Guardians vs. Marlins odds, tips and betting trends

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20 April 2023

Guardians vs. Marlins odds, tips and betting trends

On Friday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Miami Marlins (10-9) visiting the Cleveland Guardians (10-9) at 7:10 PM ET.

The Marlins are an underdog (+130 on the moneyline to win) when they visit the Guardians (-150). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Cleveland Guardians looking to Zach Plesac (1-0), and Braxton Garrett answering the bell for the Miami Marlins.

The Guardians beat the Tigers by a 3-2 score in their last game Wednesday. Jose Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI to lead them offensively while Cal Quantrill earned the win after throwing six innings without giving up an earned run on four hits, while striking out four.

The Marlins were handed a 5-2 loss to the Giants Friday. Garrett Hampson (2-for-4) led the way offensively, while Devin Smeltzer took the loss on the mound after going one inning, giving up three earned runs on three hits while striking out one.

Here is everything you need to prepare for Friday’s Guardians vs. Marlins action, including viewing options.

Cleveland Guardians vs. Miami Marlins Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Guardians (-150, bet $150 to win $100)
Underdog: Marlins (+130, bet $100 to win $130)
Over/under: 8.5

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Guardians Stats and Trends

Guardians Betting Records

This season, the Guardians have been favored 12 times and won six, or 50%, of those games.
Cleveland has entered six games this season favored by -150 or more and are 4-2 in those contests.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 60% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
Cleveland and its opponents have hit the over in nine of its 19 games with a total this season.
The Guardians have an ATS record of 6-13-0 in 19 games with a spread this season.

Zach Plesac (Guardians Probable Starter)

Plesac makes the start for the Guardians, his fourth of the season. He is 1-0 with a 6.92 ERA and eight strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty last pitched on Saturday against the Washington Nationals, when he went five innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up seven hits.
In three games this season, the 28-year-old has a 6.92 ERA and 5.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .328 to opposing batters.
Plesac will try to continue a three-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.3 innings per outing).
The opposing Marlins offense has a collective .249 batting average, and is 12th in the league with 156 total hits and 28th in MLB action with 59 runs scored. It has the 18th-ranked slugging percentage (.383) and ranks 19th in home runs (18) in all of MLB.

Guardians Batting Stats

The Guardians’ 10 home runs rank second-to-last in MLB this season.
Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 26th in the majors with a .347 team slugging percentage.
The Guardians’ .231 batting average ranks 22nd in the league this season.
Cleveland ranks 20th in the majors with 80 total runs scored this season.
The Guardians have the 18th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.319).
Cleveland has shown patience at the plate this season with the fifth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.5) among MLB offenses.

Marlins Stats and Trends

Marlins Betting Records

The Marlins have been chosen as underdogs in 10 games this year and have walked away with the win five times (50%) in those games.
This season, Miami has come away with a win one times in three chances when named as an underdog of at least +130 or longer on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Marlins have a 43.5% chance of pulling out a win.
Miami’s games have gone over the total in six of its 19 opportunities.
The Marlins are 7-12-0 against the spread in their 19 games that had a posted line this season.

Braxton Garrett (Marlins Probable Starter)

Garrett (0-0) pitches first for the Marlins to make his third start this season.
In his last time out on Saturday, the left-hander tossed 5 2/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
In three games this season, he has a 3.38 ERA and 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .339 against him.
Garrett heads into the matchup with one outing of five or more innings pitched this season.
He will take the hill against a Guardians team that is hitting .231 as a unit (22nd in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .347 (26th in the league) with 10 total home runs (29th in MLB play).