Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 5/24/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+125) Detroit (-150)

The Cleveland Guardians (26-22) are traveling to Comerica Park on Saturday where they will take on the Detroit Tigers (33-17). The moneyline on this game has Cleveland at +125 and Detroit is priced at -150. The over/under has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Luis Ortiz and Casey Mize.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 22nd in the league. They have racked up 192 runs scored while having a team OBP of .307. The Guardians have accounted for 65 doubles as a unit and have hit 53 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 181 runs batted in and 365 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is sitting at .234. Cleveland has a slugging % of .382 and have been called out on strikes 374 times, while taking a walk on 154 occasions.

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The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.12 on the campaign (20th in the league), and the staff has rung up 407 batters. Guardians pitchers have given up 53 home runs and 209 total runs (17th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 176 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.13 as a team for the year. Cleveland has given up 418 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 193 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.41.

The Guardians have dispatched 165 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have inherited 55 base runners on the campaign and 32.7% of those runners crossed the plate. They have compiled 14 saves for the season and have blown 5 of their 19 chances to get a save. The Guardians relievers have earned a save rate of 73.7% and have entered the game in 59 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 40 holds so far this season (2nd in the league). Guardians relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 38 times as well as having 47 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Guardians have converted 67.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,795 innings, which has them sitting at 27th in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 1,265 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 360 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .982 which ranks 26th in pro baseball, and they have turned 39 double plays.

Ortiz has taken the ball for 286 frames and is sitting with 239 punch outs during his career. Ortiz (14-18 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.00 while facing 1,236 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.06 (129 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.338. He has allowed 260 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 123 walks.

The Tigers hold a slugging % of .421 and they score 5.34 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have hit 76 doubles, while getting a free base 169 times and earning 267 runs. Detroit has compiled 62 home runs on the campaign and 255 RBIs. They have been rung up on 435 occasions (5th in the league) and have earned a total of 440 base hits. The Detroit Tigers have recorded a team OBP of .331 in addition to a batting average of .259 so far this year.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.173 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.81 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (434 strikeouts against 145 free passes). They are currently ranked 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 376. They have given up 53 dingers and they relinquish 3.69 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 182 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.32 (164 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 46 save situations, the Tigers have tallied 23 holds and 7 blown saves. Detroit has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 21 save chances and they have come away with 14 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 41 times in high leverage situations and also on 50 occasions with base runners. Detroit bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.4% out of their 68 inherited runners. They sit at 9th in MLB holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 149 relievers onto the field on the year.

In 3,996 innings played, the Tigers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.6% (8th in the majors). The Detroit Tigers have gotten 37 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in MLB). The Tigers have accrued 432 assists, 21 errors and have a total of 1,332 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his career, Mize has surrendered 327 base hits while accumulating 261 punch outs in 333 innings. Mize (15-20 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.13 earned run average and has surrendered 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 153 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.264 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and he has gone up against 1,409 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland (+125)

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