Dodgers vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 6, 2024

Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Friday when the Los Angeles Dodgers (84-56) and Cleveland Guardians (80-60) take the field at 10:10 p.m. ET, live on BSGL. Shohei Ohtani has 44 home runs for the Dodgers (-154 favorites on the moneyline) while Jose Ramirez has 13 homers this season for the Guardians (+130). Landon Knack will get the ball for Los Angeles while Cleveland will counter with Matthew Boyd.

Check out our betting primer for this contest, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Dodgers vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-154)
• Underdog: Guardians (+130)
• Over/under: 9

Dodgers vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have been victorious in 77, or 63.1%, of the 122 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year Los Angeles has won 49 of 78 games when listed as at least -154 on the moneyline.
• The Dodgers have an implied victory probability of 60.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Guardians have won 23 of the 51 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (45.1%).
• Cleveland has a 7-9 record (winning 43.8% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +130 or longer.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Guardians’ implied win probability is 43.5%.

Dodgers vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Ohtani is batting .290 with 44 home runs and 99 RBI. All three of those stats lead Los Angeles hitters this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Ohtani is 16th in batting average, ninth in on-base percentage, and second in slugging.
• Freddie Freeman is batting .288 with an OBP of .382 and a slugging percentage of .495 this season.
• Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 34 home runs and 106 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in MLB, Ramirez is seventh in homers and second in RBI.
• Josh Naylor is hitting .245 with 23 doubles, 29 home runs and 52 walks.

Dodgers vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• The Dodgers have pitched to a 3.89 ERA this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
• The Dodgers have a combined WHIP of just 1.220 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 8.8 K/9, the 10th-best in the majors.
• Cleveland’s 3.81 team ERA ranks eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Guardians have the fifth-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.217).