The Cleveland Guardians will host the Tampa Bay Rays in the opening game of the AL Wild Card Series at 12:07 PM ET on Friday.
The favored Guardians (-125 on the moneyline) take the field at home against the Rays (+105). The Guardians will start Shane Bieber (13-8) against the Rays and Shane McClanahan (12-8).
Guardians vs. Rays Predictions
Guardians vs. Rays Betting Odds
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardians | -125 | +105 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Guardians vs. Rays Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Guardians
- Cleveland has a 6-3 record from the nine games it was favored on the moneyline over its last 10 matchups.
- In their last 10 matchups (all had set totals), the Guardians combined with their opponents to go over the total eight times.
- Cleveland’s ATS record is 6-4-0 over its past 10 games.
Rays
- Tampa Bay has played as the underdog in six of its past 10 games and has won two of those contests.
- When it comes to hitting the over, the Rays and their opponents are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
- Over its last 10 games, Tampa Bay is 4-6-0 against the spread.
Guardians vs. Rays Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Shane Bieber
- The Guardians have gone 19-12-0 against the spread when Bieber starts.
- The Guardians have a 16-7 record in Bieber’s 23 starts this season when they were favored on the moneyline.
- Bieber’s team has won 20 of his 31 starts.
- Bieber has had 31 starts that oddsmakers set a total for this season, and 12 of those outings finished over the total.
Projected starter: Shane McClanahan
- McClanahan and his team have a record of 14-15-0 against the spread when he starts.
- His team has been victorious in 50% of the games he’s started as the moneyline underdog with a record of 3-3.
- McClanahan’s team has won 16 of his 29 starts this season.
- In McClanahan’s 29 starts with a total, the teams have hit the over 12 times.
Guardians Batting Leaders
- Jose Ramirez has put up a team-best 29 home runs and 126 runs batted in.
- In MLB, Ramirez ranks 24th in homers and third in RBI.
- Ramirez enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .429 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and seven RBI.
- Steven Kwan has a club-leading .298 batting average.
- Kwan ranks 267th in homers and 136th in RBI this year.
- Amed Rosario is hitting .283 with 26 doubles, nine triples, 11 home runs and 25 walks.
- Rosario has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with an RBI.
- Andres Gimenez is hitting .295 with 26 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 34 walks.
Rays Batting Leaders
- Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay with a .296 batting average. He’s also hit nine homers and has 57 RBI.
- Diaz is 203rd in homers and 117th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
- Randy Arozarena leads Tampa Bay in home runs with 20 and runs batted in with 89.
- Arozarena ranks 64th overall in homers and 24th in RBI this season.
- Harold Ramirez has collected 121 base hits, an OBP of .343 and a slugging percentage of .404 this season.
- Isaac Paredes is slugging .435 this season, with a team-best 20 homers while driving in 45 runs.
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