The Los Angeles Dodgers (39-23) host the Cleveland Guardians (32-27) at 10:10 PM ET on Friday, featuring two top-10 sluggers. Mookie Betts has 17 home runs (fifth in league) for the Dodgers, while Jose Ramirez ranks seventh with 16 long balls for the Guardians.
The Dodgers are favored (-266 moneyline odds) when they take the field at home against the Guardians (+218). The Los Angeles Dodgers will give the start to Clayton Kershaw (4-1, 2.12 ERA), who is looking for win No. 5 on the season, and the Guardians will counter with Zach Plesac (2-4, 4.70 ERA). The total in the game is set at 8 total runs.
Dodgers vs. Guardians Predictions
Dodgers vs. Guardians Betting Odds
Dodgers vs. Guardians Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Dodgers
- Los Angeles has a 4-6 record over the 10 games it was a moneyline favorite in its last 10 matchups.
- In their last 10 matchups, the Dodgers and their opponents combined to go over the run total two times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
- Los Angeles has a 4-6-0 record against the spread over its past 10 games.
Guardians
- Cleveland has been the underdog once in the past 10 games and won that contest.
- When it comes to hitting the over, the Guardians and their opponents are 4-4-3 in their last 11 games with a total.
- Cleveland has won six of its last 11 games against the spread.
Dodgers vs. Guardians Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Clayton Kershaw
- When Kershaw starts, the Dodgers have gone 4-2-0 against the spread.
- The Dodgers are 4-2 in Kershaw’s six starts this season with Los Angeles as the moneyline favorite.
- Over Kershaw’s six starts, his team is 4-2.
- Kershaw has had six starts that bookmakers set a total for this season, and three of those outings finished over the total.
Projected starter: Zach Plesac
- Plesac and his team are 5-6-0 ATS this season when he starts.
- His team has won 28.6% of his starts when they are underdogs on the moneyline (2-5).
- In games Plesac has started, his team is 4-7.
- Games started by Plesac have a 7-4-0 record at hitting the over this season.
Dodgers Batting Leaders
- Betts has hit a team-high 17 home runs.
- Betts’ home runs rank fifth in MLB and he ranks 17th in RBI in MLB.
- Trea Turner has 48 runs batted in while hitting .298. Both are team-highs.
- Turner ranks 58th in home runs and fifth in RBI among hitters in MLB action.
- Turner enters this game on a nine-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is batting .282 with three home runs, three walks and five RBI.
- Freddie Freeman is hitting .286 with 21 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 32 walks.
- Will Smith is batting .244 with seven doubles, eight home runs and 27 walks.
Guardians Batting Leaders
- Ramirez is batting .311 with 16 home runs and 62 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Cleveland hitters this season.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Ramirez’s home run total is seventh, and his RBI total is first.
- Ramirez has hit safely in eight games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is batting .375 with eight doubles, two home runs, four walks and nine RBI.
- Owen Miller is batting .268 with an OBP of .321 and a slugging percentage of .421 this season.
- Among all MLB batters, Miller is 175th in homers and 58th in RBI.
- Miller heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .368 with four doubles, a walk and four RBI.
- Andres Gimenez is slashing .304/.347/.516 this season for the Guardians.
- Gimenez brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with four walks and an RBI.
- Amed Rosario has collected 59 hits this season and has an OBP of .303. He’s slugging .359 on the year.
- Rosario brings a 10-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .429 with three doubles, a triple, a home run and five RBI.
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