Guardians vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – April 21, 2024

The Cleveland Guardians (14-6) hope to complete a two-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics (8-12) when the teams meet at 1:40 PM ET Sunday. The Guardians are -189 favorites to keep the Athletics out of the win column in the series. Tanner Bibee will get the ball for Cleveland while Oakland will counter with Ross Stripling.

Here is our betting preview for this game, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Guardians vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-189)
• Underdog: Athletics (+158)
• Over/under: 7.5

Guardians vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Guardians have come away with seven wins in the 11 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Cleveland has been victorious two times in three chances when named as a favorite of at least -189 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 65.4% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Athletics have put together a 6-12 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 33.3% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +158 or longer, Oakland has a record of 3-2 (60%).
• The Athletics have an implied moneyline win probability of 38.8% in this matchup.

Guardians vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Josh Naylor leads Cleveland in home runs this season with five while driving in 14 runs.
• Including all hitters in baseball, Naylor is 13th in homers and 24th in RBI.
• Jose Ramirez is a key run producer for Cleveland with a .239 average, three homers and 17 RBI.
• Abraham Toro has two doubles, two home runs and five walks while hitting .255.
• In all of the majors, Toro-Hernandez is 99th in home runs and 116th in RBI.
• Shea Langeliers has shown off his power as he paces his team with four home runs and nine RBI.

Guardians vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians average 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the league.
• Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.08 this year, fifth-best in baseball.
• The Guardians have a combined WHIP of just 1.221 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
• The Athletics pitching staff ranks 28th in the majors with a collective 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Oakland has a 3.95 team ERA that ranks 11th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Athletics average baseball’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.356).