Tarik Skubal had everything you would expect from the pitcher who led the American League in wins, ERA and strikeouts in 2024. The near-unanimous Cy Young winner pitched six scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers worked nine bases^Th inning to win Game 1 in this best-of-3 wild card series against the Houston Astros. As a result, Houston's streak of seven consecutive trips to the ALCS is in jeopardy. The Detroit Tigers are just one game away from advancing to the Divisional Round of the playoffs.

The two meet again on Wednesday afternoon. Hunter Brown gets the win for Houston over Detroit's Tyler Holton in Game 2 of this Wild Card series.

Let’s dive into the matchup.

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Game details and how to watch Tigers vs. Astros live on Wednesday

● Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
● Time: 2:32 p.m. ET
● Location: Minute Maid Park
● City: Houston, TX
● TV/Streaming: ABC

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Game 2 odds for Tigers vs. Astros

The latest odds from Wednesday morning:

● Money line: Detroit Tigers (+140), Houston Astros (-165)
● Spread: Tigers +1.5 (-160), Astros -1.5 (+135)
● In total: 7.5

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Likely starting players for Game 2 for Tigers vs. Astros

● Pitching matchup on Tuesday (October 2): Tyler Holton vs. Hunter Brown

○ Detroit: Holton (7-2, 2.19 ERA) has allowed 23 earned runs and 57 hits while striking out 77 in 94.1 innings

○ Houston: Brown (11-9, 3.49 ERA) has allowed 66 earned runs and 156 hits in 170 innings while recording 179 strikeouts

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Top betting trends and insights to know ahead of Tigers vs. Astros – Game 2

• Hunter Brown faced Detroit twice this season:
  May 11 – 5th IP, 1 earned run allowed on 5 hits and 7 strikeouts
  June 14-7 IP, 0 earned runs on 5 hits and 9 strikeouts allowed

• With Hunter Brown for the Astros, the under is 18-12 (60%) this season.

• Tyler Holton has appeared in 66 games this season, including nine as a starter

• Since the All-Star Break, Holton has appeared in 29 games and has started 8 of those 29, going 3-1 with a 0.83 ERA

Playoff history for Detroit and Houston

● Tiger: Detroit last qualified for the playoffs in 2014, but has a history of postseason success, winning the World Series in 1935, 1945, 1968 and 1984.

● Astros: Houston has been a playoff mainstay for nearly the last decade, winning the AL West 7 of the last eight seasons and the World Series in both 2017 and 2022. They reached the World Series but lost in 2019 and 2021. Houston was in the ALCS last 7 seasons.

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Expert tips and predictions for Tigers vs. Astros – Game 2

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Once the model is finished running, we place its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to determine a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model predicts for Wednesday's Tigers vs. Astros game:

– Money line: NBC Sports recommends a game against Houston on the moneyline

– Spread: NBC Sports recommends a game with the Astros on the run line

– Total runs: NBC Sports recommends a game with an OVER of 7.5 total runs

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