Guardians vs. Astros Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 27, 2024

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Guardians vs. Astros Betting Odds, Probable Starters 9/27/2024

Data Skrive:

The Houston Astros (86-73) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (+100) in Friday’s contest against the Cleveland Guardians (92-67). First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. ET on MLB Network. The Astros are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +158 odds. Cleveland’s Joey Cantillo and Houston’s Ronel Blanco have been named the starters for this contest.

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

Betting Odds

Guardians to win vs Astros -118

Bet $20, Payout $36.95

Guardians vs. Astros Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Guardians (-118)
  • Underdog: Astros (+100)

Guardians vs. Astros Betting Insights

  • The Guardians have won in 65, or 65.7%, of the 99 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
  • This season Cleveland has come away with a win 54 times in 79 chances when named as a favorite of at least -118 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 54.1% chance of walking away with the win.
  • The Astros have put together a 19-23 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 45.2% of those games).
  • Houston has an 11-12 record (winning 47.8% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +100 or longer.
  • The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 50% in this game.

Guardians vs. Astros Hitting Leaders

  • Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs (38) and runs batted in (115) this season while batting .279.
  • Ramirez is sixth in homers and third in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • Josh Naylor is batting .243 with an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .459 this season.
  • Yordan Alvarez has racked up a team-best batting average of .308, while leading the Astros in home runs (35) and runs batted in (86).
  • In all of MLB, Alvarez ranks 10th in homers and 30th in RBI.
  • Jose Altuve is hitting .293 with 29 doubles, 20 home runs and 46 walks.

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 the third-best ERA (3.61) in the majors this season.
  • Guardians pitchers have a 1.195 WHIP this season, third-best in the majors.
  • The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 9.3 K/9, the second-best in the majors.
  • Houston has a 3.76 team ERA that ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Astros average baseball’s 13th-ranked WHIP (1.249).