Pirates at Tigers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 17

Its Tuesday, June 17 and the Pirates (29-44) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (46-27).

Bailey Falter is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Casey Mize for Detroit.

The Bucs come to Motown having lost three of four over the weekend against the Cubs including a 3-2 loss in ten innings Sunday. Their lone win in the series came Friday with Paul Skenes on the mound.

Detroit owns the best record in baseball despite losing two of three over the weekend to the Reds. Tigers’ pitching gave up 18 runs in the final two games of the series.

Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Pirates at Tigers

• Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
• Time: 6:40PM EST
• Site: Comerica Park
• City: Detroit, MI
• Network/Streaming: SNP, FDSNDT

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Odds for the Pirates at the Tigers

The latest odds as of Tuesday:

• Moneyline: Pirates (+168), Tigers (-204)
• Spread: Tigers -1.5
• Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Pirates at Tigers

• Pitching matchup for June 17, 2025: Bailey Falter vs. Casey Mize
  • Pirates: Bailey Falter (5-3, 3.36 ERA)
    Last outing: 6/11 vs. Miami – 5.1IP, 1ER, 5H, 1BB, 3Ks
  • Tigers: Casey Mize (6-2, 2.95 ERA)
    Last outing: 6/11 at Baltimore – 5.1IP, 2ER, 8H, 2BB, 7Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Pirates at Tigers

• The Tigers are showing a 117% return on investment at home on the Money Line
• The Total went under in 23 of the Pirates’ 35 road games this season
• The Pirates have covered in 4 of their last 5 road games but they are profiting 1.67 units
• Javier Baez was 4-10 in the Tigers’ weekend series against Cincinnati
• Gleyber Torres was 5-11 in the Tigers’ weekend series against Cincinnati
• Bailey Falter has not struck out more than 3 hitters in any of his last 5 starts

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Expert picks & predictions for Tuesday’s game between the Pirates and the Tigers

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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Tuesday’s game between the Pirates and the Tigers:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Detroit Tigers on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Detroit Tigers at -1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.

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