The Cleveland Guardians (23-13) will host the Detroit Tigers (19-17), in the final game of a three-game series, Wednesday at 1:10 PM ET.
The Tigers (+116 underdog moneyline odds to win) visit the Guardians (-136). The scheduled starters are Tanner Bibee (2-1) for the Cleveland Guardians, and Reese Olson (0-4) for the Detroit Tigers.
These clubs play again after the Tigers’ 11-7 victory over the Guardians yesterday. Tyler Holton (3.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 3 K) earned the win for the Tigers. Andy Ibanez went 4-for-4 with a double, two home runs and four RBI to lead the team on offense. Pedro Avila (3.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 4 K) took the loss on the mound for the Guardians.
Get ready for the Guardians vs. Tigers with what you need to know ahead of Wednesday’s Game, including viewing options.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Guardians (-136, bet $136 to win $100)
- Underdog: Tigers (+116, bet $100 to win $116)
- Over/under: 7.5
Guardians vs. Tigers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- Game Time: 1:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Progressive Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Guardians stats and trends
Guardians betting records
- The Guardians have won 14, or 66.7%, of the 21 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Cleveland has entered 10 games this season favored by -136 or more and is 7-3 in those contests.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 57.6% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
- Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 18 of its 36 chances.
- The Guardians are 23-12-0 against the spread this season.
Tanner Bibee (Guardians probable starter)
- Bibee makes the start for the Guardians, his eighth of the season. He is 2-1 with a 4.46 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last pitched on Friday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he tossed five innings, allowing six earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- The 25-year-old has put together a 4.46 ERA and 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings in seven games this season, while allowing a batting average of .264 to opposing hitters.
- Bibee has recorded one quality start this year.
- Bibee will look to go five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He’s averaging 5.2 frames per outing.
- In one of his seven total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
- The opposing Tigers offense has a collective .228 batting average, and is 21st in the league with 275 total hits and 20th in MLB play with 145 runs scored. It has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.364) and ranks 21st in home runs (32) in all of MLB.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 25-year-old’s 4.46 ERA ranks 63rd, 1.376 WHIP ranks 63rd, and 9.7 K/9 ranks 20th.
Guardians batting stats
- The Guardians’ 37 home runs rank 14th in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 104 extra-base hits, Cleveland ranks 13th in MLB with a .394 slugging percentage this season.
- The Guardians have a team batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 14th among MLB teams.
- Cleveland has scored 177 runs this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
- The Guardians have an on-base percentage of .316 this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
- Cleveland ranks sixth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.6 whiffs per contest.
Tigers stats and trends
Tigers betting records
- The Tigers have been chosen as underdogs in 19 games this year and have walked away with the win 10 times (52.6%) in those games.
- Detroit has a mark of 5-3 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +116 or worse on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 46.3% chance of pulling out a win.
- Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in 16 of its 36 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Tigers are 18-17-0 against the spread in their 35 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Reese Olson (Tigers probable starter)
- Olson gets the start for the Tigers, his seventh of the season. He is 0-4 with a 2.70 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 33 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Friday against the New York Yankees, the righty went five scoreless innings while surrendering two hits.
- The 24-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.70, with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings in six games this season. Opposing batters have a .231 batting average against him.
- Olson is looking to secure his third quality start of the season.
- Olson is trying for his fifth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.5 innings per start.
- He has had two appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
- He meets a Guardians offense that ranks seventh in the league with 177 total runs scored while batting .242 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .394 slugging percentage (13th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 37 home runs (14th in the league).
Tigers batting stats
- The Tigers rank 21st in MLB action with 32 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
- So far this season, Detroit’s .364 slugging percentage ranks 23rd in the majors.
- The Tigers rank 22nd in the majors with a .228 batting average.
- Averaging 4.0 runs per game (145 total), Detroit is the 20th-highest scoring team in MLB.
- The Tigers rank 22nd in baseball with an on-base percentage of .303.
