The Detroit Tigers (61-46) will host the Arizona Diamondbacks (51-55), Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET, in the first game of a three-game series.
The Diamondbacks are an underdog (+109 on the moneyline) when they take on the Tigers (-130). The Detroit Tigers will hand the ball to Troy Melton (0-1, 10.80 ERA), who is looking for win No. 1 on the season, and the Diamondbacks will counter with Eduardo Rodriguez (3-6, 5.50 ERA).
The Tigers won their most recent game against the Blue Jays yesterday by a 10-4 score. Gleyber Torres went 2 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs to lead them offensively. Jack Flaherty picked up the win on the strength of six innings without giving up an earned run on five hits, while striking out seven.
The Diamondbacks lost to the Pirates yesterday, with Zac Gallen registering the loss while throwing six innings, giving up four earned runs on five hits while striking out five. Jake McCarthy went 2 for 4 with a double and a triple to lead the Diamondbacks’ offense.
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Detroit Tigers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Tigers (-130, bet $130 to win $100)Underdog: Diamondbacks (+109, bet $100 to win $109)Over/under: 9Tigers vs. Diamondbacks: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Monday, July 28, 2025Game time: 6:40 p.m. ETLocation: Detroit, MichiganStadium: Comerica ParkTV channel: FDSDET and ARIDLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Tigers stats and trendsTigers betting recordsThe Tigers have been favorites in 73 games this season and won 46 (63%) of those contests.Detroit has a record of 37-19, a 66.1% win rate, when favored by -130 or more by bookmakers this season.The Tigers have a 56.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Detroit’s games have gone over the total in 53 of its 107 chances.The Tigers are 52-55-0 ATS in their 107 games with a spread this season.Troy Melton (Tigers probable starter)Melton (0-1) gets the start for the Tigers, his second of the season.His last time out was on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when the righty went five innings, surrendering six earned runs while giving up seven hits.In his one appearance this season, opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of .333 against him. He has a 10.80 ERA and averages 12.6 strikeouts per nine innings.The opposing Diamondbacks offense has a collective .250 batting average, and is 12th in the league with 896 total hits and fourth in MLB action with 523 runs scored. It has the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.439) and ranks sixth in home runs (147) in all of MLB.Tigers batting statsThe Tigers’ 131 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.Fueled by 315 extra-base hits, Detroit ranks seventh in MLB with a .413 slugging percentage this season.The Tigers have a team batting average of .247 this season, which ranks 15th among MLB teams.Detroit has scored 508 runs this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.The Tigers have the 15th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.318).Detroit ranks just 27th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 whiffs per contest.Diamondbacks stats and trendsDiamondbacks betting recordsThe Diamondbacks have been victorious in 17, or 45.9%, of the 37 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.Arizona has a win-loss record of 13-8 when favored by +109 or worse by oddsmakers this year.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Diamondbacks have a 47.8% chance of walking away with the win.Arizona and its opponents have hit the over in 52 of its 105 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.The Diamondbacks are 50-55-0 against the spread in their 105 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Eduardo RodrÃguez (Diamondbacks probable starter)Rodriguez (3-6 with a 5.50 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 86 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Diamondbacks, his 18th of the season.The left-hander’s most recent appearance came on Wednesday against the Houston Astros, when he went 6 1/3 scoreless innings while allowing six hits.The 32-year-old has an ERA of 5.50, with 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 17 games this season. Opposing batters have a .307 batting average against him.Rodriguez is looking to pick up his fifth quality start of the season in this game.Rodriguez has pitched five or more innings in a game 11 times this year heading into this game.He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 17 appearances this season.The opposing Tigers offense has a collective .247 batting average, and is 14th in the league with 888 total hits and sixth in MLB play with 508 runs scored. They have the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.413) and are eighth in all of MLB with 131 home runs.Diamondbacks batting statsThe Diamondbacks rank sixth in MLB play with 147 home runs. They average 1.4 per game.This season, Arizona’s .439 slugging percentage ranks fourth-best in baseball.The Diamondbacks have the 11th-ranked batting average in the majors (.250).Arizona scores the fourth-most runs in baseball (523 total, 4.9 per game).The Diamondbacks rank fifth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .325.