The Miami Marlins (22-42), led by Josh Bell on a 10-game hitting streak, will meet the Cleveland Guardians (41-22) Sunday at LoanDepot park. The Guardians are -112 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 1:40 PM ET on BSFL. Cleveland’s Carlos Carrasco gets the start, and he’ll go against Miami’s Trevor Rogers.
Here is our preview for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $37.86
Guardians to win vs Marlins -112
Guardians vs. Marlins Betting Lines
- Favorite: Guardians (-112)
- Underdog: Marlins (-108)
- Over/under: 8.5
Guardians vs. Marlins Betting Insights
- The Guardians have been chosen as favorites in 44 games this year and have walked away with the win 30 times (68.2%) in those games.
- This year Cleveland has won 26 of 40 games when listed as at least -112 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 52.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Marlins have put together a 19-31 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 38% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -108 or longer, Miami has gone 19-30 (38.8%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Marlins’ implied win probability is 51.9%.
Guardians vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders
- Jose Ramirez is batting .272 with 18 home runs and 61 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Cleveland hitters this season.
- Among all batters in MLB, Ramirez’s home run total ranks him fourth and his RBI tally ranks him first.
- Josh Naylor has collected 50 hits this season and has an OBP of .307. He’s slugging .480 on the year.
- Jazz Chisholm has 11 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 22 walks while hitting .249.
- Chisholm’s home run total ranks 66th in the majors, and he is 62nd in RBI.
- Bell’s 31 RBI and .256 batting average both lead his team.
Guardians vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings
- The Guardians have a 9.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
- The Guardians have the sixth-best ERA (3.44) in the majors this season.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.188 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Marlins has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- Miami’s 4.63 team ERA ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Marlins average MLB’s third-worst WHIP (1.378).