{"id":702519,"date":"2026-05-18T21:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/702519\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T21:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:00:36","slug":"guardians-vs-tigers-odds-prediction-mlb-picks-odds-best-bets-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/702519\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians vs. Tigers odds, prediction: MLB picks, odds, best bets Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tGambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/betting-editorial-standards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">editorial standards<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Monday Headline: <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/betting\/best-mlb-betting-sites-and-sportsbooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mets<\/a> win Subway Series! <\/p>\n<p>Reader Don Reed: \u201cThe Yankees should be arrested for <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/17\/sports\/yankees-recent-woes-captured-in-one-subway-series-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">criminal impersonation of the Mets<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We have been picking for and against Framber Valdez for years now. <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure we\u2019ve won one bet. He starts for the underachieving Tigers on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>Slade Cecconi throws for the Guardians. Cecconi is no jabroni. <\/p>\n<p>He shut out the Angels for four innings at Cleveland, but Slade has surrendered 23 runs on the road over 30 innings. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39413454\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/44-cleveland-guardians-celebrates-recording-125704613.jpg\" alt=\" Slade Cecconi #44 of the Cleveland Guardians.\" class=\"wp-image-39413454\"  \/> Slade Cecconi #44 of the Cleveland Guardians. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Play $50 on Valdez and the Tigers (-148, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/article\/fanduel-sign-up-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FanDuel<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting<\/p>\n<p>Good game \u2026 until the eighth inning. <\/p>\n<p>The Giants led 2-1 when the A\u2019s Luis Medina was summoned from the pen. <\/p>\n<p>Medina proceeded to give up five runs and failed to retire one batter. Medina is as popular at Casa de Stitches as Janno Lieber at a LIRR union meeting. <\/p>\n<p>Then Jos\u00e9 Suarez ran out of the bullpen to save Medina and he coughed up another three runs. The A\u2019s made three errors. <\/p>\n<p>The Giants squashed the Sacratomatoes 10-1. Sliding. <\/p>\n<p>Up +432 salbandos.<\/p>\n<p>Why Trust New York Post Betting<\/p>\n<p>The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019. Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice. But wait there\u2019s more. He showed his versatility by winning the Post\u2019s NFL Best Bet crown last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gambling content 21+. 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