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The Tigers went 58-52 against teams outside the AL Central in 2026 and 18-34 inside it, and the division games took 19.35 of the 20.57 units their season cost. For Tigers predictions, the opponent’s division is the first line we read.

Eighteen wins in 52 division games

Detroit played each AL Central rival 13 times and lost every one of the four series. The Cleveland Guardians beat them 10 times; backing Detroit in that series lost 6.94 units. The Chicago White Sox went 9-4 against them, for 5.83 units lost. The Minnesota Twins (5-8, 3.93 down) and the Kansas City Royals (6-7, 2.65 down) were closer, and still cost money.

The Tigers against the teams they played mostChicago White Sox4-9Cleveland Guardians3-10Kansas City Royals6-7Minnesota Twins5-8Boston Red Sox2-5Houston Astros2-5Athletics6-0Baltimore Orioles2-4
2026 regular season; dark is wins, light the games played. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Outside the division, one unit on the Tigers in all 110 games finished 1.22 units down. Six games against the Athletics went 6-0.

The moneyline, month by month

Across 162 games the Tigers went 76-86, and a unit on them every game lost 20.57. Six teams lost more.

The Tigers 2026 regular season, game by game2026-03-26 at San Diego Padres 8-22026-03-27 at San Diego Padres 5-22026-03-28 at San Diego Padres 0-32026-03-30 at Arizona Diamondbacks 6-92026-03-31 at Arizona Diamondbacks 5-72026-04-01 at Arizona Diamondbacks 0-12026-04-03 v St. Louis Cardinals 4-02026-04-04 v St. Louis Cardinals 11-62026-04-05 v St. Louis Cardinals 3-52026-04-06 at Minnesota Twins 3-72026-04-07 at Minnesota Twins 2-42026-04-08 at Minnesota Twins 6-82026-04-09 at Minnesota Twins 1-32026-04-10 v Miami Marlins 2-02026-04-11 v Miami Marlins 6-12026-04-12 v Miami Marlins 8-22026-04-14 v Kansas City Royals 2-12026-04-15 v Kansas City Royals 2-12026-04-16 v Kansas City Royals 10-92026-04-17 at Boston Red Sox 0-12026-04-18 at Boston Red Sox 4-12026-04-19 at Boston Red Sox 6-22026-04-20 at Boston Red Sox 6-82026-04-21 v Milwaukee Brewers 4-122026-04-22 v Milwaukee Brewers 5-22026-04-23 v Milwaukee Brewers 5-42026-04-24 at Cincinnati Reds 8-92026-04-25 at Cincinnati Reds 2-92026-04-26 at Cincinnati Reds 8-32026-04-28 at Atlanta Braves 2-52026-04-29 at Atlanta Braves 3-42026-04-30 at Atlanta Braves 5-22026-05-01 v Texas Rangers 4-52026-05-02 v Texas Rangers 5-12026-05-03 v Texas Rangers 7-12026-05-04 v Boston Red Sox 4-52026-05-05 v Boston Red Sox 3-102026-05-06 v Boston Red Sox 0-42026-05-08 at Kansas City Royals 3-42026-05-09 at Kansas City Royals 1-52026-05-10 at Kansas City Royals 6-32026-05-12 at New York Mets 2-102026-05-13 at New York Mets 2-32026-05-14 at New York Mets 4-92026-05-15 v Toronto Blue Jays 3-22026-05-16 v Toronto Blue Jays 1-22026-05-17 v Toronto Blue Jays 1-42026-05-18 v Cleveland Guardians 2-82026-05-19 v Cleveland Guardians 3-42026-05-20 v Cleveland Guardians 2-32026-05-21 v Cleveland Guardians 1-32026-05-22 at Baltimore Orioles 4-72026-05-24 at Baltimore Orioles 3-52026-05-24 at Baltimore Orioles 4-12026-05-26 v Los Angeles Angels 6-102026-05-27 v Los Angeles Angels 4-02026-05-28 v Los Angeles Angels 1-72026-05-29 at Chicago White Sox 3-42026-05-30 at Chicago White Sox 1-72026-05-31 at Chicago White Sox 1-22026-06-01 at Tampa Bay Rays 10-92026-06-02 at Tampa Bay Rays 8-02026-06-03 at Tampa Bay Rays 7-22026-06-05 v Seattle Mariners 7-32026-06-06 v Seattle Mariners 0-42026-06-07 v