Guardians vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - March 28

Guardians vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - March 28

Updated Mar. 28, 2024 10:00 p.m. ET
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The Cleveland Guardians and Oakland Athletics will play on Opening Day at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum at 10:07 PM ET, with Shane Bieber and Alex Wood the starting pitchers. The Guardians are favored in this one, at -142, while the underdog Athletics have +121 odds to upset. Cleveland is a 1.5-run favorite (at +124 odds). The total is 7.5 runs for the game (with -108 odds to go over and -113 odds on the under).

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Guardians-Athletics game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Guardians vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

  • When: Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 10:07 PM ET
  • Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
  • How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CA
Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Run Line Favorite Run Line Odds Underdog Run Line Odds
Guardians -142 +121 7.5 -108 -113 -1.5 +124 -148

Guardians vs. Athletics Prediction

  • Score Prediction: Guardians 5, Athletics 4
  • Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
  • Win Probabilities: Guardians 55%, Athletics 45%

Guardians vs. Athletics Betting Insights

  • The Guardians won 50.6% of the games last season they were the moneyline favorite (40-39).
  • Cleveland had a record of 19-18 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -142 or shorter last year (51.4%).
  • The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Guardians a 58.7% chance to win.
  • Last season, the Athletics were the underdog 160 times and won 49, or 30.6%, of those games.
FINAL
CLE 8 · OAK 0
MLB
RUN LINE
TO WIN
TOTAL
Cleveland Guardians
CLE
Oakland Athletics
OAK

Guardians Player Insights

  • Jose Ramirez hit 24 home runs last season while also driving in 80 runs.
  • Steven Kwan collected 171 hits, posted an OBP of .340, and a .370 SLG.
  • Josh Naylor finished with a .308 average and 97 RBI last season.
  • Andres Gimenez hit .251 with an OBP of .314, and a slugging percentage of .399.

Guardians Team Props

Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U
Josh Naylor 0.5 (-244) 1.5 (+145) 0.5 (+750) 0.5 (+160)
Ramón Laureano 0.5 (-213) 1.5 (+135) 0.5 (+600) 0.5 (+170)
Steven Kwan 1.5 (+170) 1.5 (+125) - 0.5 (+275)
David Fry 0.5 (-200) 1.5 (+145) 0.5 (+600) 0.5 (+190)
José Ramírez 0.5 (-278) 1.5 (+100) 0.5 (+475) 0.5 (+160)

Learn more about this Guardians vs. Athletics matchup on Fox Sports.

Athletics Player Insights

  • Brent Rooker racked up 30 home runs and had 69 runs batted in last season.
  • Esteury Ruiz hit .254 with 24 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 20 walks.
  • J.D. Davis had 69 runs batted in while racking up a batting average of .248 last season.
  • Shea Langeliers hit .205 with 19 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 34 walks.

Athletics Team Props

Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U
Brent Rooker 0.5 (-145) 0.5 (-145) 0.5 (+500) 0.5 (+205)
J.D. Davis 0.5 (-145) 0.5 (-145) 0.5 (+850) 0.5 (+270)
Esteury Ruiz 0.5 (-125) 0.5 (-125) - 0.5 (+390)
Seth Brown 0.5 (-169) 0.5 (-169) 0.5 (+550) 0.5 (+210)
Nick Allen 0.5 (-125) 0.5 (-125) - 0.5 (+380)

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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