Guardians vs. Rangers Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 23

Updated Aug. 23, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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Tanner Bibee and the Cleveland Guardians will take the field against the Texas Rangers and projected starter Nathan Eovaldi on Friday at Progressive Field. Bookmakers list the Guardians as -145 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Rangers +122 moneyline odds. Cleveland is favored on the run line (-1.5). The total is 7 runs for the game (with -118 odds to hit the over and -102 odds to go under).

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

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Guardians vs. Rangers Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, August 23, 2024 at 7:10 p.m. ET
• Where: Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio
• How to Watch on TV: BSGL

Guardians vs. Rangers Prediction

• Score Prediction: Guardians 4, Rangers 3
• Total Prediction: Over 7 runs
• Win Probabilities: Guardians 57%, Rangers 43%

Guardians vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Guardians have been favorites in 77 games this season and won 51 (66.2%) of those contests.
• Cleveland has a record of 18-10, a 64.3% win rate, when favored by -145 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the Guardians, based on the moneyline, is 59.2%.
• The Rangers have been underdogs in 54 games this season and have come away with the win 17 times (31.5%) in those contests.
• Texas has a mark of 5-12 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +122 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 45% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

TEX 5 · CLE 3

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Texas Rangers

TEX

+1.5

+123

O 7

Cleveland Guardians

CLE

-1.5

-146

U 7

Guardians Recent Betting Performance

• The Guardians were the moneyline favorite for three of their last 10 games, and finished 2-1 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 outings, the Guardians and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total four times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Guardians' ATS record is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Guardians Recent Stats

Guardians Player Insights

• Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians in home runs (32) and runs batted in (101).
• Among all hitters in baseball, Ramirez ranks seventh in home runs and second in RBI.
• Josh Naylor is batting .239 with 19 doubles, 27 home runs and 47 walks.
• Naylor ranks 12th in home runs and seventh in RBI on the year.
• Steven Kwan has a team-high batting average of .310.
• Andres Gimenez has 18 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 23 walks while hitting .251.

Guardians Team Props

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Rangers Recent Betting Performance

• The Rangers have played as underdogs in four of their past 10 games and won one of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Rangers and their opponents have failed to hit the over seven times.
• The Rangers have four wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Rangers Recent Stats

Rangers Player Insights

• Marcus Semien is batting .244 with 24 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 51 walks.
• Among all batters in the majors, Semien's home run total ranks 55th and his RBI tally is 52nd.
• Corey Seager proven to be a run producer as he paces his team with 28 home runs and 68 RBI, with a team-leading .271 batting average.
• Seager ranks 10th among all hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 39th in RBI.
• Josh Smith has 23 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 40 walks while hitting .266.
• Adolis Garcia is batting .225 with 19 doubles, 21 home runs and 37 walks.

Rangers Team Props

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