July 7, 2026, 1:01 a.m. ET
The A’s (41-49) and Detroit Tigers (40-50) tangle in the Tuesday lid-lifter of a 3-game series in Detroit, Michigan. The first pitch from Comerica Park is slated for 6:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze MLB odds around the A’s vs. Tigers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
2025 season series: A’s won 4-2
The A’s head out on the road after going 1-5 across 6 home games last week. The club was swept 3-0 by the Miami Marlins over the weekend. The Athletics are just 3-11 since June 20.
The Tigers are back at home after an impressive 5-1 road trip that concluded with a 6-3 Sunday triumph at the Texas Rangers. Detroit pitching held foes to 3 runs or less in each of the 5 victories.
Watch MLB on Fubo!A’s at Tigers projected starters
RHP J.T. Ginn vs. LHP Tarik Skubal
Ginn (7-4, 3.04 ERA) is making his 17th start (20th appearance). He has a 1.23 WHIP, 3.9 BB/9 and 7.8 K/9 in 94 2/3 innings.
Last start: Win, 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 5 BB, 4 K in 7-1 win vs. Los Angeles Dodgers WednesdayCareer vs. Tigers (regular season): 0-1, 5.84 ERA (12 1/3 IP, 8 ER), 18 H, 2 BB, 15 K in 3 games (2 starts)
Skubal (4-4, 3.67 ERA) is making his 17th start. He has a 1.12 WHIP, 2.1 BB/9 and 9.7 K/9 in 93 1/3 innings.
Last start: Win, 6 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 9 K in 9-3 win at New York Yankees last TuesdayCareer vs. A’s (regular season): 4-3, 2.81 ERA (57 2/3 IP, 18 ER), 42 H, 16 BB, 77 K in 10 startsA’s at Tigers odds
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Moneyline (ML): A’s +160 (bet $100 to win $160) | Tigers -190 (bet $190 to win $100)Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): A’s +1.5 (-137) | Tigers -1.5 (+114)Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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A’s at Tigers picks and predictionsPrediction
Tigers 6, A’s 3
No interest; PASS.
At home, Detroit is 26-18 ATS. The A’s have lost 3 of their last 4 series openers (the 3 losses were by a combined 14 runs).
Aside from a big 16-10 April, the Athletics have played just .391 ball (25-39). Peg Ginn as being overrated, because he has been the beneficiary of a .254 batting average on balls in play. He is up against Detroit bats that have found a groove of late (.769 OPS since June 26).
The Tigers, who have averaged 4.21 runs per game while allowing 4.09 RPG, have been undone by a 9-16 record in 1-run games. They are worthy of a significantly better record and have an ace on the bump who showed signs of being all the way back from injury in his last.
BACK THE TIGERS -1.5 (+114).
The total has gone Over in 6 of Detroit’s last 8 games and in 4 of the A’s last 6.
Ginn is on a fade tilt, and he is backed by a bottom-5 bullpen unit. The Athletics do sport an overall first-division offense; the Tigers counter with batting numbers trending the right way.
On what is forecast as a warm evening in the Motor City, the OVER 8 (-108) is the leverage play.
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