Guardians vs. Tigers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 25, 2024

The Cleveland Guardians (60-40) and the Detroit Tigers (50-52) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Thursday at 1:10 PM ET. The Guardians are -178 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Tigers (+150). Cleveland’s Gavin Williams gets the start, and he’ll go against Detroit’s Reese Olson.

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Guardians vs. Tigers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-178)
• Underdog: Tigers (+150)
• Over/under: 8

Guardians vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• The Guardians have been victorious in 45, or 67.2%, of the 67 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Cleveland has come away with a win six times in 10 chances when named as a favorite of at least -178 on the moneyline.
• The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 64% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Tigers have won 27 of the 57 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (47.4%).
• Detroit has played as a moneyline underdog of +150 or longer in just two games this season, which it lost both.
• The Tigers have an implied moneyline win probability of 40% in this contest.

Guardians vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs (24) and runs batted in (82) this season while batting .274.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Ramirez’s home run total places him seventh and his RBI tally ranks him second.
• Josh Naylor has 83 hits and an OBP of .317 to go with a slugging percentage of .470 this season.
• Riley Greene has racked up a team-high batting average of .268, while leading the Tigers in home runs (17) and runs batted in (51).
• In all of the majors, Greene ranks 32nd in homers and 44th in RBI.
• Matt Vierling has 17 doubles, five triples, 12 home runs and 17 walks while batting .254.

Guardians vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the league.
• The Guardians have pitched to a 3.69 ERA this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.
• The Guardians have a combined 1.222 WHIP as a pitching staff, ninth-lowest in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.7 K/9, the 10th-best in the majors.
• Detroit’s 3.95 team ERA ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Tigers have the 10th-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.230).