Seattle Mariners 5-42026-06-09 v Minnesota Twins 10-42026-06-10 v Minnesota Twins 4-62026-06-11 v Minnesota Twins 11-02026-06-12 at Cleveland Guardians 2-32026-06-13 at Cleveland Guardians 1-32026-06-15 at Houston Astros 9-32026-06-16 at Houston Astros 2-42026-06-17 at Houston Astros 2-42026-06-19 v Chicago White Sox 4-32026-06-20 v Chicago White Sox 4-12026-06-21 v Chicago White Sox 5-42026-06-22 v New York Yankees 5-32026-06-23 v New York Yankees 3-42026-06-24 v New York Yankees 2-42026-06-25 v Houston Astros 1-22026-06-26 v Houston Astros 8-02026-06-27 v Houston Astros 6-82026-06-28 v Houston Astros 5-72026-06-29 at New York Yankees 7-32026-06-30 at New York Yankees 9-32026-07-01 at New York Yankees 6-22026-07-02 at Texas Rangers 4-102026-07-04 at Texas Rangers 3-02026-07-05 at Texas Rangers 6-32026-07-07 v Athletics 6-22026-07-08 v Athletics 6-12026-07-09 v Athletics 4-12026-07-10 v Philadelphia Phillies 10-22026-07-11 v Philadelphia Phillies 2-42026-07-12 v Philadelphia Phillies 0-52026-07-17 at Los Angeles Angels 2-12026-07-18 at Los Angeles Angels 7-02026-07-19 at Los Angeles Angels 2-32026-07-20 at Chicago Cubs 8-62026-07-21 at Chicago Cubs 2-112026-07-22 at Chicago Cubs 5-12026-07-23 v Kansas City Royals 4-32026-07-24 v Kansas City Royals 2-12026-07-25 v Kansas City Royals 2-32026-07-26 v Kansas City Royals 4-52026-07-27 v Baltimore Orioles 5-82026-07-28 v Baltimore Orioles 14-02026-07-29 v Baltimore Orioles 9-102026-07-31 at Athletics 13-12026-08-01 at Athletics 8-62026-08-02 at Athletics 11-02026-08-04 at Seattle Mariners 8-02026-08-05 at Seattle Mariners 2-42026-08-06 at Seattle Mariners 11-02026-08-07 at San Francisco Giants 2-52026-08-08 at San Francisco Giants 8-02026-08-09 at San Francisco Giants 3-12026-08-11 v Cleveland Guardians 6-42026-08-12 v Cleveland Guardians 4-62026-08-13 v Cleveland Guardians 3-02026-08-14 v Chicago White Sox 5-92026-08-15 v Chicago White Sox 3-42026-08-16 v Chicago White Sox 5-72026-08-17 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8-52026-08-18 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1-42026-08-19 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3-42026-08-21 at Kansas City Royals 2-52026-08-22 at Kansas City Royals 1-32026-08-23 at Kansas City Royals 7-112026-08-24 v Tampa Bay Rays 1-42026-08-25 v Tampa Bay Rays 4-12026-08-26 v Tampa Bay Rays 0-32026-08-28 v Los Angeles Dodgers 1-22026-08-29 v Los Angeles Dodgers 2-12026-08-30 v Los Angeles Dodgers 1-62026-08-31 at Minnesota Twins 1-112026-09-01 at Minnesota Twins 2-152026-09-02 at Minnesota Twins 11-62026-09-04 at Cleveland Guardians 6-72026-09-04 at Cleveland Guardians 3-42026-09-05 at Cleveland Guardians 6-02026-09-06 at Cleveland Guardians 2-32026-09-07 v Minnesota Twins 5-42026-09-08 v Minnesota Twins 2-32026-09-09 v Minnesota Twins 7-22026-09-11 v Colorado Rockies 6-22026-09-12 v Colorado Rockies 11-72026-09-13 v Colorado Rockies 8-12026-09-14 at Toronto Blue Jays 6-52026-09-15 at Toronto Blue Jays 10-12026-09-16 at Toronto Blue Jays 1-52026-09-17 at Chicago White Sox 1-32026-09-18 at Chicago White Sox 11-82026-09-19 at Chicago White Sox 1-32026-09-20 at Chicago White Sox 1-82026-09-21 v Washington Nationals 9-22026-09-22 v Washington Nationals 1-32026-09-23 v Washington Nationals 2-42026-09-25 v Pittsburgh Pirates 8-72026-09-26 v Pittsburgh Pirates 4-32026-09-27 v Pittsburgh Pirates 2-4Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margin0
76-86 in 162 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

