Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Pick & Prediction 9/8/24
The Guardians and Dodgers face off in an interleague matchup today at 4:10 PM ET from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. Cleveland is 81-61 and they are 1st in the AL Central, while the Dodgers lead the NL West with a record of 85-57.
SNLA will be televising Sunday’s game, and the Dodgers are the heavy favorites, with money line odds of -158 compared to the Guardians at +134. Today’s over/under line is sitting at 8.5 runs, and Jack Flaherty is starting for the Dodgers, while the Guardians are starting Tanner Bibee.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS VS CLEVELAND GUARDIANS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers Moneyline -158
This game will be played at Dodger Stadium at 4:10 ET on Sunday, September 8th.
HOW TO BET THE GUARDIANS VS DODGERS:
- We have the Dodgers winning by a score of 6 to 5
- However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Guardians to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over
It was all Dodgers in the last game of this series, as they took down the Guardians by a score of 7-2. Los Angeles had a huge 1st inning, scoring six of their seven runs. As for the Guardians, they scored their only two runs in the 2nd. Heading into the game, the Dodgers were favored at -151 on the money line.
Ryan Brasier only went one inning for the Dodgers but didn’t give up a run and got the win. Gavin Williams had a rough outing for the Guardians, giving up five earned runs in just two-thirds of an inning of work. He took the loss.
Andy Pages and Mookie Betts each homered for the Dodgers, while Tommy Edman scored three times and drove in two runs while going 2/4. Lane Thomas hit the only other home run of the game for the Guardians.
Guardians Records & Stats
Cleveland is currently 81-61 overall and leads the AL Central by 3.5 games over the Royals. The Guardians will take on the Dodgers today on the road. So far, they have gone 24-21 in divisional games.
The Guardians have won two straight series and have an overall series record of 26-14-5 this year. At home, they are 43-25 and have gone 38-36 on the road. This season, they have been really good as the favorite, going 56-30. As the underdog on the road, the Guardians are 20-24 this year.
Despite being a .500 team against the run line overall, the Guardians have been a better bet on the road, where they are 38-36. They have been a slight underdog in most of their games, going 32-24 against the run line in those contests. In their wins, they have been covering by an average of 3.3 runs, while in their losses, they have been coming up short by an average of 3.2 runs.
Today’s over/under line for the Cleveland Guardians game against the Los Angeles Dodgers is set at 8.5 runs. This season, the Guardians have played 39 games with an over/under line of 8.5 runs, going 20-19 in those contests. Overall, the Guardians have an over/under record of 65-66 this season, with an average combined run average of 8.5 runs per game.
Cleveland is sending right-hander Tanner Bibee to the mound today as he faces the Dodgers on the road. Bibee has made 27 starts this season and has a record of 11-6 with a 3.56 ERA. Looking at his overall numbers, opponents are batting .225 this season, and he has a WHIP of 1.12. In his last outing, Bibee picked up the win, going six innings and giving up just one earned run. Before that, he had given up at least four earned runs in three straight starts. Bibee’s ERA at home is 4.96 compared to 2.79 on the road.
For the season, the Guardians are averaging 4.5 runs per game, which is 13th in the league. At home, they have been even better, putting up 4.9 runs per game. As a team, they are batting just .238, which is 16th in the league, and their team BABIP of .27 is the worst in the MLB.
Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor have been the team’s top power threats this season, as Ramirez’s 34 homers is 8th in the league, and Naylor’s 29 homers is 13th. Ramirez also comes into the game with the league’s 2nd most RBIs (106), while Naylor is 4th in the league with 100 RBIs.
Dodgers Records & Stats
With an overall record of 85-57, the Dodgers lead the NL West by five games over the Padres. The Dodgers are 24-19 in divisional games this season. At home, the Dodgers have gone 46-25 while posting a 39-32 mark on the road.
Los Angeles has been the favorite in most of their games, going 80-46 in those matchups. As the underdog, the Dodgers are just 5-11 this season. Currently, their overall series record is 27-17-3.
Despite being a .500 team against the run line overall, the Dodgers have been a solid bet at home, where they are 36-35. Their average run differential at home is +1.0, and they are 64-62 vs. the run line as the favorite.
The Dodgers have been involved in high-scoring games this season, with a combined run average of 9.2 runs per game. Their over/under record is 76-63, and the average over/under line for their games is 9 runs. When the line has been set at 8.5 runs, the over has hit in 32 of their 55 games (58.2%).
Jack Flaherty will be looking to build off his last outing, where he gave up just one earned run in 5 2/3 innings of work. In that outing vs. the Diamondbacks, he only gave up five hits and issued three walks. Looking back further, Flaherty has made 24 starts and has a record of 11-6. His ERA for the season is 3.01, along with a WHIP of 1.04. For the year, he has allowed 21 home runs. Flaherty’s strikeout per nine innings figure is 11.13, and he has turned in 13 quality starts. At home, he is 4-4 with a 3.71 ERA.
As a team, the Dodgers are averaging 5 runs per game, which is 3rd in the league. They have been good at home this season, averaging 5 runs per contest, and are also 3rd in the league in team home runs. Overall, they are batting .254, which is 5th in the league.
Shohei Ohtani has been a force in the Dodgers lineup this season, as he is hitting .289 with a league-leading 45 home runs and 100 RBIs. Mookie Betts comes into the game on a seven-game hitting streak and is 9/20 in his last six games, with two homers and eight RBIs. During this stretch, Betts has scored six runs.