Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction 5-8-24 Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, May 8th at Progressive Field.

Tigers Offense Looked Good

The Tigers offense stepped up on Tuesday and they scored 11 runs on the way to the victory. Andy Ibanez has hit two home runs and driven in four RBIs. Ryan Vilade also finished with two hits and three RBIs. The pitching wasn’t good and Kenta Maeda went two innings giving up five hits and seven runs. The TIgers are averaging 3.83 runs while their pitching is giving up 3.74 runs per game. The offense is ranked 21st while the defense is ranked 9th. They currently have a run differently of 0.086 which is 17th in baseball. 

Greene Has Impressed

Riley Greene has hit nine home runs and driven in 17 RBIs so far this season. Reese Olson gets the start for the Tigers and he comes into this game with an 0-4 record and an ERA of 2.70. In his last start against the New York Yankees, he went five innings giving up two hits and zero runs. 

Guardians Pitching Looks to Bounce Back

The Guardians scored seven runs on Tuesday, but the pitching gave up 11 runs on the way to the defeat. Logan Allen went only 2.1 innings giving up seven hits and seven runs. Josh Naylor hit a home run and drove in two RBIs. The Guardians are averaging 4.86 runs while their pitching is giving up 3.6 runs per game. The offense is ranked 8th in the league while the pitching is ranked 5th. They are hitting .242 as a team which is 13th in the league. 

Naylor Has Impressed This Year

Josh Naylor has hit nine home runs and driven in 28 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Guardians will be Tanner Bibee who sits with a 2-1 record and an ERA of 4.46. In his last start against the Angels, he went five innings giving up eight hits and six runs. 

Why the Cleveland Guardians will win

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Tanner Bibee Record this season: 2-1 ERA: 4.46
• The Guardians have won each of their last 12 Wednesday games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
• The Tigers have lost five of their last six road games.
• The Guardians have covered the run line each of their last 10 Wednesday day games against teams that held a winning record.
• The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in 16 of their last 19 games as road underdogs against the Guardians following a win.

Why the Detroit Tigers will win

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Reese Olson Record this season: 0-4 ERA: 2.70
• The Tigers have won seven of their last eight road games against AL Central opponents following a win.
• The Guardians have lost 10 of their last 15 games as favorites against AL Central opponents.
• The Tigers have covered the run line in each of their last seven games as road underdogs following a win.
• The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven day games against the Tigers following a loss.
• The Tigers have won the first inning in each of their last four day games at Progressive Field.
• The Tigers have led after 3 innings in each of their last four day games against the Guardians at Progressive Field.
• The Tigers have led after 5 innings in each of their last five day games against the Guardians.

Total Runs Facts

• Seven of the last eight games between the Tigers and Guardians at Progressive Field have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Four of the Tigers’ last five road games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Tigers’ last 10 day games at Progressive Field.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Guardians’ last 10 day games at Progressive Field.

Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction

Olson sits with an ERA of 2.70, and he’s going to lockdown in this game. The Guardians’ offense overall has been good, but I don’t trust them to find a lot of success here. The Tigers are averaging 3.83 runs, and they are going to go over that number here. The Guardians aren’t going to be keeping up here, and the Tigers are going to get the job done. Back the Tigers on the money line to cash.