Cleveland Guardians (29-24) vs Los Angeles Dodgers (33-21)
Game Info: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 6:10 pm (Progressive Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: Cleveland Guardians +114 / Los Angeles Dodgers -135 — Over/Under: 8.5
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Guardians meet Tuesday in MLB action at Progressive Field. Here’s a Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction. This article will include a Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cleveland Guardians Pick.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 33-21 on the year and play the Yankees, Mets, and Cardinals next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .263 on the season, have a .341 OBP, and a .458 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff has a 4.05 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. Shohei Ohtani leads the Los Angeles Dodgers with 62 hits and 33 RBI, while Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts have combined for 108 hits and 66 RBI.
Dustin May gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 2-4 with a 4.09 ERA and 49 strikeouts this season. This will be May’s first career game against the Cleveland Guardians.
Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview
The Cleveland Guardians are 29-24 on the year and play the Angels, Yankees, and Astros next. The Cleveland Guardians are batting .231 on the season, have a .303 OBP, and a .375 slugging percentage. The Cleveland Guardians’ pitching staff has a 4.03 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. Steven Kwan leads the Cleveland Guardians with 65 hits and 19 RBI, while Jose Ramirez and Carlos Santana have combined for 100 hits and 53 RBI.
Tanner Bibee gets the ball for the Cleveland Guardians, and he is 3-3 with a 3.57 ERA and 43 strikeouts this season. This will be Bibee’s second career game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Dodgers have lost each of their last five games as road favorites following a road win.
- The underdogs have won four of the Guardians’ last six games.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six night games following a road win.
- The Guardians have covered the run line in seven of their last nine night games against NL West opponents following a loss.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The Guardians have lost each of their last six games against NL West opponents.
- The Dodgers have won eight of their last nine night games against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line each of their last six games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Dodgers have covered the run line in six of their last seven night games against AL Central opponents.
- The Guardians have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games at Progressive Field against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Dodgers have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games as road favorites against AL Central opponents.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
- Jose Ramirez has hit a home run in two of the Guardians’ last three home games.
- Jose Ramirez has recorded at least one Double in three of the Guardians’ last four games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Carlos Santana has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six appearances.
- Jose Ramirez has scored at least one run in each of the Guardians’ last four home games.
- Jose Ramirez has recorded a Single in seven of the Guardians’ last eight games as home underdogs.
- Jose Ramirez has recorded at least one hit in each of the Guardians’ last 17 games against NL opponents.
- Steven Kwan ranks 9th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.314) this season.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Michael Conforto has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Shohei Ohtani has hit at least one home run in four of the Dodgers’ last five games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Mookie Betts has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Dodgers’ last four games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Dustin May has recorded eight strikeouts in three of his last four appearances against AL opponents.
- Teoscar Hernandez has recorded a Single in each of his last seven appearances in night games against AL teams that held a winning record.
- Shohei Ohtani has scored at least one run in each of the Dodgers’ last six games as road favorites.
- Mookie Betts has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances with the Dodgers as road favorites against AL Central opponents.
- Freddie Freeman ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.361) this season.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction
The Dodgers have been favored more times than not, and the Guardians haven’t scored runs in recent games. With that said, May has been hittable lately, allowing 23 hits and 11 runs in his last 23.1 innings. May has a 5.40 ERA and .266 allowed batting average in 23.1 road innings. Bibee has allowed 23 hits and seven earned runs in his last 25 innings. In 24.2 home innings, Bibee is allowing a 1.46 ERA and a .207 allowed batting average. The Guardians have the pitching edge, and their offense is due. I’ll take a shot with the Guardians and the plus money.