Guardians vs. Tigers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 23, 2024

A pair of division rivals take the field Tuesday when the first-place Cleveland Guardians (59-39) host the fourth-place Detroit Tigers (49-51). Oddsmakers favor the Guardians (-126) for the contest, which starts at 6:40 PM ET on BSDET. Cleveland will send Xzavion Curry out to start this one, while Detroit has yet to name a starter.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Guardians vs. Tigers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-126)
• Underdog: Tigers (+108)
• Over/under: 8.5

Guardians vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• The Guardians have been victorious in 44, or 66.7%, of the 66 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Cleveland has been victorious 29 times in 44 chances when named as a favorite of at least -126 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 55.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Tigers have gone 27-29 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 48.2% of those games).
• Detroit is 16-20 (winning 44.4% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +108 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Tigers a 48.1% chance to win.

Guardians vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs (23) and runs batted in (79) this season while batting .271.
• Among hitters in baseball, Ramirez is seventh in home runs and second in RBI.
• Josh Naylor has 82 hits and an OBP of .320 to go with a slugging percentage of .478 this season.
• Riley Greene leads the Tigers in home runs (17), runs batted in (51) and has a team-best batting average of .271.
• Greene is 28th in home runs and 42nd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Matt Vierling is hitting .251 with 15 doubles, five triples, 12 home runs and 16 walks.

Guardians vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians have a 9.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
• The Guardians have pitched to a 3.66 ERA this season, which ranks fifth 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 Tigers pitching staff is 10th in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Detroit has the 14th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.96).
• The Tigers have the ninth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.222).