Chicago Cubs vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction MLB Picks 8/13/24

Cleveland Guardians (69-49) vs Chicago Cubs (59-60)

Game Info: Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 6:40 pm (Progressive Field)

Matthew Boyd (0-0) (0.00) vs Javier Assad (5-3) (3.24)

Betting Odds: Cleveland Guardians -122 / Chicago Cubs +103 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

In this article, we will formulate a Chicago Cubs vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, August 13th, at Target Field. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Cubs recent form and recent player performance

-The Guardians recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Chicago

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Cleveland

-Recent betting trends in games played between Chicago and Cleveland

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Cubs and Guardians.

Cubs Fell Just Short

The Cubs almost were able to come back against the Cleveland Guardians, but it wasn’t enough as they ended up losing 9-8. Ian Happ hit a home run and drove in two RBIs. The Cubs are averaging 4.27 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.14 runs per game. The offense is ranked 19th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 9th. They have a positive run differential of 0.08 which is 17th in the league. Ian Happ has hit 19 home runs and driven in 65 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Cubs will be Javier Assad who sits with a 5-3 record and an ERA of 3.34. In his last start against the Minnesota Twins he went four innings giving up three hits and two runs.

Guardians Held On

The Guardians scored nine runs on Monday and that was enough for the victory. Steven Kwan hit a home run and drove in two RBIs. Jhonskensy Kneal hit two home runs and drove in four RBIs. The Guardians are averaging 4.59 runs, while their pitching is giving up 3.96 runs per game. The offense is ranked 12th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 2nd. They do have a positive run differential of 0.63 which is 7th in the league. Jose Ramirez is having a strong season, hitting 31 home runs and driving in 97 RBIs. Getting the start for the Guardians will be Matthew Boyd who spent last season with the Detroit Tigers.

Chicago Cubs vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction

This is a great spot to take the Cubs. Assad sits with an ERA of 3.34 and the Guardians' offense is going to struggle here. The last couple of weeks of the Guardians offense has been inconsistent and that is going to be the difference here. Look for the Guardians to fail to score even three runs total here, and that is going to be the difference here, as the Cubs will come out on top. Back the Cubs on the money line.