Data Skrive:
The Cleveland Guardians (72-49) are -111 favorites when they take on the Milwaukee Brewers (68-52) on Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET. Jose Ramirez has 98 RBI on the season and will hope to hit his milestone 100th once the game begins at American Family Field, live on BSGL. Cleveland’s Gavin Williams and Milwaukee’s Aaron Civale have been named the starters for this contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $38.02
Guardians to win vs Brewers -111
Guardians vs. Brewers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Guardians (-111)
- Underdog: Brewers (-108)
- Over/under: 8
Guardians vs. Brewers Betting Insights
- The Guardians have won in 51, or 67.1%, of the 76 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Cleveland has a record of 50-25 when favored by -111 or more this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 52.6% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Brewers have won 52.8% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (28-25).
- Milwaukee has a 27-24 record (winning 52.9% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -108 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Brewers’ implied win probability is 51.9%.
Guardians vs. Brewers Hitting Leaders
- Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs (31) and runs batted in (98) this season while batting .281.
- Including all batters in baseball, Ramirez is sixth in home runs and second in RBI.
- Josh Naylor is batting .247 with an OBP of .327 and a slugging percentage of .480 this season.
- William Contreras paces the Brewers with a .283 batting average.
- Among all batters in the big leagues, Contreras is 85th in home runs and 28th in RBI.
- Willy Adames’ 21 home runs and 80 RBI both pace his team.
Guardians vs. Brewers Pitching Rankings
- The Guardians strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
- The Guardians have pitched to a 3.75 ERA this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.222 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
- The Brewers pitching staff ranks 21st in MLB with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Milwaukee has the fourth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.75).
- Pitchers for the Brewers combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.255).