{"id":300344,"date":"2024-10-07T10:47:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T14:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=300344"},"modified":"2024-10-07T10:47:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T14:47:29","slug":"tigers-vs-guardians-game-2-alds-predictions-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/tigers-vs-guardians-game-2-alds-predictions-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers vs. Guardians Game 2 same-game parlay predictions: Boyd, Skubal should lock in for pitchers&#8217; duel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you&#8217;re a fan of pitchers&#8217; duels, you might want to tune into today&#8217;s ALDS Game 2 matchup between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Tarik Skubal, the AL-Cy-Young-in-waiting, faces ex-Tiger Matthew Boyd. I like both southpaws to pile up strikeouts and for the Guardians to cover an alt run line in my +300 SGP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Tigers vs. Guardians predictions for Game 2 of their ALDS matchup on Oct. 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tigers vs. Guardians SGP predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MLB markets:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northstarbets.ca%2Fsportsbook%2Fsports-hub%2Fbaseball%2Fmlb&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSpencer.Closs%40northstargaming.ca%7C916f83cdf6b946d991c308dcbd828528%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638593615480015353%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=glJDBFkhC3LlPn8TV%2Fci0zsI%2FxcZyEJj%2FJpQPRib62o%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here<\/a>&nbsp;| MLB stats:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northstarbets.ca%2Fsportsbook%2Fnews%2Fstats&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSpencer.Closs%40northstargaming.ca%7C916f83cdf6b946d991c308dcbd828528%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638593615480025470%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fm4gxgwnsPkAy6JgPBFxseYap85TjIRttY90lvM%2F9ZE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Skubal over 5.5 strikeouts + Boyd over 4.5 strikeouts + Guardians +1.5 (+300)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"thestar\"><strong>Skubal over 5.5 Ks (-155):<\/strong> Detroit&#8217;s pitching plan in October is Skubal + chaos. And things were chaotically awful in Game 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:96657\">Embed: #96657<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"thestar\">Opener Tyler Holton failed to record an out before five runs came in for Cleveland. From there, four more pitchers covered off the rest of the game \u2014 including Keider Montero, who is loosely pencilled in as the Game 3 starter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of this is to say that Detroit needs to lean on Skubal. Hard. He should have as long of a leash as any postseason starter, which means ample opportunity to rack up strikeouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Skubal collected six Ks over six innings in his wild-card start against the Astros, a team with the second-lowest K rate in the majors. He now has at least six strikeouts in 29 of 32 outings this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite allowing 10 hits in his lone start against the Guardians this season, Skubal gritted through seven innings and cashed this prop with exactly six Ks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"other-parlay-picks\">SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Boyd over 4.5 strikeouts (-152):<\/strong> I&#8217;d call this a revenge game for Boyd, but he seems far too kind-hearted to seek revenge. He used the word &#8220;grateful&#8221; about a thousand times in his pre-start media session when discussing his eight years in Detroit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:96656\">Embed: #96656<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now it&#8217;s time to let his stuff do the talking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boyd joined the Guardians in mid-August and pitched well enough to earn a starting spot in a playoff rotation. He posted a 2.72 ERA and a 10.4 K\/9 in eight outings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boyd&#8217;s fastball velocity is below league average, but he plays off it with effective changeups, sliders and curveballs. All three of his off-speed pitches have garnered a whiff rate above 35.0%, per Baseball Savant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Detroit has the seventh-highest K rate in the majors against left-handed pitching (24.6%) and will be seeing Boyd for the very first time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boyd has cashed this bet in six of eight starts, averaging 5.8 Ks per outing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guardians +1.5 (-177):<\/strong> Cleveland has won five of its past six games against Detroit, including a 7-0 victory in Game 1 of this series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:96655\">Embed: #96655<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with Skubal on the mound, I&#8217;m not bullish enough to back the Guardians to win outright. Some cushion on the run line will hopefully do the trick, as Cleveland has covered this number in seven of Boyd&#8217;s eight starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for Skubal, his Tigers have only covered a -1.5 spread in 16 of his 32 starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cleveland is 51-30 straight up at home this season, which is the third-best home record in the majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 10:05 a.m. on 10\/07\/24.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a fan of pitchers&#8217; duels, you might want to tune into today&#8217;s ALDS Game 2 matchup between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians. The pregame narrative: Tarik Skubal, the AL-Cy-Young-in-waiting, faces ex-Tiger Matthew Boyd. 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