Guardians vs. Astros odds, tips and betting trends

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10 June 2023

Guardians vs. Astros odds, tips and betting trends

On Saturday, the Houston Astros (36-28) are visiting the Cleveland Guardians (30-33), at 6:10 PM ET. The Guardians have taken three straight.

The Guardians are favored (-145 on the moneyline to win) when they take on the Astros (+124). The Cleveland Guardians will give the start to Triston McKenzie and the Astros will counter with J.P. France (1-1, 3.44 ERA).

These clubs meet again following the Guardians’ 10-9 victory over the Astros yesterday. Xzavion Curry (1.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 K) registered the win for the Guardians. Jose Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and an RBI to lead the team on offense. Seth Martinez (3.1 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 4 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Astros.

To prepare for this Guardians vs. Astros matchup, here is everything you need to prepare for Saturday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

Cleveland Guardians vs. Houston Astros Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Guardians (-145, bet $145 to win $100)
Underdog: Astros (+124, bet $100 to win $124)
Over/under: 8

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Guardians Stats and Trends

Guardians Betting Records

This season, the Guardians have won 17 out of the 33 games, or 51.5%, in which they’ve been favored.
Cleveland has a record of 7-6, a 53.8% win rate, when favored by -145 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The Guardians have a 59.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
So far this season, Cleveland and its opponents have hit the over in 24 of 62 games with a total.
In 62 games with a spread this season, the Guardians are 33-29-0 ATS.

Triston McKenzie (Guardians Probable Starter)

The Guardians are sending McKenzie (0-0) to make his second start of the season.
In his most recent time out on Sunday, the righty threw five scoreless innings against the Minnesota Twins while surrendering one hit.
He has a .00 ERA and 18 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .063 against him over his one appearances this season.
He meets an Astros offense that ranks 13th in the league with 292 runs while batting .247 as a squad. It has a collective .399 slugging percentage (16th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 71 home runs (16th in MLB).

Guardians Batting Stats

The Guardians’ 40 home runs rank last in MLB this season.
Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 28th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .360 this season.
The Guardians have a team batting average of .238 this season, which ranks 21st among MLB teams.
Cleveland is among the lowest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 27th with just 241 total runs (3.8 per game) this season.
The Guardians have an on-base percentage of .305 this season, which ranks 25th in the league.
Cleveland ranks second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.1 whiffs per contest.

Astros Stats and Trends

Astros Betting Records

The Astros have won in 10, or 58.8%, of the 17 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Houston has a mark of 1-2 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +124 or worse on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 44.6% chance of pulling out a win.
Contests with Houston has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 31 of 64 chances this season.
The Astros have posted a record of 33-31-0 against the spread this season.

J.P. France (Astros Probable Starter)

France gets the start for the Astros, his seventh of the season. He is 1-1 with a 3.44 ERA and 29 strikeouts over 34 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty’s most recent time out came on Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he went seven innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing three hits.
In six games this season, the 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.44, with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .231 against him.
France has two quality starts under his belt this season.
France is looking for his fourth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.7 innings per start.
He has had one outing this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing Guardians offense has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.360) and ranks last in home runs hit (40) in all of MLB. They have a collective .238 batting average, and are 22nd in the league with 505 total hits and 27th in MLB action scoring 241 runs.

Astros Batting Stats

The Astros average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 16th in baseball with 71 total home runs .
So far this year, Houston’s .399 slugging percentage ranks 16th in baseball.
The Astros have the 16th-ranked batting average in the majors (.247).
Houston scores the 13th-most runs in baseball (292 total, 4.6 per game).
The Astros’ .316 on-base percentage is 20th in MLB.

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