The 2024 postseason for major league baseball has featured one fantastic finish after another. Monday in Cleveland was no different. In a scoreless 9th inning, All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase served up a 3-run home run to Kerry Carpenter and Detroit went on to win Game 2 by the score of 3-0 to even that series at 1 game apiece. Clase had not given up a run since August 30 and was the AL regular season saves leader with 47.
Tarik Skubal set the tone for the Tigers throwing 7 dominant, scoreless innings. The Guardians managed just 3 hits while striking out 11 times on the afternoon.
Game 3 is Wednesday is Motown. Alex Cobb will take the mound for Cleveland while Detroit has yet to announce its pitching plans for the pivotal game.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch first-pitch, projected pitching matchup, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Guardians @ Tigers – Game 3
● Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
● Time: 3:08 PM ET
● Site: Comerica Park
● City: Detroit, MI
● TV/Streaming: TBS, TruTV, MAX
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Game odds for Guardians @ Tigers
The latest odds as of Tuesday afternoon:
● Moneyline: Detroit Tigers (-110), Cleveland Guardians (-110)
● Spread: Tigers +1.5 (-190), Guardians -1.5 (+155)
● Total: 7
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Probable starting pitchers for Cleveland @ Detroit
● Wednesday’s pitching matchup (October 9): Alex Cobb vs. TBD
○ Tigers: TBD
○ Guardians: Cobb – (2-1, 2.76 ERA) has allowed 5 earned runs and 14 hits while striking out 10 over 16.1 innings.
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Guardians @ Tigers
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Alex Cobb was acquired by the Guardians on July 30th from San Francisco.
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Cobb last appeared in the postseason while pitching for Tampa Bay in 2013 posting a record of 1-0 and a 1.54 ERA over 2 starts (11.2 innings).
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The Guardians have won 66 out of the 102 games, or 64.7%, in which they’ve been favored.
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In their last 10 games, the Tigers have cashed the OVER just twice.
Playoff History for Detroit and Cleveland
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Tigers: Detroit upset the Houston Astros in the Wild Card round winning two straight in Texas. Prior to this season, the Tigers last qualified for the playoffs in 2014. They have won the World Series in 1935, 1945, 1968, and 1984.
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Guardians: Cleveland has an all-time record of 61-59. They have appeared in the World Series 6 times – 1920, 1948, 1954,1995, 1997, and 2016 – and lost 6 times.
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Expert picks & predictions for Game 3 of the series between Cleveland and Detroit
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Wednesday’s Cleveland @ Detroit – Game 3 (we will revisit these once Detroit names its starter):
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Moneyline: NBC Sports is leaning towards a play on the Guardians on the Moneyline
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Spread: NBC Sports is leaning towards a play on the Guardians on the Run Line
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Total Runs: NBC Sports is staying away from a play on the Total of 7 Runs
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