank 23rd with an average of nine strikeouts per game.
• Detroit has pitched to a 3.62 ERA this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
• Detroit averages the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
• Tigers pitchers have a 1.164 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.

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