Kenny G said he is still willing to lay the chalk with Detroit at -185. He trusts Sawyer Gipson-Long far more than 38-year-old Wade Miley, who has been shelled in consecutive outings (9 total walks, only 4 Ks, 6 ER in 9 IP). Gipson-Long just tossed 4.2 scoreless innings against Baltimore with five strikeouts and zero walks, and Detroit’s bullpen ERA sits at a respectable 3.68 compared to Cincinnati’s 4.10 mark. The Tigers rank sixth in runs scored and tenth in OBP, while the Reds are merely tenth and eighteenth in those categories. Detroit is 24-10 at Comerica and 20-11-3 to the under at home, whereas the Reds are 18-19 on the road. Kenny concedes the price keeps it from being his "massive lock," but he is still betting the Tigers’ moneyline because of the starting-pitching edge, the deeper pen, and Detroit’s elite home record.

Cash Out Sports Picks backed the Tigers on the money-line, pointing to Wade Miley’s brutal early-season form (7 ER, 11 H, 4 BB, only 2 K in 7 IP) and Detroit’s league-best .274 AVG / .789 OPS versus left-handed pitching. Sawyer Gipson-Long has flashed command (8 K, 1 BB in 8.1 IP, Tigers 2-0 in his starts), while Comerica Park has been a fortress (24-9 under A.J. Hinch). Detroit has immediately followed each of its last six losses with a win, giving the tout confidence the Tigers will claim the rubber match.

Bill Harrelson said he is backing Javier Baez to clear 1.5 hits + runs + RBIs on Sunday against Cincinnati. He pointed out that every major sportsbook has the over juiced between ‑130 and ‑150, showing strong market support. Baez owns a .284 season average that balloons to .362 versus left-handers, while opposing starter Wade Miley is surrendering a .450 average to right-handed bats. Baez has topped this number in 3 of his last 5 and 7 of his last 10 games, and he just piled up 3 hits, 3 runs, and 2 RBIs against the Reds two days ago. He also carries a .278 lifetime mark off Miley. With the handedness edge and unanimous book shading, Harrelson called the over a smash play.

Kenny G said the Tigers are worth laying the –170 money-line because every key box tilts Detroit’s way. Jack Flaherty has surrendered just one run over his last three starts (18 IP, 21 K, 0.50 ERA) and faces a Reds lineup that he called boom-or-bust: 10th in runs but only 17th in average, often disappearing on the road. Detroit’s bullpen owns a 3.60 ERA versus Cincinnati’s 4.15, and the Tigers are 23-9 at Comerica while the Reds sit 17-18 away from home. Offensively Detroit ranks sixth in MLB runs and eighth in slugging, led by Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson, and has scored 11, 4, 1, 5, and 4 runs its last five. Kenny concluded the combination of Flaherty’s form, the superior pen and a deep lineup justifies the hefty tag and passed on the run line to avoid ‘getting greedy’.

Brad backed the Tigers on the moneyline at roughly ‑160. His case: Detroit has won ten straight interleague games against National League opponents when listed as the favorite, and ace Jack Flaherty gets the start. Brad believes Flaherty’s swing-and-miss stuff will neutralize a Reds lineup that ranks bottom-five in MLB wRC+ versus right-handed pitching. Although the price is juiced, he felt the combination of the streak, superior starter, and bullpen edge was worth laying it or pivoting to the run line for plus money.

Eric Lindquist liked Elly De La Cruz to record at least two total bases Friday in Detroit. Lindquist pointed out that spacious Comerica Park creates “a lot of real estate” for the league’s fastest runner to turn singles into doubles and doubles into triples. De La Cruz owns a top-10 average exit velocity (93.6 mph) and is barreling the ball 14 % of the time, so the extra space in the alleys plays directly into his combination of power and elite speed. Detroit’s projected starter is a right-hander with only a 20 % strike-out rate, giving De La Cruz the platoon advantage and plenty of balls in play. With the Tigers bullpen posting a 4.37 ERA since May 1, Lindquist expects De La Cruz to see at least four plate appearances and called the 2-plus total bases market an early prop to grab before it gets steamed.