Cleveland (64-62) vs Texas (63-66)
August 22, 2025 at 08:05 PM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Texas -175 — Over/Under: +7.5
The Cleveland Guardians and the Texas Rangers meet Friday in MLB action from Globe Life Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cleveland Guardians vs. Texas Rangers prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Cleveland Guardians will send out Slade Cecconi for the start here and Cecconi is 5-6 with a 4.50 ERA and 76 strikeouts this season. This will be Cecconi’s first career start against Texas. Nathan Eovaldi will get the start for the Rangers here and is 11-3 with a 1.76 ERA and 120 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Guardians, Eovaldi is 1-1 with a 4.97 ERA and 24 strikeouts.
Cleveland Guardians Recap
The Cleveland Guardians come into this game looking to rebound from their 3-2 loss at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks last time out to sit at 64-62 this season. After this series, the Guardians will head home for a series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Guardians Drop 5 Of Their Last 6 Games
Steven Kwan has 133 hits as part of a .277 batting average and 10 home runs, 22 doubles and 40 RBIs. Kyle Manzardo has 81 hits with 14 doubles, 2 triples, 21 home runs and 55 RBIs as well this year. Gabriel Arias has 20 doubles but also 116 strikeouts and Manzardo has 102 strikeouts so far this season. Arias has also added 9 home runs and 45 RBIs and Jose Ramirez has chipped in 26 home runs and 66 RBIs with 36 stolen bases as well. Carlos Santana has also added 88 hits with 11 home runs and 52 RBIs as well this season.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
The Guardians have won each of their last seven night games against American League opponents.
The Rangers have lost each of their last four games as favorites.
The Guardians have covered the run line in each of their last nine games against American League opponents following an extra innings loss.
The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games at Globe Life Field.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
Jose Ramirez has hit a home run in four of the Guardians’ last five games as road underdogs against AL West opponents.
Brayan Rocchio has recorded at least one hit in each of the Guardians’ last eight games against AL opponents.
Jose Ramirez ranks T2nd in the league in Steals (36) this season.
Texas Rangers Recap
The Texas Rangers come into this game looking to rebound from their loss at the hands of the Royals last time out by a final score of 6-4. After this series, the Rangers will take on the Los Angeles Angels in a series at home.
Rangers Drop 7 Of Their Last 9
Corey Seager has 97 hits including 19 home runs and 46 RBIs while Adolis Garcia has 98 hits with 24 doubles, 16 home runs, 64 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. Josh Jung has 84 hits with 12 doubles, 11 home runs and 45 RBIs while Wyatt Langford has 97 hits with 18 doubles, 18 home runs, 51 RBIs and 16 stolen bases and Jonah Heim has 9 homers and 38 RBIs. Josh Smith has chipped in 106 hits with 21 doubles, 9 home runs and 32 RBIs with 9 stolen bases and Marcus Semien’s added 108 hits with 16 doubles, 15 homers and 62 RBIs but has 93 strikeouts this season.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
The Rangers have won each of their last eight games as home favorites against American League opponents.
The Guardians have lost five of their last six games.
The Rangers have covered the run line each of their last six home games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
Nathan Eovaldi has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last five home appearances against AL Central opponents.
Jake Burger has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine home appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Nathan Eovaldi has recorded a win in each of his last six appearances against AL opponents.
Adolis Garcia has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances with the Rangers as favorites.
Adolis Garcia has hit a home run in each of the Rangers’ last two home games against the Guardians.
Total Runs Facts
Each of the Rangers’ last six games as favorites against AL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Five of the Guardians’ last six games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Texas Rangers Prediction
I’m backing the Rangers here. I get the case to be made for the Guardians as it feels odd to lay this kind of price with the Rangers given that Texas hasn’t been the strongest offense up to this point, and they’ve found a way to lose a lot of games. However, the Guardians don’t have the most consistent offense either right now, and Slade Cecconi’s really struggled in some of his recent starts, so much so that a struggling Guardians offense that gets behind Cecconi’s 8-ball early, could be too much to come back from. Give me the Rangers in this one behind another strong start from Eovaldi.