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The Detroit Tigers (54-66) will look to Spencer Torkelson, who is coming off a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians (58-63) Thursday at 7:15 PM ET on FOX. The Tigers are -136 favorites for the contest, according to sportsbooks.

Detroit’s Tarik Skubal gets the start, and he’ll go against Cleveland’s Xzavion Curry.

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Tigers and Guardians Betting Trends

The Tigers have been the moneyline favorite 20 total times this season. They’ve finished 12-8 in those games.

In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -136 or shorter, Detroit has a 5-6 record (winning 45.5% of its games).

The Guardians have won 24, or 41.4%, of the 58 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.

Cleveland has entered 31 games this season as the underdog by +116 or more and is 9-22 in those contests.

The Tigers have played in 120 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 59 times (59-56-5).

So far this season, the Guardians and their opponents have hit the over in 50 of their 120 games with a total.

Tigers Stats & Insights

The Tigers score the second-fewest runs in baseball (477 total, four per game).

Detroit averages one home run per game to rank 25th in baseball with 119 total home runs .

The Tigers rank 26th in MLB with a .235 batting average.

Detroit strikes out 8.9 times per game to rank 17th in baseball.

The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 21st in the majors.

Detroit has the 19th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.51).

Guardians Stats & Insights

The Guardians are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 27th with just 490 total runs (four per game) this season.

Cleveland ranks last in Major League Baseball with just 88 home runs as a team.

The Guardians have a team batting average of .250 this season, which ranks 15th among MLB teams.

Cleveland has the fewest strikeouts in MLB, fanning only seven times per game on average.

The Guardians have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.

Cleveland has the fourth-best ERA (3.80) in the majors this season.

Tigers Key Players to Watch

Skubal (2-2 with a 4.18 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Tigers, his eighth of the season.

Torkelson is batting .230 this season with a team-high 21 home runs and 66 RBI.

Riley Greene is batting .309 with an OBP of .368 and a slugging percentage of .491 this season.

Kerry Carpenter is slashing .286/.347/.521 this season for the Tigers.

Matt Vierling leads Detroit with a batting average of .272. He’s also hit seven home runs with 29 RBI.

Guardians Key Players to Watch

Curry (3-1) will take to the mound for the Guardians and make his sixth start of the season.

Jose Ramirez has launched a team-best 18 homers.

Steven Kwan is hitting .272 with 27 doubles, five triples, five home runs and 49 walks.

Andres Gimenez is batting .242 with 21 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 27 walks.

Myles Straw has 15 doubles, three triples, a home run and 36 walks while batting .240.

Tigers and Guardians Injuries

Tigers: Mason Englert: 15 Day IL (Hip), Matthew Boyd: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Alexander: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Spencer Turnbull: 60 Day IL (Neck), Austin Meadows: 60 Day IL (Anxiety), Casey Mize: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Freddy Pacheco: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Guardians: David Fry: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Josh Naylor: 10 Day IL (Side), Cal Quantrill: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Triston McKenzie: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

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