Recent form
7-3
DET +3.7 vs CLE -1.0 margin
DET brings the hotter last-ten margin into this matchup tonight with balance.

CLE
59-62

DET
59-61
Verdict
Pass · no edge tonight.
The model doesn't see daylight against the posted line on this game. We don't surface negative-EV picks; check the drill-down for sub-model context.
Why this matchup
1 signal · model + marketLine movement
200 snapshots
DET spread
+1.5
open +1.5
Total
O/U 8.0
open O/U 8.0
DET no-vig %
46.8%
open 47.6% · -0.8
Stepped lines reflect captured market snapshots from odds_snapshots. Spread sign convention: negative = DET favored. Live mode caps the in-game branch to the last 60 minutes.
Drill down
Sub-model tables · ensemble breakdown · last meeting · book shop · player props
Pregame · scouting report
Probable starters, projected lineups, head-to-head this season, our model edge against the market — every angle on one surface.
Away starter

Parker Messick
SP · #77
9-6
W-L
2.57
ERA
1.04
WHIP
136
K
136.2
IP
Last 3 starts
Home starter

Keider Montero
SP · #54
8-7
W-L
3.38
ERA
1.01
WHIP
86
K
122.1
IP
Last 3 starts
Vegas line
Model edge
Head to head
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Scouting report · pre-game
DET is 7-3 recently; CLE is 3-7.
52.0%
model · DET win prob
Recent form
Situational
Rest is even. DET has 0 straight road games; CLE has 5.
Model angle
DET's edge is mostly model confidence plus travel burden. Line steam is the main caution flag. Weather and park add about 0.1 runs from the total environment.
Players to watch
Gavin Williams · 8.2 K · last-10 8.6 vs season 7.7.
Joey Cantillo · 6 K · last-10 6.5 vs season 5.3.
Parker Messick · 5.6 K · last-10 5.5 vs season 5.7.
Head-to-head · 1-1 · last 2
DET is 1-1 in the recent head-to-head sample.
Line move
The market has moved 0.7pp toward the away side.
Aggregated from r107 anatomy · r109 CLV history · r112 calibration · r118 line moves · r124 player projections · refreshes every 5 minutes
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
51.8%
ensemble · DET favored
Elo Static
50.3%
P(DET win)
33%
weight
Elo Pitching
49.4%
P(DET win)
33%
weight
Bullpen Park
50.6%
P(DET win)
34%
weight
Disagreement
0.51 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
97% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
The receipts
DET's edge is mostly model confidence plus travel burden. Line steam is the main caution flag.
+6.3
pp edge · DET
-1.95
CLV pp · steam
53.4%
±5.7pp band
3.22u large — +6.9pp edge, quarter Kelly.
Edge
+7.7pp
+1.4pp post-cal
Kelly
12.9%
3.2% sized
Decimal
2.15
+6.9pp vs price
Contributor breakdown · sums to 6.3pp · DET over CLE
DET clears the model's lock threshold.
CLE is carrying the heavier road load into this matchup.
DET's venue form is 8.1pp stronger in the recent sample.
The market moved 0.8pp away from DET since open.
CLE has controlled the recent head-to-head sample.
Open price
+101
Close price
+115
Open no-vig
47.6%
Close no-vig
45.7%
Market faded the model hard
How we read this game
Player projections
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
123
projections · 104 high confidence
Strikeouts
Hits
Total bases
RBIs
Earned runs
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
Matchup · 2026
MLB Stats API
CLE
league avg
DET
.684
OPS
.719
▶.727
.314
OBP
.318
▶.320
3.99
Runs / G
4.50
▶4.58
3.84
Team ERA
4.17
▶3.50
1.27
WHIP
1.31
▶1.21
9.4
K / 9
8.5
8.4
CLE
Guardians
79-68
DET★
Tigers
62-76
Team pages
Data via ESPN · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant
Line shopping · 1 book
Same model, different prices. The same moneyline can vary 25¢ across books — taking the worst price wipes out a real edge instantly. Star marks the best-paying book per side.
+6.3pp
best edge · DET · DraftKings
CLE
no live price
DET
★ bestedge +6.3pp · implied 45.7%
| Book | CLE | DET | Best edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | -124 | +115★ | +6.3 |
Edges shown are model probability minus no-vig implied probability for that side at that book. Stars mark the highest-paying cell per side. Lines refresh every 60 seconds.
Preview · MLB
leveland Guardians visit Detroit Tigers Thursday at 8/13 - 1:10 PM EDT. DET is 8-4 in their last 12.
Vegas opened CLE as a 1.5-point favorite with the total at 8.5. DET's moneyline implies a 47% break-even, CLE the inverse. DET is on a back-to-back.
For bettors: the CLE side carries the favorite-tax, the dog gets the points and a plus-money payout. The 8.5 total reads near the league average.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
MLB · Box score
No player stats available yet.
No player stats available yet.
Team stats
CLE
Away
Stat
DET
Home
483
Runs
549
936
Hits
985
67
Errors
53
1487
TB
1651
117
HR
145
447
BB
429
1000
K
1035
0
LOB
0
Current series
Series tied 1-1
Season series
CLE leads series 7-1
Model & market
Vegas line center
DraftKings via ESPN · 21+
Spread
CLE -1.5
Total
8.5
Standard · 0.0 vs avg
0.5pt· 6.2h
Moneyline
206· 6.2h
Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.
Line movement · 200 snapshots
ESPN-tracked · 21+
Spread
1.5
0.0 since open
Total
8.5
0.0 since open
Pitching matchup · today
ESPN · season stats
P. Messick
#77 · 9-6
ERA
2.57
K
136
SV
—
Last 3 starts

K. Montero
#54 · 8-7
ERA
3.38
K
86
SV
—
Last 3 starts
Scouting report
CLE @ DET
Rest going in
0 days
last game Aug 12
0 days
last game Aug 12
Model edge vs market
Lean onlyMarket
CLE -1.5
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Market
8.5
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Market
CLE -124
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Model spread derived from 21-day power-rank delta · not a true point-spread model. Total + ML model wires roadmap. Bet responsibly · 21+
Tale of the tape
59-62
Record
59-61
#9
Conf rank
#8
-0.2
Pt diff
+0.8
W1
Streak
L1
3-7
Last 10
7-3
Bullpen used yesterday
CLE
4.0 bullpen IP · heavy
W 6-4 · Aug 12
DET
3.3 bullpen IP · heavy
L 6-4 · Aug 12
Composite signals from ESPN standings + 21-day power rolling. NBA pace / ORtg / DRtg from ESPN core team-stats; NFL yards-per-game from nflverse aggregation. Park factors, weather, KenPom-class metrics still on the roadmap.
Betting line
CLE -1.5·O/U 8.5·CLE -124/DET +115