Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers Predictions

Pitching matchup and betting value

Detroit’s scheduled starter Drew Anderson brings a 3.62 ERA into Tuesday’s matchup against Washington left-hander Jackson Kent, who has a 6.40 ERA, according to CBS Sports / Associated Press. That ERA gap makes the Tigers the tentative winner pick, but SPF’s -156 moneyline requires a win probability of about 60.9% to break even. ERA alone doesn’t establish that they clear that threshold.

Nationals Roundtable, a Washington-focused baseball outlet, reports that Detroit won Monday’s opener 9-2 and held the Nationals to five hits. That result adds recent context, but it offers little basis for pricing a game with different scheduled starters.

Washington is +129 at SPF, and the total is 8, with the over at -116 and under at -104. Without confirmed lineups or enough information about bullpen availability, neither the underdog price nor the total supports a wager. The betting recommendation is Pass.