Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers Picks & Odds

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Comerica Park, Detroit

Cleveland Guardians logo
FINAL
Detroit Tigers logo

Cleveland Guardians
8

Detroit Tigers
2

Best Odds

Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Picks and Predictions: May 18, 2026

Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Picks and Predictions: May 18, 2026 - Nate Hornung

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Projected Winner

Cleveland Guardiansto win
Confidence52.69%(Coin flip)
Rating edgeClear edge
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Cleveland Guardians

52.7%

BN Fair Odds

-111

Starting Pitcher

Slade Cecconi

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Detroit Tigers

47.3%

BN Fair Odds

+111

Starting Pitcher

Framber Valdez

Team Ratings

CLE (Away)vsDET (Home)

Weak19

Pitcher

Below Avg38
Average49

Bullpen

Below Avg37
Strong78

Defense

Above Avg61
Above Avg56

Offense

Average41
Weak (0–25)
Below Avg (25–40)
Average (40–55)
Above Avg (55–70)
Strong (70+)

Projection is based on current pitcher, bullpen, defense and offense ratings. Ratings are percentile-based from 0–100.

Betting Records

CLE

CLE

DET

DET

27 - 22(9th)

12 - 12

Wins

Away/Home

(26th)19 - 28

12 - 9

26 - 23 - 0(11th)

11 - 13 - 0

ATS

Away/Home

(21st)21 - 26 - 0

12 - 9 - 0

25 - 21 - 3(17th)

14 - 9 - 1

Ov / Un

Away/Home

(26th)22 - 20 - 5

9 - 9 - 3

Batting Stats

CLE

CLE

DET

DET
4.12
Runs / Game
4.48
0.910
Stolen Bases / Game
0.360
0.960
Home Runs / Game
1.120
0.236
Batting Average
0.240
0.689
On Base %
0.716
0.375
Slugging %
0.398
1.060
OBPS
1.110

Fielding Stats

CLE

CLE

DET

DET
0.52
Errors / Game
0.48
0.985
Fielding %
0.987

Pitching Stats

CLE

CLE

DET

DET
0.237
Batting Average Against
0.232
0.387
Slugging % Against
0.378
0.977
On Base % Against
0.982
0.284
Strike Out %
0.242
0.638
Strike %
0.643
0.362
Ball %
0.357

Last 5 Games

CLECLE

Result

ATS

Total

@ DET

W8 - 2

W+1.5

8

vs CIN

W3 - 10

W-1.5

8

vs CIN

W4 - 7

W-1.5

8

vs CIN

L7 - 6

L0

P13

vs LAA

W2 - 4

W-1.5

7

DETDET

Result

ATS

Total

vs CLE

L8 - 2

L-1.5

8

vs TOR

L4 - 1

L+1.5

8

vs TOR

L2 - 1

L-1.5

8

vs TOR

W2 - 3

W+1.5

8

@ NYM

L4 - 9

L+1.5

7

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