Cleveland Guardians (80-60) vs. LA Dodgers (84-56)
September 7, 2024 9:10 pm EDT
The Line: LA Dodgers -179 / Cleveland Guardians +151; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Cleveland Guardians and the Los Angeles Dodgers meet Saturday in MLB action from Dodger Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an LA Dodgers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Cleveland Guardians will send out Alex Cobb for the start here and Cobb is 2-1 with a 2.76 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Dodgers, Cobb is 0-1 with a 4.97 ERA and 23 strikeouts. The Los Angeles Dodgers did not have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was published.
Cleveland Guardians Recap
The Cleveland Guardians come into this one off of a 3-1 win over the Dodgers to kick off the series on Friday. The win gave the Guardians an inside track to keep their series win streak alive after taking out the Royals and Pirates over the last week and a half.
Guardians Trying To Close Up AL Central
Entering Friday, Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 147 hits as well as 34 home runs and 106 RBIs while Josh Naylor also has 29 home runs and 100 RBIs along with 23 doubles of his own. Ramirez has a team-high 31 doubles while Tyler Freeman has 14 doubles and Andres Gimenez has 55 RBIs with 25 stolen bases. The aforementioned Ramirez has a team-high 34 stolen bases on the year. Steven Kwan is also hitting .292 with 133 hits and 16 doubles this season.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Guardians have won five of their last six games at Dodger Stadium.
- The Dodgers have lost each of their last three games against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have covered the run line each of their last six night games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line each of their last five night games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
Los Angeles Dodgers Recap
The Los Angeles Dodgers will be out to rebound from a sluggish start to the series after Friday’s loss. The loss put the Dodgers’ series unbeaten streak at risk after splitting with the Angels earlier in the week.
Dodgers Trying To Secure NL West Crown
Going into Friday’s action, Shohei Ohtani has 155 hits including a team-high 44 home runs, 30 doubles, and 99 RBIs with a .290 batting average while Mookie Betts has 111 hits with 21 doubles, 3 triples, 15 homers, and 62 RBIs of his own. Teoscar Hernandez also has 28 home runs with 87 RBIs and a team-high 165 strikeouts. Betts also has 14 stolen bases while Ohtani has a team-high 46 stolen bases. Freddie Freeman also has 21 home runs and 83 RBIs with 31 doubles and Will Smith has added 22 doubles, 17 home runs, and 68 RBIs. Andy Pages has also chipped in 22 doubles on the year.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The Guardians have lost each of their last seven night games against NL West opponents following a win.
- The Dodgers have won each of their last six home games against AL Central opponents following a home loss.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight night games against NL West opponents following a win.
- The Dodgers have covered the run line in seven of their last eight home games against American League opponents after playing the previous day.
LA Dodgers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction
I’m on the Dodgers here. It would be nice to know who Los Angeles is sending out in this one, but the Dodgers normally don’t stay down long when they get knocked down and as much as I like the Guardians and what they’ve done as of late, there are times where this offense stalls. I’m not sold on Alex Cobb if I’m being completely honest and I think he could be in for a rough outing against a familiar foe here. Give me the Dodgers.
