Texas Rangers vs. Cleveland Guardians Prediction 7-16-23 MLB Picks

The Cleveland Guardians and the Texas Rangers meet in MLB action from Globe Life Field on Sunday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Texas is listed as a -130 home favorite while Cleveland is listed as a +110 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 9 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

Tanner Bibee will start for the Guardians here and is 5-2 with a 3.34 ERA and 71 strikeouts this season. Texas will start Martin Perez here and is 7-3 with a 4.81 ERA and 60 strikeouts this season. 

Matchup History

Texas’ 2-0 win over the Guardians on Saturday made it back-to-back wins for the Rangers in this head-to-head matchup. 

Trends

Cleveland is 2-4 in their last 6 road games while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 games overall. The under is 8-4 in Texas’ last 12 games overall and 4-2 in their last 6 home games. 

Pick

I’m backing the over here. I just don’t trust either of these starters right now, as Martin Perez was just shelled at home in his last start and Tanner Bibee over the course of the season has been much better at home, which certainly doesn’t help his cause here. I look for this game to be high-scoring when all is said and done, so give me the over here.