Guardians vs. Tigers Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 8

Updated May. 8, 2024 1:00 p.m. ET

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Josh Naylor and the Cleveland Guardians will aim to outdo Wenceel Perez and the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field on Wednesday at 1:10 PM ET. The Guardians are listed as -127 moneyline favorites for this matchup with the Tigers (+107). Cleveland is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The total is 7.5 runs for this game (with -101 odds on the over and -119 odds to go under).

Check out everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Guardians-Tigers game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

Tigers vs. Guardians Highlights | MLB on FOX

Check out the best moments from the Detroit Tigers' 11-7 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, May 7th.

Guardians vs. Tigers Game Information & Odds

• When: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 1:10 PM ET
• Where: Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio
• How to Watch on TV: BSDET

Guardians vs. Tigers Prediction

• Score Prediction: Guardians 5, Tigers 4
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Guardians 56%, Tigers 44%

Guardians vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• The Guardians have entered the game as favorites 21 times this season and won 14, or 66.7%, of those games.
• Cleveland is 11-4 this season when entering a game favored by -127 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Guardians, based on the moneyline, is 55.9%.
• The Tigers have won in 10, or 52.6%, of the 19 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Detroit has been victorious five times in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least +107 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 48.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

FINAL (10)

DET 4 · CLE 5

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Detroit Tigers

DET

+1.5

+106

o7.5

Cleveland Guardians

CLE

-1.5

-125

u7.5

Guardians Recent Betting Performance

• The Guardians were favored on the moneyline in five of their last 10 games, and they finished 3-2 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 outings (all 10 of them had set totals), the Guardians and their opponents combined to go over the run total three times.
• The Guardians have gone 7-3-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Guardians Recent Stats

Guardians Player Insights

• The Guardians RBI leader this season is Jose Ramirez, who has knocked in 30 runs while hitting .245 with seven home runs.
• Among all MLB hitters, Ramirez ranks 96th in batting average, 131st in on-base percentage, and 53rd in slugging.
• Ramirez has collected a hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with a double, two home runs, two walks and five RBI.
• Naylor's nine home runs pace his team.
• Among all major league batters, Naylor ranks sixth in home runs and sixth in RBI.
• Naylor heads into this game looking for his fifth game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with two home runs, four walks and four RBI.
• Andres Gimenez is batting .263 with seven doubles, a triple, a home run and eight walks.
• Will Brennan is batting .247 with five doubles, four home runs and five walks.
• Brennan has recorded at least one hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .214 with a double and three RBI.

Guardians Team Props

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Tigers Recent Betting Performance

• The Tigers have played as underdogs in six of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Tigers and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times.
• The Tigers have a record of 6-4-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Tigers Recent Stats

Tigers Player Insights

• Riley Greene leads the Tigers in home runs (nine), runs batted in (17) and has put up a team-best batting average of .264.
• Greene ranks sixth in homers and 74th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Mark Canha is hitting .248 with eight doubles, five home runs and 17 walks.
• Canha is 54th in home runs and 80th in RBI among all major league batters this season.
• Matthew Vierling has three doubles, two triples, three home runs and three walks while batting .282.
• Kerry Carpenter is batting .260 with six doubles, two triples, three home runs and seven walks.

Tigers Team Props

Tigers vs. Guardians Highlights | MLB on FOX

Check out the best moments from the Detroit Tigers' 11-7 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, May 7th.

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