May did most of it: 6-22, and 16.34 units gone in one month. June and July went 30-20 and paid back 5.18. August, 11-16, took 5.35 more.

Favorite and underdog

They were favorites in 92 games and won 48, losing 9.93 units; only two MLB teams lost more backing their side as favorites. At -200 or shorter they were priced only six times and won all six. As underdogs they went 28-42, 10.63 units down.

The best-priced win came at +168: 2-1 at home over the Los Angeles Dodgers on 29 August. The worst-priced loss was at -197, 10-9 at home to the Baltimore Orioles on 29 July.

One unit on the Tigers to win, every game0-20-15-10-5-20.57 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 162 priced 2026 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Road games and the 1.5 runs

They were 42-39 at home and 34-47 away, where backing them lost 13.59 units. Only four teams lost more on the road.

Getting 1.5 runs in 72 games, Detroit covered 48, 66.7%, against 58.2% for every side getting 1.5. Laying 1.5 in 90, they covered 36, 40.0%, against 41.8%.

The total

Eighty-four unders, 70 overs and eight pushes; only two teams’ games went under more often. The Tigers allowed 4.02 runs a game, fewer than all but six teams.

Questions and answers

Did betting the Tigers on the moneyline make money in 2026?

No. Backing Detroit at the posted price every game lost 20.57 units, 19.35 of them in the 52 AL Central games.

What was the Tigers’ worst month for bettors in 2026?

May: a 6-22 record and 16.34 units lost.

Did Tigers games lean under in 2026?

Yes: 84 went under and 70 over, with eight pushes; only two teams went under more often.

Past games

  1. Pirates at Tigers · 27 SepThis Pirates vs Tigers game recap carried a milestone for Pittsburgh.
  2. Pirates at Tigers · 26 SepThis Pirates vs Tigers game recap came down to the final swing.
  3. Pirates at Tigers · 25 SepThe Tigers vs Pirates recap nearly became one of the season’s wildest collapses.
  4. Tigers at Nationals · 23 SepThe Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers recap starts with the verified final: Washington Nationals 4, Detroit Tigers 2.
  5. Tigers at Nationals · 22 SepThe Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers recap starts with the verified final: Washington Nationals 3, Detroit Tigers 1.
  6. Nationals at Tigers · 21 SepThis Nationals vs Tigers recap turned into the opposite of the close underdog script expected before first pitch.
  7. Tigers at White Sox · 20 SepThe Detroit Tigers visit the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, with f…
  8. Tigers at White Sox · 19 SepThe Tigers vs White Sox recap rewarded bettors who ignored Friday’s 19-run shootout.
  9. White Sox at Tigers · 18 SepThe Tigers vs White Sox recap was shaped before the second inning began.
  10. Tigers at White Sox · 17 SepThe Tigers vs White Sox recap was essentially decided in the first inning.
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  1. Tigers at Blue Jays · 15 SepThe Tigers vs Blue Jays recap produced the cleanest value result on the September 15 MLB board.
  2. Tigers at Blue Jays · 14 SepThe Tigers vs Blue Jays recap became a bad lesson for anyone who assumed an early Toronto lead would confirm the pregame price.
  3. Rockies at Tigers · 13 SepThe Rockies vs Tigers recap produced one of the cleanest favorite results on the Sunday board.
  4. Rockies at Tigers · 12 SepThe Rockies vs Tigers recap turned on one explosive inning.
  5. Rockies at Tigers · 11 SepThe Rockies vs Tigers recap validated Detroit’s favorite position with one decisive inning.

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