Guardians vs. Tigers Odds & Betting Predictions - May 18, 2026

Guardians at Tigers

10:40 pm • Fox Sports 1

Cleveland Guardians

Detroit Tigers

pitcher		team	era	w-l
F.Valdez			4.32	2-2
S.Cecconi			5.60	2-4

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Guardians 26-22	+1.5	+1.5-161	o8-110	+127
Tigers 20-27	u8.5	-1.5+134	u8-110	-152

Monday 10:40 p.m.

May 18, 2026

Comerica ParkDetroit

77°Fahrenheit

0%Rain

16Wind

CLE u3.5-115

1.15u

CLE +135

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Under 8-105

0.5u

7 of the L8 meetings have had eight runs or less. Additionally, the Tigers’ bats have been dreadful in May

Over 0.5 (1st Inn)+108

J.Ramirez o1.5 Total Bases-103

$1.03

R.Greene o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs-124

1.24u

CLE +130

0.5u

(FD) Valdez (4.01 SIERA/4.24 xERA) hasn't really been Ace-like in 2 years, but still 1/2 run better than Cecconi. However, CLE in their better split (108 wRC+ v LHP this year, proj. LU 111 v LHP since LY, DET 102, 105 - CLE better defense & comparable pen estimators L30 days.

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MLB Public Betting

Tigers are 1-4 in their last 5 games.
Tigers are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Tigers are 9-17 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 1 of Tigers' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 8 of Tigers' 21 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Tigers	23-24	14-7	9-17	14-13	9-9
Guardians	27-21	16-9	11-12	16-12	11-9

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Tigers	21-24-2	8-11-2	13-13	11-14-2	9-9
Guardians	25-23	12-13	13-10	15-13	10-10

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Tigers	20-27	13-8	7-19	14-13	6-12
Guardians	26-22	15-10	11-12	16-12	10-10

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
May 17th	TOR	L 1-4	+1.5 L	U 7.5	TOR -102
May 16th	TOR	L 1-2	+1.5 W	U 8	TOR -115
May 15th	TOR	W 3-2	+1.5 W	U 8	DET +105
May 14th	@NYM	L 4-9	+1.5 L	O 7.5	NYM +136
May 13th	@NYM	L 2-3	-1.5 L	U 8	NYM +100

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PITCHER		W-L	ERA	WHIP	K/9
RS.Cecconi, P		2-4	5.60	1.578	7.60

HITTERS	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
1A.Martinez, LF	.266	.312	.510	9
2J.Ramirez, 3B	.229	.358	.400	7
3C.DeLauter, RF	.282	.367	.494	7
4R.Hoskins, 1B	.196	.367	.381	4
5D.Fry, DH	.246	.370	.426	3
6T.Bazzana, 2B	.271	.411	.339	1
7S.Kwan, CF	.201	.320	.256	1
8A.Hedges, C	.263	.338	.386	1
9B.Rocchio, SS	.285	.366	.397	4

PITCHER		W-L	ERA	WHIP	K/9
LF.Valdez, P		2-2	4.32	1.360	7.56

HITTERS	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
1C.Keith, DH	.295	.336	.357	0
2K.McGonigle, 3B	.290	.394	.420	2
3D.Dingler, C	.252	.325	.476	8
4R.Greene, LF	.320	.410	.473	4
5S.Torkelson, 1B	.196	.315	.373	6
6Z.McKinstry, 2B	.182	.250	.260	1
7M.Vierling, CF	.207	.280	.369	3
8W.Perez, RF	.168	.218	.253	2
9Z.Short, SS	.000	.308	.000	0