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The Los Angeles Angels (12-20) seek to complete a series sweep as they take a 1-0 lead into the finale versus the Cleveland Guardians (20-12) at 1:40 PM ET on Sunday from Progressive Field. The Guardians are favored (-132) by sportsbooks to prevent the sweep and pick up their first win of the series. Cleveland’s Carlos Carrasco and Los Angeles’ Griffin Canning have been named the starters for this contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $35.15
Guardians to win vs Angels -132
Guardians vs. Angels Betting Lines
- Favorite: Guardians (-132)
- Underdog: Angels (+112)
- Over/under: 8.5
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.
- Cleveland has a record of 8-3 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -132 or more on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 56.9% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Angels have gone 11-15 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 42.3% of those games).
- Los Angeles has a record of 7-7 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +112 or longer (50%).
- The Angels have a 47.2% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Guardians vs. Angels Hitting Leaders
- Steven Kwan leads Cleveland in batting average (.356) this season while adding three home runs and 11 RBI.
- Of all MLB hitters, Kwan is third in batting average, 10th in on-base percentage, and 27th in slugging.
- Josh Naylor’s seven home runs are most among Cleveland batters. He’s driven in 24 runs this season while slugging .509.
- Taylor Ward paces the Angels with 24 runs batted in.
- Among all batters in the big leagues, Ward is 13th in homers and 11th in RBI.
- Luis Rengifo is batting .330 to pace his team.
Guardians vs. Angels Pitching Rankings
- The Guardians average 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
- Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.57 this year, 10th-best in baseball.
- The Guardians have a combined WHIP of 1.233 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- The Angels pitching staff is 13th in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Los Angeles has a 4.83 team ERA that ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Angels average MLB’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.367).