Detroit Tigers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction 5/8/25 MLB Picks

Chris Ruffolo

11 months ago

Colorado Rockies (6-29) vs Detroit Tigers (23-13)

Game Info: Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 3:10 pm (Coors Field)

The Line: Betting Odds: Colorado Rockies +160 / Detroit Tigers -192 — Over/Under: 9.5

The Detroit Tigers and the Colorado Rockies meet Thursday in MLB doubleheader action from Coors Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Detroit Tigers vs. Colorado Rockies prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Detroit Tigers will send out Casey Mize for the start in game one, and Mize is 5-1 with a 2.70 ERA and 27 strikeouts, but no starter has been announced for game two. Kyle Freeland will start game one for the Rockies and is 0-4 with a 5.70 ERA and 28 strikeouts this season, while Tanner Gordon will start game two and was 0-6 with an 8.65 ERA and 26 strikeouts last season.

Detroit Tigers Recap

The Detroit Tigers will be out to build on their series-opening 8-6 win over the Colorado Rockies from Wednesday’s matchup to improve to 22-13 on the year. After this series, the Tigers will head home for a series against the Texas Rangers.

Tigers Win 5 Of Their Last 6

Spencer Torkelson has 30 hits along with a .233 batting average, including a team-high 10 home runs, 9 doubles, and 28 RBIs. Kerry Carpenter also has 8 home runs and 19 RBIs, while Riley Greene has 37 hits with 5 doubles, 8 home runs and 21 RBIs, but also has a team-high 42 strikeouts this season. Dillon Dingler has 4 home runs and 15 RBIs, and Zack McKinstry’s added 6 doubles, 3 triples, a home run, and 15 RBIs of his own along with 32 hits this season. Javier Baez has added 31 hits and 7 doubles as well this season.

Why the Detroit Tigers will win

The Rockies have lost each of their last six day games after going to extra innings.
The Tigers have won seven of their last eight games against teams that held a losing record.
The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games against American League opponents following an extra innings loss.
The Tigers have covered the run line in each of their last six games as road favorites against National League opponents.

Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts

Spencer Torkelson has hit a home run in three of the Tigers’ last four day games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
Javier Baez has recorded a Double in each of the Tigers’ last three day games against opponents that held a losing record.
Spencer Torkelson has scored at least one run in each of the Tigers’ last eight games against opponents that held a losing record.
Gleyber Torres has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven appearances in day games against NL West teams that held a losing record.
Casey Mize has recorded a win in five of his last six appearances.
Matt Vierling has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances with his team as a road favorite against NL opponents.
Parker Meadows has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last six road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
Casey Mize ranks T2nd in the league for Wins (5) this season.

Colorado Rockies Recap

The Colorado Rockies come into this game looking to bounce back from their loss at the hands of the Tigers on Wednesday to slip to 6-29 on the year. After this series, the Rockies will welcome the San Diego Padres to town.

Rockies Drop Four In A Row… Again

Hunter Goodman leads the Rockies with 32 hits, including 5 doubles, a team-high 5 home runs, and 17 RBIs, while Michael Toglia has 26 hits with 7 doubles, 4 home runs, and 15 RBIs but also has a team-high 48 strikeouts. Kyle Farmer has a team-high 9 doubles while Jordan Beck has 5 home runs, 12 RBIs, a pair of triples, and 4 stolen bases.

Why the Colorado Rockies will win

The Rockies have won four of their last five games as home underdogs against AL Central opponents following a home loss.
The Tigers have lost five of their last six day games against National League opponents.
The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 11 games as road favorites against National League opponents following a road win.
The Rockies have covered the run line in four of their last five games as underdogs against American League opponents following a home loss.

Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts

Ryan McMahon has hit a home run in each of the Rockies’ last two home games against the Tigers.
Kyle Freeland has recorded a win in three of his four previous appearances against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
Alan Trejo has scored a run in each of his six previous appearances against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
Ryan McMahon has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Rockies’ last four home games against AL opponents.
Ryan McMahon has recorded at least one Single in each of the Rockies’ last seven home games against AL opponents.
Kyle Freeland has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his five previous home appearances against AL Central opponents.
Ryan McMahon has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 home appearances against AL opponents.
Owen Miller has recorded a Double in each of his last three home appearances against AL Central opponents.

Total Runs Facts

Each of the Tigers’ last eight games following an extra innings win have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Eight of the Rockies’ last nine home games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.