Dodgers vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 7, 2024

Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Saturday when the Los Angeles Dodgers (84-56) and Cleveland Guardians (80-60) take the field at 9:10 p.m. ET, live on BSGL. Shohei Ohtani has 44 home runs for the Dodgers (-166 favorites on the moneyline) while Jose Ramirez has 13 homers this season for the Guardians (+140). Los Angeles’ Gavin Stone and Cleveland’s Gavin Williams have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our betting preview for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Dodgers vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-166)
• Underdog: Guardians (+140)
• Over/under: 8.5

Dodgers vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have been favorites in 122 games this season and have come away with the win 77 times (63.1%) in those contests.
• This season Los Angeles has been victorious 44 times in 70 chances when named as a favorite of at least -166 on the moneyline.
• The Dodgers have an implied victory probability of 62.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Guardians have won 45.1% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (23-28).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +140 or longer, Cleveland has gone 5-6 (45.5%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Guardians have an implied win probability of 41.7%.

Dodgers vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Ohtani leads Los Angeles in batting average (.290), home runs (44) and runs batted in (99) this season.
• Ohtani ranks second in homers and fifth in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Freddie Freeman has 136 hits and an OBP of .382 to go with a slugging percentage of .495 this season.
• Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians in home runs (34) and runs batted in (106).
• Ramirez is eighth in home runs and second in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Josh Naylor has 23 doubles, 29 home runs and 52 walks while batting .245.

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.
• Dodgers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.89 this year, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Dodgers have a combined 1.220 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
• 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 across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Guardians have the sixth-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.217).