The Cleveland Guardians host the Detroit Tigers in the first Game of the ALDS on Saturday at 1:08 p.m. ET at Progressive Field.
The Guardians are favored (-150 on the moneyline to win) when they take the field at home against the Tigers (+127). The Guardians will look to Tanner Bibee (12-8, 3.47 ERA), while the Tigers’ starter has not yet been announced.
The Guardians lost 4-3 to the Astros Saturday, with Ben Lively (four innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out four) on the line for the loss. Jose Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBI to lead the Guardians offensively in the defeat.
Wednesday, the Tigers defeated the Astros 5-2. Sean Guenther was the winning pitcher after he went 1 2/3 innings without giving up a hit or an earned run. Andy Ibanez paced the Tigers’ offense, going 1-for-1 with a double and three RBI.
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Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:17 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Guardians (-150, bet $150 to win $100)
- Underdog: Tigers (+127, bet $100 to win $127)
- Over/under: 7
Guardians stats and trends
Guardians betting records
- The Guardians have won 65, or 64.4%, of the 101 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Cleveland has a record of 23-12 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -150 on the moneyline.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 60% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
- So far this season, Cleveland and its opponents have hit the over in 69 of 161 games with a total.
- The Guardians are 83-77-0 against the spread this season.
Tanner Bibee (Guardians probable starter)
- Bibee makes the start for the Guardians, his 32nd of the season. He is 12-8 with a 3.47 ERA and 187 strikeouts in 173 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance came on Tuesday, Sept. 24 against the Cincinnati Reds, when the righty tossed seven innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
- The 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.47, with 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 31 games this season. Opponents have a .230 batting average against him.
- Bibee is aiming to record his fourth quality start in a row in this matchup.
- Bibee will look to extend a 14-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing).
- He has made four appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- The opposing Tigers offense has the 22nd-ranked slugging percentage (.385) and is 24th in MLB play with 162 home runs. It has a collective .234 batting average, and is 23rd in MLB with 1273 total hits and 19th in MLB action scoring 682 runs.
- Head-to-head against the Tigers this season, Bibee has pitched 22 innings, giving up 11 earned runs on 19 hits while striking out 19.
- This season, the 25-year-old ranks 19th in ERA (3.47), 17th in WHIP (1.117), and 12th in K/9 (9.7) among qualifying pitchers.
Guardians batting stats
- The Guardians have hit 185 homers this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
- The offense for Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .395 this season, 16th in MLB.
- The Guardians rank 21st in MLB with a .238 team batting average.
- Cleveland has scored 708 runs (4.4 per game) this season, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- The Guardians have the 18th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.307).
- Cleveland ranks fourth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.4 whiffs per contest.
Tigers stats and trends
Tigers betting records
- The Tigers have won in 48, or 50%, of the 96 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- Detroit has a win-loss record of 11-21 when favored by +127 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
- The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 44.1% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Contests with Detroit has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 78 of 163 chances this season.
- The Tigers are 89-73-0 against the spread in their 162 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Tigers batting stats
- The Tigers rank 24th in MLB play with 162 total home runs.
- This season, Detroit’s .385 slugging percentage is 22nd in the majors.
- The Tigers rank 23rd in MLB with a .234 batting average.
- The offense for Detroit is the No. 19 offense in MLB, scoring 4.2 runs per game (682 total runs).
- The Tigers’ .300 on-base percentage is the third-worst in MLB.
