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The Cleveland Guardians (81-61) and LA Dodgers (85-57) wrap up a 3-game interleague series Sunday. First pitch from Dodger Stadium is set for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Guardians vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Tied 1-1
The Dodgers jumped all over SP Gavin Williams for 5 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks in just 2/3rds of an inning in a 7-2 victory Saturday. Los Angeles plated 6 runs in the bottom of the 1st and led wire-to-wire. The total (9) ended up as a push as there was no scoring in the final 5 frames.
The Guardians slipped to 6-9 across the past 15 road outings, while going 3-5 in the previous 8 interleague contests. The Under is 8-3-1 in the previous 12 tries against National League foes, too.
For the Dodgers, they improved to an impressive 11-4 in the previous 15 interleague contests, while going 12-3 in the previous 15 against the American League at Dodger Stadium. The Over is 7-2-1 in the past 10 outings after the push.
Guardians at Dodgers projected starters
RHP Tanner Bibee vs. RHP Jack Flaherty
Bibee (11-6, 3.56 ERA) makes his 28th start. He has a 1.12 WHIP, 2.3 BB/9 and 9.8 K/9 in 149 innings.
- Last start: Win, 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 K in 7-1 victory at Kansas City Royals Tuesday
- 2024 road splits: 7-3, 2.71 ERA, 79 2/3 IP, 24 ER, 10 HR, 1.03 WHIP, .216 opponents’ batting average (OBA), 19 BB, 78 K in 14 starts
- Has never faced Dodgers
Flaherty (11-6, 3.01 ERA) makes his 25th start. He has a 1.04 WHIP, 1.9 BB/9 and 11.1 K/9 in 140 2/3 innings for the Tigers and Dodgers this season.
- Last start: Win, 5 2/3 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 7 K in 11-6 victory at Arizona Diamondbacks Monday
- 2024 home splits: 4-4, 3.69 ERA (61 IP, 25 ER), 11 HR, 1.16 WHIP, .248 OBA, 13 BB, 75 K in 10 starts
- Career vs. Guardians: 1-2, 2.38 ERA (34 IP, 9 ER), 5 HR, 1.09 WHIP, 7.9 K/9 in 6 starts
- 2024 vs. Guardians: 1-1, 1.50 ERA (18 IP, 3 ER), 2 HR, 0.89 WHIP, 8 K/9 in 3 starts
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Guardians at Dodgers odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Guardians +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Dodgers -166 (bet $166 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Guardians +1.5 (-146) | Dodgers -1.5 (+122)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Guardians at Dodgers picks and predictions
Prediction
Dodgers 3, Guardians 2
Moneyline
The DODGERS (-166) are a decent play as moderate favorites in this interleague series finale.
This is an extremely even pitching matchup, but the edge goes to LA. Flaherty knows the Guardians well, and that should be the slight difference.
Run line/Against the spread
Since I see this as a 1-run game, I’m backing the GUARDIANS +1.5 (-146) against the spread even though I’m backing the Dodgers ML (-166). Just don’t bet more than 1½ units total between the 2 options.
Cleveland isn’t priced out of line. Bibee might be the team’s most consistent pitcher, and it is worth playing with the right-hander making his foray into Dodger Stadium.
This is going to be a pitcher’s duel, as the splits for Bibee and Flaherty are nearly identical.
Over/Under
UNDER 8.5 (-110) might be the best play on the board under the Southern California sun in this finale.
The Under has dominated for Cleveland lately, going 3-0-2 on the current road trip, and 5-0-2 in the past 7 games.
For LA, the Under is 2-1-1 in the past 4 games after a 6-0 run to the Over. The total has gone low at a 2-0-1 pace in the past 3 at home, too.
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