Cleveland Guardians (28-33) vs Houston Astros (36-26)
2023-06-09 19:10:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Cleveland Guardians +105 / Houston Astros -125 --- Over/Under: 8
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The Houston Astros and the Cleveland Guardians meet in MLB action from Progressive Field on Friday night. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Houston is listed as a -125 road favorite while Cleveland is a +105 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 8 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Cristian Javier will start for the Astros and is 7-1 with a 2.84 ERA and 72 strikeouts this season. Logan Allen will start for the Guardians and is 3-2 with a 2.76 ERA and 47 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
Cleveland’s 1-0 win back on August 7th, 2022, made it back-to-back wins for the Guardians in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Houston is 36-17 in their last 53 road games and 52-22 in their last 74 games following a loss while the under is 15-5-1 in their last 21 games following a loss. Cleveland is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall and 3-7 in their last 10 series-opening games while the under is 20-5-2 in their last 27 home games.
Pick
I’m backing the under here. This to me just shouts out pitcher’s duel, as you could argue that Javier is the unassumed ace of the Astros rotation while Logan Allen’s been really good for the Guardians as well. Houston’s offense fell off of a cliff in the later stages of the Toronto series and Cleveland’s been hard to trust overall. Give me the under in a first to 3 wins kind of game.
