Dodgers vs. Guardians odds, tips and betting trends

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21 August 2023

Dodgers vs. Guardians odds, tips and betting trends

At Progressive Field on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers (76-47) begin a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians (59-66), at 7:10 PM ET.

As the favorite, the Dodgers (-198 moneyline odds to win) take the field at the Guardians (+164). The starting pitchers are Bobby Miller (7-2) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Noah Syndergaard (2-6) for the Cleveland Guardians.

The Dodgers knocked off the Marlins by a 3-1 score in their last game Saturday. Mookie Betts went 2-for-4 with two home runs and two RBI to lead them offensively while Julio Urias picked up the win after throwing seven innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out five.

The Guardians fell to the Tigers 4-1 Tuesday. Steven Kwan went 1-for-4 with a double in the defeat, while Logan Allen took the loss on the mound, throwing six innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out five.

Ahead of the Dodgers vs. Guardians matchup, here is what you need to get ready for Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cleveland Guardians Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Dodgers (-198, bet $198 to win $100)
Underdog: Guardians (+164, bet $100 to win $164)
Over/under: 9

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Dodgers Stats and Trends

Dodgers Betting Records

The Dodgers have entered the game as favorites 103 times this season and won 65, or 63.1%, of those games.
This season Los Angeles has won 20 of its 29 games, or 69%, when favored by at least -198 on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Dodgers have a 66.4% chance to win.
Games involving Los Angeles has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 68 of 123 chances this season.
In 123 games with a spread this season, the Dodgers are 67-56-0 ATS.

Bobby Miller (Dodgers Probable Starter)

The Dodgers are sending Miller (7-2) to the mound for his 15th start of the season. He is 7-2 with a 3.70 ERA and 70 strikeouts through 75 1/3 innings pitched.
His most recent time out came on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when the right-hander went six innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up just one hit.
In 14 games this season, the 24-year-old has an ERA of 3.70, with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .231 against him.
Miller is trying to build on a second-game quality start streak in this game.
Miller will look to extend a three-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing).
He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 14 appearances this season.
He will match up with a Guardians squad that is batting .248 as a unit (18th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .376 (29th in MLB) with 89 total home runs (30th in MLB).

Dodgers Batting Stats

The Dodgers rank second in Major League Baseball with 194 home runs.
Hitters for Los Angeles have a combined .455 slugging percentage this season, which ranks third in MLB.
The Dodgers rank 13th in MLB with a .252 team batting average.
Los Angeles has scored the third-most runs in the majors this season with 687.
The Dodgers have an on-base percentage of .337 this season, which ranks third in the league.
Los Angeles ranks 13th in strikeouts per game (8.4) among MLB offenses.

Guardians Stats and Trends

Guardians Betting Records

The Guardians have come away with 24 wins in the 59 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
Cleveland has been listed as an underdog of +164 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 37.9% chance of pulling out a win.
Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 50 of its 124 opportunities.
The Guardians are 65-59-0 against the spread in their 124 games that had a posted line this season.

Noah Syndergaard (Guardians Probable Starter)

Syndergaard makes the start for the Guardians, his 17th of the season. He is 2-6 with a 6.57 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 76 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty’s last time out came on Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds, when he threw 4 1/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing eight hits.
The 30-year-old has an ERA of 6.57, with 5.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .306 batting average against him.
Syndergaard enters the matchup with three quality starts under his belt this season.
Syndergaard heads into this matchup with 10 outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
He has had one outing this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Dodgers offense has a collective .252 batting average, and is 18th in the league with 1047 total hits and third in MLB play with 687 runs scored. They have the third-ranked slugging percentage (.455) and are second in all of MLB with 194 home runs.

Guardians Batting Stats

The Guardians are last in MLB action with 89 home runs.
So far this season, Cleveland’s .376 slugging percentage is the second-lowest percentage in the majors.
The Guardians are 18th in the majors with a .248 batting average.
The offense for Cleveland is No. 28 in MLB play scoring 4.0 runs per game (500 total runs).
The Guardians’ .310 on-base percentage ranks 25th in MLB.

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