June 17, 2025 7:06 AM EST

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers 6/17/2025

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The Detroit Tigers are 24-11 at home this season and are heavy favorites to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates who are 10-25 on the road this season. The Tigers have a better than 60% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Tigers starter Casey Mize is forecasted to have a better game than Pirates starter Bailey Falter. Casey Mize has a 61% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Bailey Falter has a 34% chance of a QS. If Casey Mize has a quality start the Tigers has a 86% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4.2 and he has a 34% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Tigers win 75%. In Bailey Falter quality starts the Pirates win 53%. He has a 29% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 53% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Detroit Tigers is Jahmai Jones who averaged 3.31 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 62% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Tigers have a 80% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Pittsburgh Pirates is Andrew McCutchen who averaged 1.91 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 29% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Pirates have a 45% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Detroit Tigers

Pittsburgh PiratesRECORDDetroit TigersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road10-25, 29% -1042Record at Home24-11, 69% 624Detroit Tigers
VS Detroit Tigers0-0 No GamesVS Pittsburgh Pirates0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team .500 or Better19-37, 34% -1270vs Team .500 or Better25-21, 54% -22Detroit Tigers
Record As Road Underdog8-20, 29% -690Record As Home Favorite20-9, 69% 356Detroit Tigers
When Bailey Falter Starts8-6, 57% 480When Casey Mize Starts7-5, 58% 175Pittsburgh Pirates

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh PiratesRECORDDetroit TigersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road4-7, 36% -90Record at Home7-6, 54% -99Pittsburgh Pirates
VS Detroit Tigers0-0 No GamesVS Pittsburgh Pirates0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team .500 or Better11-10, 52% 267vs Team .500 or Better9-4, 69% 322Detroit Tigers
Record As Road Underdog4-6, 40% 10Record As Home Favorite6-5, 55% -99Pittsburgh Pirates
When Bailey Falter Starts4-1, 80% 377When Casey Mize Starts1-3, 25% -218Pittsburgh Pirates

OVER-UNDER TRENDS

Pittsburgh PiratesRECORDDetroit TigersRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD10-23, 30% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME11-22, 33% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS3-8, 27% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS3-10, 23% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON38-43, 47% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON37-43, 46% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Bailey Falter STARTS5-7, 42% OverOVER-UNDER IN Casey Mize STARTS5-7, 42% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 24-11, 69% +1123 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 19-16, 54% +216 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 7-4, 64% +304 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 5-8, 38% -225

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 24-11, 69% +376 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 23-12, 66% +365 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 7-4, 64% +10 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 6-7, 46% -273

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 15-14, 52% -40 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 16-15, 52% -50 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Pittsburgh Pirates Road Games: 4-6, 40% -260 Detroit Tigers Home Games: 2-9, 18% -790

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