The Detroit Tigers take on the Cleveland Guardians Monday night in an AL Central matchup. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Guardians prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.

The Tigers will have Jack Flaherty on the mound. The Guardians will start Triston McKenzie.

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Tigers-Guardians Odds

Detroit Tigers: -1.5 (+168)

Moneyline: -102

Cleveland Guardians: +1.5 (-205)

Moneyline: -116

Over: 7.5 (-112)

Under: 7.5 (-108)

How to Watch Tigers vs. Guardians

Time: 6:10 PM ET/3:10 PM PT

TV: FS1

Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)

Why The Tigers Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Tigers have Flaherty on the mound, and he is coming off his best game of the season. He went 6.2 innings and struck out 14 against his old team in the St. Louis Cardinals. He will have to have a big game in this one if the Tigers want to pull off the victory. One thing he does very well is get batters to whiff, and limit walks. He is the 97th percentile in whiff rate, and 95th percentile in walk rate. He is having a great season in that aspect, and expect that to continue in this game. If Flaherty can continue this, he will be able to lead the Tigers to a win.

The Guardians do have a 29.2 percent chase rate, which is seventh-worst in the MLB. This means Flaherty should be able to get the Guardians to chase in this one. Along with that, the Guardians do not take their walks. This is going to work to the advantage of Flaherty. If Cleveland keeps up that trend, and Flaherty can be at his best, the Tigers will win this game.

Why The Guardians Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Guardians have Triston McKenzie on the mound, and he is pitching okay. He really needs to cut down on his walks, but there is a chance for that in this game. The Tigers are in the bottom half of the MLB in walks, and they can get swing happy at times. Still, McKenzie needs to attack the zone in this game. If he can do that, the Tigers will continue to struggle on offense and lose this game.

The Tigers are in the bottom-10 in the MLB in batting average, OPS, wOBA, and they do not hit for much power. Detroit's struggles on offense is the reason they do not have a better record this season. McKenzie should be able to have one of his better games in this one. If he does, the Guardians will be able to open up this series with a win.

Final Tigers-Guardians Prediction & Pick

This is going to be a good game between two teams that will battle to be at the top of the AL Central this season. For this game, I am going to go with the pitcher that is more trusted. That pitcher is Jack Flaherty. He is having a great season when it comes to strikeouts and walks, but does give up some runs occasionally. However, I do not see that happening in this game. Expect Flaherty to carry over his best start of the season into this game. I will take the Tigers moneyline.

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Final Tigers-Guardians Prediction & Pick: Tigers ML (-102)