Monday's game that pits the Cleveland Guardians (56-32) against the Detroit Tigers (42-48) at Comerica Park is expected to be a tight matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 6-5 in favor of the Guardians. Game time is at 6:40 PM ET on July 8.

The Guardians will look to Gavin Williams (0-1) against the Tigers and Keider Montero (1-2).

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Guardians vs. Tigers Game Info & Odds

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Guardians vs. Tigers Score Prediction

  • Our pick for this contest is Guardians 6, Tigers 5.

Total Prediction for Guardians vs. Tigers

  • Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs

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    • Guardians Performance Insights

    • The Guardians have played as the favorite in nine of their past 10 games and have gone 5-4 in those contests.
    • In its last 10 games with a total, Cleveland and its opponents have combined to hit the over seven times.
    • The Guardians have entered the game as favorites 55 times this season and won 37, or 67.3%, of those games.
    • Cleveland has a record of 12-8, a 60% win rate, when favored by -150 or more by bookmakers this season.
    • The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 60% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
    • Cleveland has scored 436 runs this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.
    • The Guardians have the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.70).

    Tigers Performance Insights

    • In five games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, the Tigers have posted a mark of 3-2.
    • In its previous 10 games with a total, Detroit and its opponents have combined to exceed the over/under on six occasions.
    • The Tigers have been victorious in 20, or 42.6%, of the 47 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
    • This season, Detroit has come away with a win four times in 14 chances when named as an underdog of at least +125 or worse on the moneyline.
    • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 44.4% chance of walking away with the win.
    • The offense for Detroit is the No. 21 offense in the majors, scoring 4.1 runs per game (371 total runs).
    • The Tigers have the 14th-ranked ERA (3.96) in the majors this season.

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    Guardians Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    July 3 White Sox L 8-2 Gavin Williams vs Erick Fedde
    July 4 White Sox W 8-4 Ben Lively vs Jared Shuster
    July 5 Giants L 4-2 Tanner Bibee vs Erik Miller
    July 6 Giants W 5-4 Logan Allen vs Kyle Harrison
    July 7 Giants W 5-4 Carlos Carrasco vs Hayden Birdsong
    July 8 @ Tigers - Gavin Williams vs Keider Montero
    July 9 @ Tigers - Ben Lively vs Kenta Maeda
    July 10 @ Tigers - Tanner Bibee vs Reese Olson
    July 11 @ Tigers - Logan Allen vs Jack Flaherty
    July 12 @ Rays - Carlos Carrasco vs Taj Bradley
    July 13 @ Rays - Gavin Williams vs Zack Littell

    Tigers Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    July 3 @ Twins W 9-2 Keider Montero vs David Festa
    July 4 @ Twins L 12-3 Kenta Maeda vs Bailey Ober
    July 5 @ Reds W 5-4 Reese Olson vs Carson Spiers
    July 6 @ Reds W 5-3 Alex Faedo vs Hunter Greene
    July 7 @ Reds W 5-1 Tarik Skubal vs Graham Ashcraft
    July 8 Guardians - Keider Montero vs Gavin Williams
    July 9 Guardians - Kenta Maeda vs Ben Lively
    July 10 Guardians - Reese Olson vs Tanner Bibee
    July 11 Guardians - Jack Flaherty vs Logan Allen
    July 12 Dodgers - Tarik Skubal vs Tyler Glasnow
    July 13 Dodgers - Jack Flaherty vs James Paxton

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