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The Cleveland Guardians (73-53) host the Texas Rangers (59-69) at 7:10 p.m. ET Friday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best home-run hitters in baseball. Jose Ramirez has racked up 32 homers this season (No. 7 in the league) for the favored Guardians which sit as -139 favorites, while Corey Seager ranks 10th in the majors with 28 dingers of his own for the underdogs. Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee gets the start, and he’ll go against Texas’ Nathan Eovaldi.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $34.39
Guardians to win vs Rangers -139
Guardians vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Guardians (-139)
- Underdog: Rangers (+117)
- Over/under: 7.5
Guardians vs. Rangers Betting Insights
- The Guardians have been victorious in 51, or 66.2%, of the 77 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year Cleveland has won 22 of 35 games when listed as at least -139 on the moneyline.
- The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 58.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Rangers have been the underdog on the moneyline 54 total times this season. They’ve finished 17-37 in those games.
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +117 or longer, Texas has a record of 7-17 (29.2%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rangers’ implied win probability is 46.1%.
Guardians vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders
- Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs with 32 and runs batted in with 101.
- Ramirez ranks seventh in home runs and second in RBI among all batters in MLB.
- Josh Naylor is batting .240 with an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .469 this season.
- Marcus Semien has 24 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 51 walks while batting .244.
- Semien is 55th in homers and 52nd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Seager’s 28 home runs, 68 RBI and .271 batting average are all team-highs.
Guardians vs. Rangers 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 3.77 ERA this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
- Guardians pitchers have a 1.219 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 14th in the majors.
- Texas’ 4.29 team ERA ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Rangers combine for the 20th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.287).