Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/23/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Friday, May 23, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+102) Detroit (-122)

The Cleveland Guardians (26-22) are headed to Comerica Park on Friday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (33-17). The odds on this game have the Guardians at +102 while the Tigers are sitting at -122. The total has been set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Slade Cecconi and Jackson Jobe.

Cleveland is slugging .382 and have struck out 374 times, while drawing a walk on 154 occasions. They have accumulated 181 RBI's as well as 365 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average sits at .234. The Guardians have hit 65 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 53 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 192 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .307. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 22nd in the league.

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The Guardians have compiled a team ERA of 4.12 on the campaign (20th in MLB), and they have rung up 407 hitters. Guardians pitchers have conceded 53 home runs in addition to 209 runs in total (17th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 176 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.13 as a team so far this year. Cleveland has yielded 418 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 193 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.41.

The Guardians relievers have a save percentage of 73.7% and have come into the game in 59 save situations. The relievers have inherited 55 runners on the season and 32.7% of those players ended up scoring. Guardians relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 38 times in addition to having 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 165 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have racked up 40 holds so far this season (2nd in the league). They have compiled 14 saves for the year and have blown 5 of 19 chances to save the game.

The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 1,265 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 360 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which ranks 26th in baseball, and they have turned 39 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 67.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,795 innings on the field, which ranks them 27th in the majors.

Cecconi has taken the hill for 109 innings and has racked up 92 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 6.03 (73 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.330. He has surrendered 124 base knocks (10.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 21 free passes. Cecconi (2-9 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 5.94 and he has faced 469 opposing batters in the majors.

The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .421 and they are earning 5.34 runs per game (4th in the league). They have recorded 76 two-baggers, while walking 169 times and earning 267 runs. Detroit has accumulated 62 home runs over the course of the season as well as 255 runs batted in. They have struck out on 435 occasions (5th in the league) and have recorded 440 base knocks. The Detroit Tigers have compiled an OBP of .331 and a batting average of .259 over the course of the season.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.173 in addition to having a FIP of 3.81 as a team over the course of the season. They come in at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 376. The Detroit pitching staff have relinquished 182 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.32 (164 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (434 strikeouts vs 145 walks). They have yielded 53 homers and they concede 3.69 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Sitting with 46 save situations, the Tigers have earned 23 holds and also 7 blown saves. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 21 save chances and they have earned 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 41 times in high leverage situations and also on 50 occasions with runners on base. Detroit bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.4% out of 68 inherited base runners. They sit at 9th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 149 relief pitchers onto the field on the season.

The Detroit Tigers have gotten 37 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in the majors). The Tigers have racked up 432 assists, 21 errors and have accumulated 1,332 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 3,996 innings on the diamond, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (8th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Jobe has allowed 36 base knocks while he has tallied 34 punch outs in 43 innings. Jobe (4-0 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.76 earned run average while giving up 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 18 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.369 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 1.48 and he has faced 189 hitters thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+102)

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