The Cleveland Guardians are excited to face Tarik Skubal on Saturday afternoon. Would they rather face countless Tiger Relievers? Sure, but they’re happy they held on and survived Game 4, forcing a fifth and deciding game in their American League Division series.

On Thursday evening, Guardians’ pinch hitter David Fry hit a 2-run homerun in the seventh inning, giving Cleveland the lead for good, as the Guardians won the game 5-4.

The victory snapped a streak of eleven straight losses for Cleveland in elimination games dating back to Game 6 of the 1997 World Series.

As mentioned, Detroit will send Cy Young favorite Tarik Skubal to the mound in hopes of reaching the ALCS for the first time since 2013. He will be opposed by Matthew Boyd.

Let’s dive into the match and find some sweat.

We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest information on how to catch the first pitch, the expected pitching matchup, recent team performance, player stats and of course our predictions and picks. and the best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details and how to watch Tigers @ Guardians – Game 5

● Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
● Time: 1:08 PM ET
● Location: Progressive field
● City: Cleveland, OH
● TV/streaming: TBS, MAX

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Game 5 odds for Tigers @ Guardians

The latest odds from Friday evening:

● Moneyline: Detroit Tigers (-120), Cleveland Guardians (+100)
● Spread: Tigers -1.5 (+155), Guards +1.5 (-190)
● Total: 6

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Likely starting pitchers for Detroit @ Cleveland

Saturday’s pitching game (October 12): Tarik Skubal vs. Matthew Boyd

○ Tigers: Skubal – (1-0, 0.00 ERA) has allowed 7 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 14 in 13 innings this postseason.

○ Guards: Boyd – (0-0, 0.00) has allowed four hits and 0 earned runs while striking out five in 4.2 innings this postseason.

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The best betting trends and insights you need to know ahead of Tigers @ Guardians

• The UNDER is 4-2 in the Guardians’ last six games against American League teams.
• In their last twelve games, the Tigers have collected the OVER three times.
• Dating back to the regular season, the Tigers have won four of their last five series.
• Jose Ramirez is hitting just .143 (2-14) in this series, but he did hit his 1^st series home run in Game 4.
• Steven Kwan is hitting .500 (8-16) in this series after going 3-5 in Game 4.

Playoff history for Detroit and Cleveland

· Tigers: Detroit upset the Houston Astros in the Wild Card round, winning two straight games in Texas. Prior to this season, the Tigers last qualified for the playoffs in 2014. They won the World Series in 1935, 1945, 1968 and 1984.

· Guards: Cleveland has an all-time record of 62-60. They have appeared in the World Series six times (1920, 1948, 1954,1995, 1997 and 2016) and have lost six times.

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Expert picks and predictions for Game 5 of the series between Cleveland and Detroit

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Once the model is ready, we place its projection next to the final betting lines so that the game can reach a relative level of confidence for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model predicts for Saturday’s Game 5 – Detroit @ Cleveland:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports is leaning toward a play on the Tigers on the Moneyline
• Spread: NBC Sports is staying away from a play on the Run Line
• Total runs: NBC Sports recommends a game on the Total UNDER 6 runs

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