The Cleveland Guardians and the Detroit Tigers meet in an AL Central division matchup in MLB action from Comerica Park on Monday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Cleveland is listed as a -120 road favorite and Detroit is listed as a +100 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 8 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Hunter Gaddis will start this one for Cleveland and is 0-1 with an 8.53 ERA and 11 strikeouts this season. Matthew Boyd will start for Detroit and is 0-1 with a 4.00 ERA and 7 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
Cleveland’s 8-4 win back on August 17th, 2022, snapped Detroit’s two-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Cleveland is 20-7 in their last 27 road games and 37-16 in their last 53 games overall while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 division games. Detroit is 5-12 in their last 17 games overall and 4-17 in their last 21 home games against a team with a winning record while the over is 8-3-1 in their last 12 games against a team with a winning record.
Pick
I’m backing the over here. In a matchup between Matthew Boyd and Hunter Gaddis, I don’t think runs could fly on the board fast enough in this one. Matthew Boyd has never been a pitcher I feel that I could trust to do his job and the same could be said for Hunter Gaddis who hasn’t been good in a small enough sample size. I’ll ride with the over in this one.