Guardians vs. Tigers Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/29/2022

The Cleveland Guardians (19-23) are -159 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Detroit Tigers (16-29) Sunday at 1:40 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Tigers are listed with +136 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory. Triston McKenzie will get the ball for Cleveland while Detroit counter with Elvin Rodriguez.

Guardians vs. Tigers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Guardians vs. Tigers

Our computer pick: Detroit Tigers (+136) and Over (7.5)

Guardians vs. Tigers Game Info

• Cleveland Guardians probable starting pitcher: Triston McKenzie
• Detroit Tigers probable starting pitcher: Elvin Rodriguez
• Game Day: Sunday, May 29, 2022
• Game Time: 1:40 PM ET
• Location: Detroit, Michigan
• Stadium: Comerica Park

Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Pitching Matchup

Guardians Starter Triston McKenzie

• McKenzie (3-3) gets the starting nod for the Guardians in his eighth start of the season. He has a 2.70 ERA in 43 1/3 innings pitched, with 37 strikeouts.
• The righty’s most recent time out was on Tuesday against the Houston Astros, when he threw seven innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing three hits.
• The 24-year-old has put up a 2.70 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings in eight games this season, while giving up a batting average of .181 to his opponents.
• McKenzie is trying to build on a fourth-game quality start streak in this game.
• McKenzie will try to build on a six-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.1 frames per appearance).
• He meets a Tigers offense that ranks last in the league with 123 runs while batting .221 as a squad. It has a collective .318 slugging percentage (30th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 25 home runs (30th in MLB).
• The 24-year-old ranks 18th in ERA (2.70), fifth in WHIP (.900), and 31st in K/9 (7.7) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

Tigers Starter Elvin Rodriguez

• The Tigers will send Rodriguez to the mound for his second start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Monday, when he threw five innings, giving up four earned runs while allowing four hits against the Minnesota Twins.
• He has an ERA of 9.39, a 1.2 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.565 in two games this season.
• The Guardians have scored 192 runs this season, which ranks 17th in MLB. They are batting .243 for the campaign with 37 home runs, 24th in the league.

Guardians Betting Picks & Insights

• The Guardians have been favorites in 15 games this season and won nine (60%) of those contests.
• Cleveland is 1-2 this season when entering a game favored by -159 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 61.4% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
• Cleveland and its opponents have hit the over in 24 of their 46 games with a total this season.
• The Guardians are 24-22-0 against the spread in their 46 chances this season.

Tigers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Tigers have won in 10, or 31.2%, of the 32 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Detroit has a win-loss record of 5-14 when favored by +136 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 42.4% chance of walking away with the win.
• Detroit and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 13 of their 45 opportunities.
• The Tigers have an against the spread record of 19-26-0 in 45 games with a line this season.

Guardians Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Ramirez has racked up a team-best batting average of .297, while pacing the Guardians in home runs (12) and runs batted in (48).
• In all of Major League Baseball, Ramirez ranks fourth in homers and first in RBI.
• Ramirez brings a hitting streak of five games into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, two walks and 11 RBI.
• Myles Straw has nine doubles, a triple and 25 walks while hitting .242.
• Among all major league hitters, Straw ranks 334th in homers and 302nd in RBI.
• Straw has two games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with a double and three walks.
• Steven Kwan is hitting .248 with six doubles, a triple, a home run and 18 walks.
• Owen Miller is batting .269 with 12 doubles, four home runs and 12 walks.
• Miller takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .143 with a walk and two RBI.

Tigers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Miguel Cabrera paces the Tigers with 18 runs batted in while accumulating a team-high batting average of .294.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Cabrera’s home run total ranks 155th and his RBI tally is 115th.
• Jonathan Schoop has shown his power as he leads his team with four home runs.
• Among all MLB hitters, Schoop is 105th in homers and 226th in RBI.
• Jeimer Candelario has four home runs, tops in the clubhouse.
• Harold Castro is batting .325 with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and two walks.

Betting Tips for Guardians vs. Tigers

We have the Tigers on the moneyline at +136 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after taking a look at all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 7.5 runs.