Tigers vs. Guardians Odds & Betting Predictions - August 18, 2023

Tigers at Guardians

8:10 pm • BSGL

Detroit Tigers

4-4

4 - 2

Cleveland Guardians

1-2

pitcher		team	era	w-l
G.Williams			3.29	3-5
T.Skubal			2.80	7-3

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Tigers 4-4	+1.5-204	o8.5-114	+107
Guardians 1-2	-1.5+162	u8.5+100	-130

Friday 8:10 p.m.

August 18, 2023

Progressive FieldCleveland

Under 7+100

DET +102

1.02u

G.Williams o17.5 Outs-118

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DET +0.5 (F5)-125

0.4u

Add spread to -140 or increase F5 ML risk. Game 1

DET -112 (F5)

0.5u

Bet to -115. Game 1

DET +115

0.58u

Bet to +102. Game 1

Featured Insight
The Tigers are batting just .242 with RISP since last season -- tied for fifth-worst in MLB. Opponents are hitting just .225 (230-for-1,024) against GuardiansRPs with RISP since last season -- tied for third-best in MLB.

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Featured Insight
The Tigers have scored just 4.0 runs per game over the last two weeks -- third-lowest in MLB (133 games). The Guardians have allowed just 4.0 runs per game over the last two weeks -- lowest in MLB (134 games).

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The Guardians are just 7-19 (.269) after a win as underdogs this season -- 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .437.

Spencer Torkelson has an OPS of just .679 since last season -- seventh worst in MLB-- sixth Percentile. Emmanuel Clase has allowed an OPS of just .506 (500 PAs) since last season -- fourth best among qualified RPs-- 98th Percentile.

36% of Myles Straw strikeouts are looking this season -- seventh highest in MLB-- 95th Percentile. 52% of Jason Foley strikeouts are looking this season -- second highest among qualified RPs-- 99th Percentile.

Gavin Williams' K:BB ratio is 22.0 (22/1) -- 3rd best in MLB over the last two weeks; League Avg: 3.2 -- 97th Percentile.

Gavin Williams has a strikeout rate of 73% (22 SO in 30 PAs) with two-strikes -- best in MLB over the last two weeks; League Avg: 42% -- 100th Percentile.

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MLB Public Betting

Guardians are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Guardians are 1-4 in their last 5 games against the spread
Guardians are 47-34 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 2 of Guardians' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 37 of Guardians' 81 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Guardians	86-76	39-42	47-34	33-36	51-38
Tigers	73-89	41-40	32-49	49-64	24-23

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Guardians	69-87-6	37-41-3	32-46-3	34-34-1	34-50-5
Tigers	83-72-7	41-35-5	42-37-2	58-49-6	24-22-1

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Guardians	88-74	45-36	43-38	44-25	43-46
Tigers	87-75	46-35	41-40	64-49	23-24

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Aug 16th	@CIN	L 2-7	+1.5 L	U 9.5	CIN +144
Aug 15th	@CIN	W 3-0	-1.5 W	U 9.5	CLE +104
Aug 13th	@TB	W 9-2	+1.5 W	O 7	CLE +151
Aug 12th	@TB	L 5-6	+1.5 W	O 7.5	TB +136
Aug 11th	@TB	L 8-9	+1.5 W	O 8	TB +172

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Lively is out with elbow
Out
John Means
SP
Means is out with elbow
Out

Jose Urquidy
SP
Urquidy is out with arm
Out
Reese Olson
SP
Olson is out with shoulder
Out
Ty Madden
SP
Madden is out with shoulder
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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LT.Skubal, P	88	6	7	1
LT.Holton, P	19	2	2	0
RJ.Foley, P	15	1	1	1

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1A.Baddoo, LF	2-4	1	1	1
2R.Greene, CF	0-4	0	0	0
3M.Vierling, 3B	1-3	0	0	0
4S.Torkelson, 1B	1-3	1	0	0
5K.Carpenter, RF	1-4	1	0	1
6M. Cabrera, DH	1-4	0	0	1
7Z.McKinstry, SS	0-4	0	0	0
7Z.McKinstry, 2B	0-4	0	0	0
8N.Maton, 2B	0-2	0	0	0
8Z.Short, PH	0-2	0	0	0
8Z.Short, SS	0-2	0	0	0
9J.Rogers, C	2-4	1	1	1

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RG.Williams, P	90	5	4	3
LT.Herrin, P	22	1.2	2	0
RJ.Karinchak, P	22	1.1	2	0
RE.Morgan, P	20	1	2	1

HITTERS	H-AB	R	RBI
1T.Freeman, 2B	0-4	0	0
2J.Ramirez, 3B	2-4	1	0
3R.Laureano, RF	0-3	0	0
3S.Kwan, PH	1-1	1	0
4O.Gonzalez, LF	1-4	0	2
5K. Calhoun, DH	1-4	0	0
6G.Arias, 1B	0-2	0	0
6A.Gimenez, PH	0-1	0	0
7B.Rocchio, SS	0-3	0	0
8B.Naylor, C	0-3	0	0
9M.Straw, CF	0-3	0	0