Diamondbacks vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 7, 2024

The Arizona Diamondbacks (61-52) visit the Cleveland Guardians (67-45) at 1:10 PM ET Wednesday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best home-run hitters in baseball. Ketel Marte has racked up 28 homers this season (No. 7 in the league) for the favored Diamondbacks which sit as -127 favorites, while Jose Ramirez ranks 124th in the majors with 11 dingers of his own for the underdogs. Brandon Pfaadt will get the ball for Arizona while Cleveland will counter with Ben Lively.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Diamondbacks vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Diamondbacks (-127)
• Underdog: Guardians (+108)
• Over/under: 8

Diamondbacks vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Diamondbacks have been chosen as favorites in 53 games this year and have walked away with the win 33 times (62.3%) in those games.
• This year Arizona has won 25 of 38 games when listed as at least -127 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Diamondbacks have a 55.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Guardians have won 18 of the 38 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (47.4%).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +108 or longer, Cleveland has a 9-15 record (winning only 37.5% of its games).
• The Guardians have an implied moneyline win probability of 48.1% in this game.

Diamondbacks vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Marte leads Arizona in home runs with 28, runs batted in with 78 and his batting average of .300 is also best on his team.
• Marte ranks seventh in home runs and ninth in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
• Corbin Carroll has 87 hits and an OBP of .305 to go with a slugging percentage of .362 this season.
• Jose Ramirez has accumulated a team-high 29 home runs and 94 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Ramirez is fifth in home runs and second in RBI.
• Josh Naylor is batting .247 with 18 doubles, 24 home runs and 41 walks.

Diamondbacks vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

• The Diamondbacks have a 7.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in baseball.
• Diamondbacks pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.53 this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
• The Diamondbacks have a combined 1.344 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
• The nine strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Guardians pitching staff ranks fourth in MLB.
• Cleveland has a 3.73 team ERA that ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Guardians pitchers combine for the No. 6 WHIP in MLB (1.222).