Houston Astros at Detroit Tigers Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 26-17 Detroit Tigers play host to the 27-16 Houston Astros today in MLB action on the grass of Comerica Park, May 23, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 4:08PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Tigers -118/ Astros +108
O/U Total: 8.5

Pitching Matchup
Lance McCullers (R) W/L 0-0 WHIP 1.29 ERA 1.93
Kyle Lobstein (L) W/L 3-4 WHIP 1.40 ERA 4.21

Detroit was a 6-2 victor over Houston yesterday. The Tigers are 3-2 on their homestand and 6-3 in their last 9 games. The Astros are 0-2 on their road trip but they are 12-6 on the road in 2015. They are 7-3 in their past 10 games.

Detroit has a 2-0 edge in the season series and a 6-3 lead in the last 9 games overall.

McCullers received a no decision in the first start of his career. He went 4.2 innings, allowed 1 run and struck out 5 in a 2-1 loss to Oakland.

Lobstein was a 3-2 loser to Milwaukee in his last outing. He went 6.2 innings and allowed 3 runs for the 4th Q start of the season.

This will be the first time that the hitters from both teams will be facing these two pitchers.

Houston at Detroit Betting Trends

The Astros are 7-3 straight up in their last 10 games.
Houston is 4-13 straight up in their last 17 games against Detroit.
The game total has gone over in 11 of Houston’s last 16 games on the road.
The Tigers are 4-2 straight up in their last 6 home games.
Detroit is 11-2 straight up in their last 13 home games against Houston.

Injury Report

HOUSTON ASTROS
Samuel Deduno P 15-Day Disabled List
Jed Lowrie SS 60-Day Disabled List
Brett Oberholtzer P 15-Day Disabled List
Brad Peacock P 15-Day Disabled List

DETROIT TIGERS
Alex Avila C 15-Day Disabled List
Joe Nathan P 60-Day Disabled List
Victor Martinez DH 15-Day Disabled List
Bruce Rondon P 15-Day Disabled List
Justin Verlander P 15-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Houston: 44%
Detroit: 56%

Free MLB Pick

We realize that Lance McCullers has a lot of promise and he showed it in his first game going 4 2/3 innings allowing one run on three hits. However he did catch the A’s on a downward trend as proven by their scoring numbers surpassing three runs in only one of their last seven games. It’s tough making your first road start and that gets multiplied when taking on a Tigers team who is one of the best home hitting clubs in the Majors. Kyle Lobstein will head to the mound for Detroit and he’s been inconsistent this season with a 57.1% Q start percentage and while it is skewed by the poor performance against the Twins he is 1-3 at home with a 5.32 ERA. Both teams can score and the total line is easily within reach today.

Take the OVER 8.5 -115