Data Skrive:
The Cleveland Guardians will take the field against the Los Angeles Angels (12-20) on Saturday. The game begins at 6:10 PM ET on BSW, with the Guardians listed as -145 favorites on the moneyline. Cleveland’s Ben Lively gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Reid Detmers.
Be sure to check out our betting preview for this game, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $33.79
Guardians to win vs Angels -145
Guardians vs. Angels Betting Lines
- Favorite: Guardians (-145)
- Underdog: Angels (+122)
- Over/under: 8
Guardians vs. Angels Betting Insights
- The Guardians have been favorites in 17 games this season and have come away with the win 11 times (64.7%) in those contests.
- This season Cleveland has been victorious five times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -145 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 59.2% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Angels are 11-15 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 42.3% of those games).
- Los Angeles is 5-6 (winning 45.5% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +122 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Angels have an implied win probability of 45%.
Guardians vs. Angels Hitting Leaders
- Steven Kwan leads Cleveland in batting average (.356) this season while adding three home runs and 11 RBI.
- Kwan ranks 99th in home runs and 137th in RBI among all batters in Major League Baseball.
- Josh Naylor leads Cleveland in home runs with seven while driving in 24 runs and slugging .509.
- Taylor Ward has put up a team-high 24 runs batted in.
- Among all batters in the big leagues, Ward’s home run total puts him 12th, and his RBI total ranks 11th.
- Luis Rengifo’s .330 batting average is a team-high mark.
Guardians vs. Angels Pitching Rankings
- The Guardians average 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
- The Guardians have the 10th-best ERA (3.57) in the majors this season.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.233 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Angels pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
- Los Angeles’ 4.83 team ERA ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Angels average MLB’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.367).