Guardians vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 7, 2024

The Cleveland Guardians (55-32) host the San Francisco Giants (44-46) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Guardians are favored (-131) to win the rubber match, which starts at 1:40 PM ET from Progressive Field. Cleveland’s Carlos Carrasco and San Francisco’s Hayden Birdsong have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Guardians vs. Giants Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-131)
• Underdog: Giants (+110)
• Over/under: 9

Guardians vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Guardians have been victorious in 40, or 69%, of the 58 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Cleveland has a record of 20-12 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -131 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 56.7% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Giants have put together a 20-26 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 43.5% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer, San Francisco has gone 10-17 (37%).
• The Giants have a 47.6% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Guardians vs. Giants Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs with 23 and runs batted in with 76.
• Of all MLB batters, Ramirez is 45th in batting average, 71st in on-base percentage, and 12th in slugging.
• Josh Naylor has collected 75 hits this season and has an OBP of .319. He’s slugging .498 on the year.
• Matt Chapman has accumulated a team-high batting average of .244, while pacing the Giants in home runs (12) and runs batted in (42).
• In all of MLB, Chapman is 58th in homers and 63rd in RBI.
• Jorge Soler is hitting .226 with 19 doubles, 10 home runs and 31 walks.

Guardians vs. Giants Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
• Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.69 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
• Guardians pitchers have a 1.215 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Giants has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• San Francisco’s 4.43 team ERA ranks 25th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Giants have the 25th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.354).