The Detroit Tigers (85-73) carry an eight-game losing streak into a home contest against the Cleveland Guardians (86-72) on Thursday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Guardians are favored (-164) to hand the underdog Tigers (+139) another loss. Cleveland has Parker Messick projected to start, while Detroit has not named a starting pitcher.

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Guardians vs. Tigers betting lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-164)
• Underdog: Tigers (+139)
• Over/under: 7.5

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have won 63.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (43-25).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -164 or shorter, Cleveland has gone 8-2 (80%).
• The Guardians have an implied moneyline win probability of 62.1% in this game.
• Cleveland has played in 156 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 64 times (64-84-8).
• The Guardians are 84-72-0 against the spread this season.

Guardians hitting info

• Jose Ramirez has put up a team-high batting average of .284, and paces the Guardians in home runs (30) and runs batted in (84).
• Ramirez ranks 24th in home runs and 35th in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
• Ramirez enters this matchup on a seven-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .333 with four doubles, two home runs, seven walks and seven RBIs.
• Steven Kwan is hitting .277 with 29 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 54 walks.
• Kwan ranks 186th in home runs among hitters in MLB action and 137th in RBI.
• Kwan enters this matchup on a six-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is batting .310 with three doubles, a home run, three walks and eight RBIs.
• Kyle Manzardo has 18 doubles, two triples, 26 home runs and 48 walks while batting .234.
• Angel Martinez is hitting .228 with 23 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 22 walks.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 12th in the majors.
• Cleveland has a 3.68 team ERA that ranks fourth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Guardians have the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.267).
• The Guardians surrender the sixth-fewest home runs in baseball (163 total, one per game).
• Cleveland struck out nine Tigers batters while allowing six hits in a 5-1 win in its last game.

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• The Tigers have won 22, or 46.8%, of the 47 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Detroit has a record of 2-6 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +139 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 41.8% chance to win.
• Detroit and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 83 of its 158 opportunities.
• The Tigers are 72-86-0 ATS in their 158 games with a spread this season.

Tigers hitting info

• Gleyber Torres has been key for Detroit with 134 hits, an OBP of .363 plus a slugging percentage of .394.
• Torres ranks 123rd in home runs and 67th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Riley Greene is batting .261 with 35 home runs and 110 RBI, all three of which lead Detroit this season.
• Greene is 11th in home runs and fifth in RBI among all hitters in the major leagues.
• Greene enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with a home run, a walk and two RBIs.
• Spencer Torkelson has collected 133 base hits, an OBP of .334 and a slugging percentage of .463 this season.
• Zach McKinstry is batting .260 with an OBP of .335 and a slugging percentage of .442 this season.
• McKinstry brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .333 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The Tigers strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
• Detroit has the 16th-ranked ERA (3.98) in the majors this season.
• The Tigers have a combined WHIP of 1.254 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• The Tigers have allowed the 15th-fewest home runs this season with 185, or 1.2 per game.
• Last time out, Detroit fell to the Guardians 5-1. Its pitchers compiled nine strikeouts and eight hits allowed.