Its Thursday, June 26 and the Athletics (33-49) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (50-31).
Jeffrey Springs is slated to take the mound for the Athletics against Dietrich Enns for Detroit. Enns has not pitched in the majors since 2021.
Jacob Lopez was exceptional last night for the Athletics throwing seven innings of three-hit, shutout ball as the A’s blanked the Tigers, 3-0. Nick Kurtz went 3-3 and drove in all three runs for the Athletics who evened the series at one game apiece.
Lets dive into the series finale 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 Athletics at Tigers
- Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
- Time: 1:10PM EST
- Site: Comerica Park
- City: Detroit, MI
- Network/Streaming: NBCSCA, FDSNDT
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Odds for the Athletics at the Tigers
The latest odds as of Wednesday:
- Moneyline: Athletics (+134), Tigers (-158)
- Spread: Tigers -1.5
- Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Athletics at Tigers
- Pitching matchup for June 26, 2025: Jeffrey Springs vs. Dietrich Enns
- Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (6-5, 4.24 ERA)
Last outing: 6/20 vs. Cleveland – 7.1IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 6Ks - Tigers: Dietrich Enns
Last outing: 9/24/2021
- Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (6-5, 4.24 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Athletics at Tigers
- The Tigers have won 4 of their last 6 home games against teams with losing records
- 5 of the Tigers’ last 8 games against the Athletics have gone over the Total
- The Athletics have covered in 5 of their last 6 road games
- Nick Kurtz now has 6 home runs in June and 11 on the season
- Tyler Soderstrom is riding a 5-game hitting streak (8-18)
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Expert picks & predictions for today’s game between the Athletics and the Tigers
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday’s game between the Athletics 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 Oakland Athletics 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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