Guardians vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

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19 June 2023

Guardians vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

A series opener between the Cleveland Guardians (33-38) and Oakland Athletics (19-55) is scheduled for Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET, at Progressive Field.

The Athletics (+206 underdog moneyline odds to win) visit the Guardians (-247). The scheduled starters are Aaron Civale (2-2) for the Cleveland Guardians, and Luis Medina (1-6) for the Oakland Athletics.

The Guardians won 12-3 over the Diamondbacks Tuesday in their last game. Tanner Bibee was named the winning pitcher after throwing five innings, giving up three earned runs on seven hits while striking out six, while Steven Kwan went 1-for-6 with a triple and three RBI to lead them offensively.

The Athletics lost to the Phillies Tuesday, with Hogan Harris getting the loss while pitching six innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out seven. Aledmys Diaz went 1-for-2 with a home run and an RBI to lead the Athletics’ offense.

Here is what you need to get ready for Tuesday’s Guardians vs. Athletics matchup, including viewing options.

Cleveland Guardians vs. Oakland Athletics Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:24 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Guardians (-247, bet $247 to win $100)
Underdog: Athletics (+206, bet $100 to win $206)
Over/under: 9

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Guardians Stats and Trends

Guardians Betting Records

The Guardians have won 18, or 50%, of the 36 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Cleveland has not been bigger favorites this season than the -247 moneyline set for this game.
The Guardians have a 71.2% 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 28 of 70 games with a total.
The Guardians are 36-34-0 ATS in their 70 games with a spread this season.

Aaron Civale (Guardians Probable Starter)

Civale (2-2) gets the starting nod for the Guardians in his sixth start of the season. He’s put together a 2.67 ERA in 27 2/3 innings pitched, with 22 strikeouts.
In his most recent appearance on Thursday, the right-hander went 3 2/3 innings against the San Diego Padres, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
In five games this season, the 28-year-old has put up a 2.67 ERA and 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .233 to opposing hitters.
Civale is looking to secure his second quality start of the year.
Civale is trying to record his fifth start of five or more innings this year in this outing.
In two of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .222 batting average, and is 27th in the league with 544 total hits and last in MLB play with 262 runs scored. It has the worst slugging percentage (.353) and ranks 23rd in home runs (68) in all of MLB.

Guardians Batting Stats

The Guardians have hit just 46 homers this season, which ranks last in the league.
Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 28th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .367 this season.
The Guardians have a team batting average of .244 this season, which ranks 18th among MLB teams.
Cleveland is among the lowest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 27th with just 277 total runs (3.9 per game) this season.
The Guardians have an OBP of .308 this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.
Cleveland is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking second with an average of 7.1 strikeouts per game.

Athletics Stats and Trends

Athletics Betting Records

The Athletics have been victorious in 19, or 26%, of the 73 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This season, Oakland has come away with a win four times in 23 chances when named as an underdog of at least +206 or longer on the moneyline.
The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 32.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
Oakland’s games have gone over the total in 36 of its 74 opportunities.
The Athletics have an against the spread mark of 33-41-0 in 74 games with a line this season.

Luis Medina (Athletics Probable Starter)

Medina (1-6 with a 7.55 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Athletics, his seventh of the season.
In his last outing on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays, the righty threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
In eight games this season, the 24-year-old has put up an ERA of 7.55, with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .288 against him.
Medina has registered two quality starts this season.
Medina has pitched five or more innings in a game six times this season entering this matchup.
So far during the 2023 campaign he has given up at least one earned run in all of his outings.
He will face a Guardians offense that ranks 27th in the league with 277 total runs scored while batting .244 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .367 slugging percentage (28th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 46 home runs (30th in the league).

Athletics Batting Stats

The Athletics rank 23rd in MLB play with 68 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
So far this season, Oakland’s .353 slugging percentage is the lowest percentage in baseball.
The Athletics have the worst batting average in the league (.222).
The offense for Oakland is No. 30 in MLB action scoring 3.5 runs per game (262 total runs).
The Athletics’ .304 on-base percentage is the fifth-worst in MLB.

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