A series opener between the Detroit Tigers (84-63) and Miami Marlins (68-79) is on deck Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET, at loanDepot park.
The Tigers are favored (-210 moneyline odds) when they square off against the Marlins (+173). The Detroit Tigers will hand the ball to Tarik Skubal (13-4, 2.10 ERA), who is looking for win No. 14 on the season, and the Marlins will turn to Sandy Alcantara (8-12, 5.67 ERA).
The Tigers lost their last game against the Yankees by a 9-3 score yesterday. Dillon Dingler went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead them offensively. Tyler Holton picked up the loss after throwing one inning, giving up two earned runs on two hits while striking out two.
Yesterday, the Marlins beat the Nationals 5-0. Ryan Weathers was the winning pitcher after he went five innings without giving up an earned run on five hits, while striking out four. Eric Wagaman paced the Marlins’ offense, going 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs.
Here is what you need to get ready for Friday’s Tigers vs. Marlins game, including viewing options.
Detroit Tigers vs. Miami Marlins odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Tigers (-210, bet $210 to win $100)Underdog: Marlins (+173, bet $100 to win $173)Over/under: 7Tigers vs. Marlins: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, September 12, 2025Game time: 7:10 p.m. ETLocation: Miami, FloridaStadium: loanDepot parkTV channel: FDSFL and FDSDETLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Tigers stats and trendsTigers betting recordsThis season, the Tigers have been favored 101 times and won 62, or 61.4%, of those games.This season Detroit has won 13 of its 16 games, or 81.2%, when favored by at least -210 on the moneyline.The Tigers have a 67.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Detroit and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 77 of 147 opportunities.The Tigers are 71-76-0 ATS in their 147 games with a spread this season.Tarik Skubal (Tigers probable starter)The Tigers are sending Skubal (13-4) to make his 29th start of the season. He is 13-4 with a 2.10 ERA and 222 strikeouts through 180 2/3 innings pitched.In his most recent appearance on Saturday, the left-hander tossed seven scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox while surrendering two hits.In 28 games this season, the 28-year-old has amassed a 2.10 ERA and 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .195 to his opponents.Skubal is looking for his sixth straight quality start.Skubal will try to build upon a six-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.4 innings per outing).He will try for his third straight appearance without giving up an earned run.The opposing Marlins offense has a collective .250 batting average, and is sixth in the league with 1256 total hits and 15th in MLB play with 641 runs scored. It has the 18th-ranked slugging percentage (.393) and ranks 26th in home runs (139) in all of MLB.The 28-year-old ranks second in ERA (2.10), first in WHIP (.856), and third in K/9 (11.1) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.Tigers batting statsThe Tigers rank ninth in Major League Baseball with 185 home runs.Hitters for Detroit rank 10th in the majors with a combined .423 team slugging percentage.The Tigers’ .251 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking ninth in MLB.Detroit is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking seventh with 721 total runs this season.The Tigers have an OBP of .320 this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.Detroit is one of the least-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 26th with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.Marlins stats and trendsMarlins betting recordsThe Marlins have been victorious in 56, or 46.7%, of the 120 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.Miami has a mark of 11-16 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +173 or worse on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Marlins have a 36.6% chance of walking away with the win.Miami and its opponents have hit the over in 71 of its 147 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.The Marlins are 84-63-0 against the spread in their 147 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Sandy Alcantara (Marlins probable starter)Alcantara gets the start for the Marlins, his 29th of the season. He is 8-12 with a 5.67 ERA and 123 strikeouts in 154 2/3 innings pitched.The right-hander last appeared on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he went six innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up seven hits.The 30-year-old has an ERA of 5.67, with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 28 games this season. Opposing batters have a .253 batting average against him.Alcantara is looking to secure his 10th quality start of the season.Alcantara will try to prolong an 18-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.5 innings per outing).He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 28 outings this season.He will match up with a Tigers team that is batting .251 as a unit (ninth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .423 (10th in the league) with 185 total home runs (ninth in MLB action).The 30-year-old’s 5.67 ERA ranks 51st, 1.318 WHIP ranks 40th, and 7.2 K/9 ranks 45th among qualifying pitchers this season.Marlins batting statsThe Marlins have hit the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball this season (139).So far this season, Miami is 18th in baseball, slugging .393.The Marlins have the 11th-ranked batting average in the league (.250).Averaging 4.4 runs per game (641 total), Miami is the 15th-highest scoring team in baseball.The Marlins’ .315 on-base percentage is 17th in MLB.