Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers Prediction & Picks - MLB

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Houston Astros
8/18/25 18:40
Detroit Tigers

Prediction:

 

Over 8.5

-110
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 by Carlos Zabala in MLB Picks

Starting Monday, an exciting series will begin between the AL East-leading Astros and the AL Central-leading Tigers. Both the Tigers and Astros are looking to secure their division lead but are hotly pursued by the Mariners and Guardians.

It's also a repeat of the 2024 playoff series, when the Tigers unexpectedly shut out the Astros.

On Sunday, the Astros had no chance against the Orioles, losing Game 3 of that series 12-0 to a bullpen that imploded after Cristian Javier, recently recovered from his long injury, pitched only three innings. But it was the second time in that series that the Astros didn't score a run; Peña returned from a short absence, batted leadoff, but went 0-for-4 and struck out twice.

The Tigers also lost yesterday, going 1-8 against the Twins, but at least they won the first two games of that series and won 7 of the last 10, bouncing back from what was a very poor post-All-Star break restart for Detroit.

Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers Form

Table

Teams % P W L
3
Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
0.579 126 73 53
7
Houston Astros
Houston Astros
0.556 124 69 55

Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers Latest Matches

Houston Astros
Houston Astros Latest matches
W W L W L L
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Aug 17, 2025 - MLB

Baltimore Orioles
12 :  0
Houston Astros

Aug 16, 2025 - MLB

Baltimore Orioles
4 :  5
Houston Astros

Aug 15, 2025 - MLB

Baltimore Orioles
7 :  0
Houston Astros

Aug 13, 2025 - MLB

Boston Red Sox
1 :  4
Houston Astros

Aug 12, 2025 - MLB

Boston Red Sox
14 :  1
Houston Astros

Aug 11, 2025 - MLB

Boston Red Sox
6 :  7
Houston Astros
W W L L W L
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Aug 17, 2025 - MLB

Baltimore Orioles
12 :  0
Houston Astros

Aug 16, 2025 - MLB

Baltimore Orioles
4 :  5
Houston Astros

Aug 15, 2025 - MLB

Baltimore Orioles
7 :  0
Houston Astros

Aug 13, 2025 - MLB

Boston Red Sox
1 :  4
Houston Astros

Aug 12, 2025 - MLB

Boston Red Sox
14 :  1
Houston Astros

Aug 11, 2025 - MLB

Boston Red Sox
6 :  7
Houston Astros
W W L W L W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Aug 10, 2025 - MLB

Houston Astros
7 :  1
New York Yankees

Aug 9, 2025 - MLB

Houston Astros
4 :  5
New York Yankees

Aug 8, 2025 - MLB

Houston Astros
5 :  3
New York Yankees

Aug 6, 2025 - MLB

Houston Astros
4 :  6
Miami Marlins

Aug 5, 2025 - MLB

Houston Astros
7 :  3
Miami Marlins

Aug 4, 2025 - MLB

Houston Astros
8 :  2
Miami Marlins
Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers Latest matches
L W W W W L
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Aug 17, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
1 :  8
Minnesota Twins

Aug 16, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
8 :  5
Minnesota Twins

Aug 15, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
7 :  0
Minnesota Twins

Aug 14, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
4 :  3
Minnesota Twins

Aug 13, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
1 :  0
Chicago White Sox

Aug 12, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
6 :  9
Chicago White Sox
W L L W L W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Aug 10, 2025 - MLB

Los Angeles Angels
5 :  9
Detroit Tigers

Aug 9, 2025 - MLB

Los Angeles Angels
7 :  4
Detroit Tigers

Aug 8, 2025 - MLB

Los Angeles Angels
5 :  6
Detroit Tigers

Aug 6, 2025 - MLB

Minnesota Twins
9 :  4
Detroit Tigers

Aug 5, 2025 - MLB

Minnesota Twins
6 :  3
Detroit Tigers

Aug 4, 2025 - MLB

Minnesota Twins
3 :  6
Detroit Tigers
L W W W W L
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Aug 17, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
1 :  8
Minnesota Twins

Aug 16, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
8 :  5
Minnesota Twins

Aug 15, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
7 :  0
Minnesota Twins

Aug 14, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
4 :  3
Minnesota Twins

Aug 13, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
1 :  0
Chicago White Sox

Aug 12, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
6 :  9
Chicago White Sox

Houston Astros against Detroit Tigers : Head to Head (H2H)

Houston Astros

50 %

Detroit Tigers

50 %

Apr 30, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
7 :  4
Houston Astros

Apr 29, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
4 :  6
Houston Astros

Apr 28, 2025 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
5 :  8
Houston Astros

Oct 2, 2024 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
5 :  2
Houston Astros

Oct 1, 2024 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
3 :  1
Houston Astros

Jun 16, 2024 - MLB

Detroit Tigers
1 :  4
Houston Astros

Houston Astros - Detroit Tigers Key Points

  1. Tigers: 3rd-best run differential at +80 in MLB
  2. The Tigers only had 3 hits in Sunday's loss
  3. 29-11: Tigers' record in Game 1 series this season
  4. Astros won the series 2 games to 1 in Houston

Our Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers Prediction

The pitching duel for Monday's Astros-Tigers game will be between Spencer Arrighetti for the Astros and veteran Jack Flaherty for the Tigers. Flaherty's Astros offense hit 2 home runs and allowed 4 earned runs against him when the Tigers pitcher faced Houston on April 28. But in 2024, Arrighetti also had a terrible outing, where he only got 4 outs, allowing 7 ER and 3 HRs when facing the Tigers. Our prediction for Tigers vs Astros is: Over 8.5 runs.

Prediction:

 

Over 8.5

-110
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