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The Cleveland Guardians (59-40) hope to avoid an upset as -147 favorites when they take on Justyn-Henry Malloy (with homers in two straight contests) and the Detroit Tigers (50-51). First pitch is at 6:40 PM ET Wednesday, live from Progressive Field and airing on BSDET. Tanner Bibee will get the ball for Cleveland while Detroit will counter with Jack Flaherty.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $33.61
Guardians to win vs Tigers -147
Guardians vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Guardians (-147)
- Underdog: Tigers (+124)
- Over/under: 7.5
Guardians vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Guardians have been chosen as favorites in 66 games this year and have walked away with the win 44 times (66.7%) in those games.
- This year Cleveland has won 14 of 23 games when listed as at least -147 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 59.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Tigers have won 48.2% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (27-29).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +124 or longer, Detroit has a record of 4-11 (26.7%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Tigers a 44.6% chance to win.
Guardians vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs (23) and runs batted in (80) this season while batting .273.
- Ramirez’s home runs rank him seventh in Major League Baseball, and he is second in RBI.
- Josh Naylor has collected 83 hits this season and has an OBP of .318. He’s slugging .474 on the year.
- Riley Greene has a team-high batting average of .268, and paces the Tigers in home runs (17) and runs batted in (51).
- Greene is 31st in home runs and 43rd in RBI among all batters in MLB.
- Matt Vierling is batting .256 with 17 doubles, five triples, 12 home runs and 16 walks.
Guardians vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Guardians average 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
- The Guardians have the sixth-best ERA (3.70) in the majors this season.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.224 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB.
- Detroit has a 3.94 team ERA that ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Tigers pitchers combine for the No. 10 WHIP in the majors (1.226).