Yankees vs. Guardians Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 21

Updated Aug. 21, 2024 7:01 p.m. ET

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Joey Cantillo will take the mound for the Cleveland Guardians against the New York Yankees and Juan Soto on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Guardians are +165 moneyline underdogs in this matchup with the favorite Yankees (-200). New York (-1.5) is favored on the run line. The over/under is 8.5 runs for this game (with -116 odds on the over and -104 odds to go under).

Here is everything you need from a betting perspective on the Yankees-Guardians game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

Guardians vs. Yankees Highlights | MLB on FOX

Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees highlights on Tuesday, August 20th.

Yankees vs. Guardians Game Information & Odds

• When: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 7:05 p.m. ET
• Where: Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
• How to Watch on TV: BSGL

Yankees vs. Guardians Prediction

• Score Prediction: Yankees 5, Guardians 4
• Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Yankees 54%, Guardians 46%

Yankees vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been favorites in 95 games this season and won 53 (55.8%) of those contests.
• New York has entered 21 games this season favored by -200 or more and is 13-8 in those contests.
• The Yankees have a 66.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Guardians have come away with 22 wins in the 46 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Cleveland has played as an underdog of +165 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 37.7% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

CLE 1 · NYY 8

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Cleveland Guardians

CLE

+1.5

+171

O 8.5

New York Yankees

NYY

-1.5

-206

U 8.5

Yankees Recent Betting Performance

• The Yankees went 5-4 over the nine games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups (all had set totals), the Yankees combined with their opponents to go over the run total five times.
• The Yankees have put together a 5-5-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Yankees Recent Stats

Yankees Player Insights

• Aaron Judge's 45 homers and 114 RBI both lead the Yankees, on top of his team-high .332 average.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Judge is first in home runs and first in RBI.
• Judge takes a hitting streak of eight games into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .447 with five doubles, four home runs, eight walks and 10 RBI.
• Soto is hitting .299 with 24 doubles, four triples, 35 home runs and 105 walks.
• Soto is fifth in home runs and seventh in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Anthony Volpe has 24 doubles, seven triples, 11 home runs and 34 walks while batting .249.
• Volpe is on a three-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .238 with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.
• Alex Verdugo is hitting .230 with 27 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 42 walks.

Yankees Team Props

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Guardians Recent Betting Performance

• The Guardians have played as underdogs in six of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Guardians and their opponents are 4-5-1 when it comes to hitting the over.
• The Guardians have five wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Guardians Recent Stats

Guardians Player Insights

• Jose Ramirez has put up a team-high 32 home runs and has driven in 101 runs.
• Ramirez ranks seventh in home runs and second in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Josh Naylor is hitting .242 with 19 doubles, 27 home runs and 46 walks.
• Naylor ranks 12th among all batters in the majors in homers, and sixth in RBI.
• Steven Kwan has accumulated a team-high batting average of .313.
• Andres Gimenez is hitting .252 with 18 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 23 walks.

Guardians Team Props

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Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees highlights on Tuesday, August 20th.

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