The Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers meet Wednesday in MLB action at Comerica Park. Here’s a Tigers vs. Guardians Prediction. This article will include a Tigers vs. Guardians Pick.
Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview
The Cleveland Guardians are 28-22 on the year and play the Phillies and Nationals next. The Cleveland Guardians are batting. 231 on the season, have a .327 OBP, and have a .379 slugging percentage. The Cleveland Guardians’ pitching staff has a 3.78 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Chase DeLauter leads the Cleveland Guardians with 44 hits and 30 RBI while Brayan Rocchio and Jose Ramirez have combined for 87 hits and 49 RBI.
Tanner Bibee gets the ball for the Cleveland Guardians, and he is 0-6 with a 4.15 ERA and 47 strikeouts this season. Bibee is 4-3 with a 3.62 ERA and 48 strikeouts in his career against the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
The Detroit Tigers are 20-29 on the year and play the Angels and Orioles next. The Detroit Tigers are batting .238 on the season and have a .321 OBP, and a .378 slugging percentage. The Detroit Tigers’ pitching staff has a 4.03 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. Riley Greene leads the Detroit Tigers with 58 hits and 24 RBI, while Colt Keith and Kevin McGonigle have combined for 90 hits and 22 RBI.
The Detroit Tigers didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time this article was published.
Why the Detroit Tigers will win
- The underdogs have won four of the Guardians’ last five games at Comerica Park.
- The Guardians have lost three of their last four games as road favorites following a road win.
- The Tigers have covered the run line in each of their last seven games as home underdogs against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as favorites against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games as road favorites.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Guardians have won each of their last eight night games at Comerica Park following a win.
- The Tigers have lost each of their last seven games against AL Central opponents following a home loss.
- The Guardians have covered the run line in each of their last nine Wednesday games against AL Central opponents.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight Wednesday games against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Guardians have led after 5 innings in each of their last six Wednesday night games.
Total Runs Facts
- Five of the Tigers’ last six home games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Four of the Guardians’ last five games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Tigers’ last eight games as home underdogs.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in six of Tanner Bibbee’s last seven road appearances as a starter.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Spencer Torkelson has hit a home run in three of the Tigers’ last four home games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Riley Greene has recorded at least one hit in each of the Tigers’ last 11 night games.
- Riley Greene ranks 1st amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.433) this season.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
- Jose Ramirez has hit at least one home run in three of the Guardians’ last four games at Comerica Park against opponents that held a losing record.
- Rhys Hoskins has recorded two or more hits in four of his last five appearances with his team as a favorite against the Tigers.
- Jose Ramirez ranks T1st in the league in Steals (20) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Tigers rank 27th in the league for RBIs this season (182).
- The Tigers rank 27th in the league for steals this season (20).
- The Guardians rank 2nd in the league for strikeouts this season (462).
- The Guardians rank T3rd in the league for steals this season (51).
Tigers vs Guardians Prediction
The Guardians are playing better ball right now, but I can’t get there with Bibee. While he hasn’t pitched as badly as his record indicates, the Guardians have lost 9 straight games he pitches. You have to go back to March 26 the last time the Guardians won a game under Bibbee. Also, the Tigers are far more talented than their record indicates and it’s only a matter of time before things turn around for them. I don’t care who takes the mound for Detroit. I’ll side with the Tigers on Wednesday.