Mariners vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 20, 2024

Entering Thursday’s matchup with the Seattle Mariners (44-31), the Cleveland Guardians (44-26) are on a three-game losing streak. The contest starts at 1:10 PM ET on MLB Network with the Mariners listed as -119 favorites, while the are -101 underdogs who may be heading for a fourth straight defeat. Luis Castillo will get the ball for Seattle while Cleveland will counter with Logan Allen.

Here is our betting preview for this game, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Mariners vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mariners (-119)
• Underdog: Guardians (-101)
• Over/under: 8.5

Mariners vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Mariners have been chosen as favorites in 46 games this year and have walked away with the win 29 times (63%) in those games.
• This season Seattle has been victorious 27 times in 41 chances when named as a favorite of at least -119 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mariners have a 54.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Guardians have won 56.5% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (13-10).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -101 or longer, Cleveland has gone 10-10 (50%).
• The Guardians have a 50.2% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Mariners vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Julio Rodriguez leads Seattle in batting average (.264) this season while adding seven home runs and 29 RBI.
• Rodriguez ranks 110th in homers and 102nd in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
• Josh Rojas has 53 hits and an OBP of .336 to go with a slugging percentage of .402 this season.
• Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 18 home runs and 63 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .271.
• In all of the majors, Ramirez ranks sixth in homers and second in RBI.
• Josh Naylor is batting .229 with nine doubles, 17 home runs and 28 walks.

Mariners vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

• The Mariners average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
• The Mariners have the fifth-best ERA (3.43) in the majors this season.
• The Mariners have a combined WHIP of just 1.066 as a pitching staff, which is the first-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 9.0 K/9, the second-best in MLB.
• Cleveland has a 3.55 team ERA that ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Guardians pitchers combine for the No. 7 WHIP in MLB (1.194).