Tigers vs. Guardians ALDS Game 2 Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – October 7, 2024

The ALDS continues on Monday when the Detroit Tigers travel to take on the Cleveland Guardians. The Guardians will look to build on their 1-0 lead in the series when the game begins at 4:08 p.m. ET on Max. Tarik Skubal will get the ball for Detroit while Cleveland will counter with Matthew Boyd. The Guardians are underdogs (+109) for this matchup with the Tigers (-129).

Check out our betting primer for this contest, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Tigers vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-129)
• Underdog: Guardians (+109)
• Over/under: 6.5

Tigers vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Tigers have won in 39, or 58.2%, of the 67 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Detroit has come away with a win 29 times in 43 chances when named as a favorite of at least -129 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 56.3% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Guardians have a 27-31 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 46.6% of those games).
• Cleveland is 11-20 (winning just 35.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +109 or longer.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Guardians have an implied win probability of 47.8%.

Tigers vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Riley Greene leads Detroit in home runs with 24, runs batted in with 74 and his batting average of .262 is also best on his team.
• Greene’s home runs put him 42nd in baseball, and he is 61st in RBI.
• Matt Vierling has collected 133 hits this season and has an OBP of .312. He’s slugging .423 on the year.
• Jose Ramirez has accumulated a team-high 39 home runs and 118 runs batted in.
• Ramirez’s home run total ranks fifth in the big leagues, and he is third in RBI.
• Josh Naylor has 27 doubles, 31 home runs and 58 walks while hitting .243.

Tigers vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

• The Tigers average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
• The Tigers have the fourth-best ERA (3.62) in the majors this season.
• The Tigers have a combined 1.164 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
• The Guardians pitching staff ranks ninth in the majors with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Cleveland’s 3.61 team ERA ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Guardians combine for the No. 4-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.202).