Diamondbacks vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 5, 2024

Ketel Marte, batting .302 this season, leads the Arizona Diamondbacks (59-52) into a matchup with one of the league’s other top hitters, Steven Kwan (.330 AVG) and the Cleveland Guardians (67-43). Marte and the Diamondbacks are -128 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup at Progressive Field, beginning at 6:40 PM ET live on BSGL. Ryne Nelson will get the ball for Arizona while Cleveland will counter with Gavin Williams.

Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Diamondbacks vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Diamondbacks (-128)
• Underdog: Guardians (+109)
• Over/under: 8

Diamondbacks vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Diamondbacks have come away with 32 wins in the 52 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Arizona has a record of 25-12 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -128 or more on the moneyline.
• The Diamondbacks have an implied victory probability of 56.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Guardians have put together an 18-18 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 50% of those games).
• Cleveland has a record of 9-13 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +109 or longer (40.9%).
• The Guardians have an implied moneyline win probability of 47.8% in this game.

Diamondbacks vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Marte leads Arizona in batting average (.302), home runs (26) and runs batted in (75) this season.
• Marte’s home runs rank him ninth in MLB, and he is 11th in RBI.
• Corbin Carroll is batting .213 with an OBP of .303 and a slugging percentage of .358 this season.
• Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians in home runs (29) and runs batted in (93).
• Among all batters in the majors, Ramirez’s home run total puts him fifth, and his RBI total ranks second.
• Josh Naylor is hitting .250 with 18 doubles, 23 home runs and 40 walks.

Diamondbacks vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

• The Diamondbacks have a 7.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in baseball.
• Diamondbacks pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.52 this year, which ranks 26th in MLB.
• Diamondbacks pitchers have a 1.343 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective nine K/9, the fourth-best in the majors.
• Cleveland’s 3.67 team ERA ranks fourth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Guardians combine for the No. 5-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.212).