Guardians vs. Astros Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 28, 2024

The Houston Astros (87-73) are the underdogs on the moneyline (-103) in Saturday’s contest with the Cleveland Guardians (92-68). First pitch is at 6:10 p.m. ET on BSGL. The Astros are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +171 odds. Ben Lively takes the mound for Cleveland while Justin Verlander is Houston’s starter for the contest.

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Guardians vs. Astros Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-117)
• Underdog: Astros (-103)
• Over/under: 8

Guardians vs. Astros Betting Insights

• The Guardians have been favorites in 100 games this season and have come away with the win 65 times (65%) in those contests.
• This season Cleveland has come away with a win 55 times in 82 chances when named as a favorite of at least -117 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 53.9% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Astros have been the underdog on the moneyline 43 total times this season. They’ve gone 20-23 in those games.
• Houston is 14-15 (winning 48.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -103 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Astros a 50.7% chance to win.

Guardians vs. Astros Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez is batting .277 this season with a team-high 38 home runs and 115 RBI.
• Among hitters in baseball, Ramirez is sixth in home runs and third in RBI.
• Josh Naylor is batting .242 with an OBP of .318 and a slugging percentage of .456 this season.
• Yordan Alvarez paces the Astros in home runs (35), runs batted in (86) and has a team-best batting average of .308.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Alvarez’s home run total puts him 10th, and his RBI total ranks 31st.
• Jose Altuve has 31 doubles, 20 home runs and 47 walks while batting .295.

Guardians vs. Astros Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
• The Guardians have pitched to a 3.62 ERA this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
• The Guardians have a combined WHIP of just 1.200 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
• The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Astros pitching staff ranks third in the majors.
• Houston’s 3.75 team ERA ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Astros combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.247).