Orioles vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 4, 2024

The Baltimore Orioles (66-46) visit the Cleveland Guardians (67-43) at 1:40 PM ET Sunday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best power hitters in MLB. For the favored Orioles (-139), Anthony Santander has racked up 32 homers this season, third in the league, while Jose Ramirez ranks 119th in the majors with 11 dingers of his own this season for the underdogs. Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes gets the start, and he’ll go against Cleveland’s Gavin Williams.

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

Orioles vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-139)
• Underdog: Guardians (+117)
• Over/under: 8

Orioles vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Orioles have been chosen as favorites in 86 games this year and have walked away with the win 51 times (59.3%) in those games.
• Baltimore has a record of 31-24 when favored by -139 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 58.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Guardians have an 18-18 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 50% of those games).
• Cleveland has a 9-6 record (winning 60% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +117 or longer.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Guardians’ implied win probability is 46.1%.

Orioles vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore with a batting average of .288. He’s also hit 28 home runs with 67 RBI.
• Henderson ranks sixth in baseball in homers, and 20th in RBI.
• Santander is batting .248 this season with a team-high 32 home runs and 75 RBI.
• Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians in home runs (29) and runs batted in (93).
• In all of MLB, Ramirez is fifth in home runs and second in RBI.
• Josh Naylor has 18 doubles, 23 home runs and 40 walks while hitting .250.

Orioles vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• The Orioles have the 12th-ranked ERA (3.89) in the majors this season.
• The Orioles have a combined 1.227 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
• The Guardians pitching staff is fourth in MLB with a collective 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Cleveland has a 3.67 team ERA that ranks fourth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Guardians have the fifth-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.212).