Guardians vs. Tigers Prediction: MLB Betting Lines, Stats and Picks – May 9, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 9, 2023

The Detroit Tigers (16-18) visit the Cleveland Guardians (16-19) at 6:10 PM ET on Tuesday.

The Tigers are road underdogs (+179) against the Guardians (-211). The matchup has an over/under of 7.5 total runs.

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Guardians vs Tigers Betting Lines

Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total
Guardians -211 +179 7.5

Guardians Betting Insights

  • This season, the Guardians have been favored 22 times and won 10, or 45.5%, of those games.
  • Cleveland has played as favorites of -211 or more twice this season and lost both games.
  • The Guardians have a 67.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 13 of 35 opportunities.
  • In 35 games with a spread this season, the Guardians are 12-23-0 ATS.

Guardians Last 10 Games Trend

Stat Avg/Total
Record 4-6
Runs Per Game 2.9
HR 6
ERA 3.48
K/9 6.3

Tigers Betting Insights

  • The Tigers have won in 16, or 47.1%, of the 34 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
  • This season, Detroit has come away with a win five times in 11 chances when named as an underdog of at least +179 or worse on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 35.8% chance of pulling out a win.
  • Contests with Detroit has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 19 of 35 chances this season.
  • The Tigers are 21-14-0 against the spread in their 35 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Tigers Last 10 Games Trend

Stat Avg/Total
Record 7-3
Runs Per Game 5.3
HR 13
ERA 3.80
K/9 6.7

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Guardians Probable Pitcher – Shane Bieber

  • Bieber’s team is 1-6-0 against the spread this season in his starts.
  • The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed five hits in eight innings against the New York Yankees.
  • Bieber will look to finish five or more innings for the eighth start in a row.
  • When Bieber starts a game and his team is the favorite on the moneyline, they have a record of 2-4.
  • Bieber’s team is 2-5 when he starts this season.
  • Games started by Bieber have a 2-5-0 record at hitting the over this season.

Guardians Relief Pitchers

Name Relief App. IP Ks ERA Holds Saves
Emmanuel Clase 19 18.1 11 1.96 0 12
James Karinchak 18 16.2 21 5.40 8 0
Trevor Stephan 15 14 16 1.93 4 1
Enyel De Los Santos 13 12.1 9 1.46 1 0
Eli Morgan 12 15 17 1.20 2 1

Tigers Probable Pitcher – Michael Lorenzen

  • The Tigers will send Lorenzen (1-1) to the mound for his fifth start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 5.14 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 21 2/3 innings pitched.
  • In his last appearance on Wednesday, the right-hander threw seven innings against the New York Mets, giving up one earned run while surrendering four hits.
  • Lorenzen will try to build upon a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing).
  • The Tigers have been the underdog on the moneyline in four of Lorenzen’s starts this season, and they went 2-2 in those games.
  • In Lorenzen’s four starts, his team is 2-2.
  • Lorenzen has had four starts with a set total this season, and the teams combined to hit the over in two of those games.

Tigers Relief Pitchers

Name Relief App. IP Ks ERA Holds Saves
Alex Lange 17 16 21 1.13 1 6
Jason Foley 16 16.1 11 1.65 9 2
Chasen Shreve 13 13.1 12 6.08 2 0
José Cisnero 13 12 10 3.00 4 0
Mason Englert 11 19 18 5.21 2 0

Guardians Hitting Trends

  • The Guardians are 3-1 this season in games when they crush at least two bombs.
  • Cleveland has collected five or more extra-base hits in three games this season, and has gone 2-1 in those outings.
  • The team has put up eight or more hits in 16 games this season, and is 10-6 in those contests.
  • Cleveland is 8-2 in games this season when it put up five or more runs.
  • The Guardians are 8-3 over the 11 games this season when they have drawn at least five walks.

Tigers Hitting Trends

  • They’ve hit two or more homers in seven games this season and are 4-3 in those matchups.
  • Detroit has gone 4-1 this season when collecting five or more extra-base hits as a team.
  • They have won 12 of the 16 games in which they’ve collected eight or more hits this season.
  • In 12 games this season with five or more runs scored, it has posted a record of 10-2.
  • They have a 4-4 record this season when drawing five or more walks in a game.

Guardians vs. Tigers Prediction

Moneyline Pick: Guardians (-211)
Over/Under Pick: Over (7.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.

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