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A pair of division rivals take the field Monday when the first-place Cleveland Guardians (63-42) visit the fourth-place Detroit Tigers (52-55). Sportsbooks favor the Guardians (-114) for the contest, which starts at 6:40 PM ET on BSDET. Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee gets the start, and he’ll go against Detroit’s Jack Flaherty.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $37.54
Guardians to win vs Tigers -114
Guardians vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Guardians (-114)
- Underdog: Tigers (-106)
- Over/under: 7
Guardians vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Guardians have won in 46, or 66.7%, of the 69 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Cleveland has been victorious 40 times in 60 chances when named as a favorite of at least -114 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 53.3% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Tigers have won 46.8% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (29-33).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -106 or longer, Detroit has a record of 27-33 (45%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Tigers’ implied win probability is 51.5%.
Guardians vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs (24) and runs batted in (82) this season while batting .271.
- Ramirez’s home runs rank him eighth in Major League Baseball, and he is second in RBI.
- Josh Naylor is batting .238 with an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .471 this season.
- Matt Vierling is hitting .256 with 18 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs and 20 walks.
- Vierling’s home run total ranks 78th in the big leagues, and he is 103rd in RBI.
- Colt Keith has 10 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 26 walks while batting .256.
Guardians vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Guardians average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
- Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.67 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.214 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
- 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 across all MLB pitching staffs (3.92).
- Pitchers for the Tigers combine for the No. 9-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.229).