Guardians vs. Tigers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 22, 2024

Oddsmakers declined to choose a favorite for Monday’s matchup between the Cleveland Guardians (59-39) and the Detroit Tigers (49-51), with both teams equal on the moneyline. The teams will take to the field at 6:40 PM ET, live on BSGL Cleveland’s Carlos Carrasco and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal have been named the starters for this contest.

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Guardians vs. Tigers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-110)
• Underdog: Tigers (-110)
• Over/under: 7.5

Guardians vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• The Guardians have been favorites in 66 games this season and have come away with the win 44 times (66.7%) in those contests.
• Cleveland has a record of 44-24 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -110 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 52.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Tigers have been the moneyline underdog 56 total times this season. They’ve finished 27-29 in those games.
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -110 or longer, Detroit has a 27-29 record (winning 48.2% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Tigers have an implied win probability of 52.4%.

Guardians vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs (23) and runs batted in (79) this season while batting .271.
• Of all hitters in MLB, Ramirez’s home run total ranks him sixth and his RBI tally places him second.
• Josh Naylor has 82 hits and an OBP of .320 to go with a slugging percentage of .478 this season.
• Riley Greene paces the Tigers with 17 home runs and 51 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .271.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Greene ranks 28th in home runs and 42nd in RBI.
• Matt Vierling has 15 doubles, five triples, 12 home runs and 16 walks while hitting .251.

Guardians vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
• Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.66 this year, fifth-best in baseball.
• The Guardians have a combined WHIP of just 1.222 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors.
• Detroit’s 3.96 team ERA ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Tigers have the ninth-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.222).