Guardians vs. Orioles Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 1, 2024

The Cleveland Guardians (65-42) are favored on the moneyline (-110) in Thursday’s contest versus the Baltimore Orioles (65-44). Game time is at 6:40 PM ET on MASN. The Orioles, with +144 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5). Ben Lively will get the ball for Cleveland while Baltimore will counter with Dean Kremer.

Take a look at our preview for this matchup, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Guardians vs. Orioles Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-110)
• Underdog: Orioles (-108)
• Over/under: 9.5

Guardians vs. Orioles Betting Insights

• The Guardians have won in 48, or 67.6%, of the 71 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Cleveland has been victorious 48 times in 73 chances when named as a favorite of at least -110 on the moneyline.
• The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 52.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Orioles have won 60.9% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (14-9).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -108 or longer, Baltimore has a 10-8 record (winning 55.6% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Orioles a 51.9% chance to win.

Guardians vs. Orioles Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez is batting .275 this season with a team-high 27 home runs and 87 RBI.
• Ramirez’s home runs put him sixth in MLB, and he ranks second in RBI.
• Josh Naylor has collected 88 hits this season and has an OBP of .320. He’s slugging .477 on the year.
• Gunnar Henderson has a team-high batting average of .285.
• Henderson’s home run total ranks fifth in MLB, and he is 23rd in RBI.
• Anthony Santander’s 31 home runs and 73 RBI both lead his team.

Guardians vs. Orioles Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
• The Guardians have pitched to a 3.64 ERA this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
• The Guardians have a combined 1.211 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
• The Orioles pitching staff ranks 13th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Baltimore’s 3.79 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Orioles combine for the No. 7-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.218).