The Cleveland Guardians are visiting the Athletics on Friday, June 20^th at the Sutter Health Park in the opening game of this series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cleveland Guardians vs Athletics Prediction. We will examine:
The Athletics recent form and player performance
The Cleveland Guardians recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Athletics
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Cleveland Guardians
Recent betting trends in games played between the Cleveland Guardians vs Athletics
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Cleveland Guardians vs Athletics game

Athletics Preview

The Athletics have a 31-46 record this season and are sitting on the last place of the AL West. The Athletics have a 14-25 home record and are 43-29 in over/under They are coming off a 6-4 home victory over the Astros, and are 5-2 in their last 7 games. Over is 3-0 in their last 3 games and are playing the Yankees and the Tigers next.

The Athletics have a .252 batting average this season, .320 OBP and .418 Slugging percentage. Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.53 ERA and 1.51 WHIP. Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 101 hits and a team-high .359 batting average, while Tyler Soderstrom leads the team with 45 RBI, and Brent Rooker adds a team-high 15 home runs.

Jeffrey Springs (L) is the projected starter for the Athletics, and he has a 5-5 record, 4.52 ERA and 1.29 WHIP. He has been weaker at home, with a 5.51 ERA across six home games. He has 3+ earned runs in four of his last five starts. Jeffrey Springs is 0-1 with an ERA of 2.63 and 14 strikeouts in 4 appearances versus the Guardians in his career.

Cleveland Guardians Preview

The Cleveland Guardians have a 37-36 record this season and are sitting on the second place of the AL Central. The Guardians have a 18-21 road record and are 33-37 in over/under They are coming off a 1-2 road defeat by the Giants, which snapped their previous two-game winning streak. Under is 4-0 in their last 4 games and are playing the Blue Jays and the Giants next.

The Guardians have a .231 batting average this season, .301 OBP and .372 Slugging percentage. Cleveland’s pitching staff has a 3.91 ERA and 1.37 WHIP. Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 85 hits and a team-high .318 batting average, while leading the team in home runs, with 13. Carlos Santana leads the team in RBI, with 36.

Tanner Bibee (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Guardians, and he has a 4-6 record, 3.79 ERA and 1.21 WHIP. He has been weaker on the road with a 4.84 ERA across 8 road starts, and he has given up 2+ runs in his last four starts. Tanner Bibee is 1-0 with an ERA of 4.66 and 12 strikeouts in 2 appearances against the Oakland Athletics in his career.

Why the Athletics will win

The Athletics have won each of their last four games as underdogs against AL Central opponents.
The Guardians have lost seven of their last eight night games against AL West opponents.
The Guardians have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight night games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last five games as underdogs after going to extra innings.
The Athletics have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games against AL Central opponents.
The Athletics have led after 5 innings in three of their last four games against AL Central opponents.

Why the Cleveland Guardians will win

The Athletics have lost each of their last seven home games following an extra innings win.
The Guardians have won 10 of their last 11 games against the Athletics.
The Guardians have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against the Athletics.
The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games against the Guardians following a home win.
The Guardians have led after 3 innings in each of their last five road games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
The Guardians have led after 5 innings in seven of their last eight games against the Athletics.

Total Runs Facts

Each of the Guardians’ last four games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Six of the Athletics’ last seven games as underdogs against the Guardians have gone OVER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Guardians’ last eight games as favorites.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of the Athletics’ last six home games against AL Central opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

The Athletics rank 30th in the league for ERA this season (5.53).
The Athletics rank 30th in the league for walks allowed this season (294).
The Guardians rank 29th in the league for hits this season (548).
The Guardians rank T26th in the league for doubles this season (101).

Cleveland Guardians vs Athletics Prediction

The Guardiansare 9-1 in their last 10 overall meetings against the Athletics, and are 3-1 in their last 4 visits in Oakland. Over is 6-1 in their last 7 meetings.
In this Cleveland GuardiansvsAthleticsPrediction, the Guardiansare coming as -125 road favorites. Cleveland is rightfully favored, as they have a better overall record, but they have been below average on the road, while the Athletics have been terrible at home. The A’s have by far the worst bullpen in the league, but they have a better offense than the Guardians. Springs has a good history against the Guardians bats, and the A’s are playing their second straight series at home, while this will be the third straight road series for the Guardians. I like the Athletics as home dogs in this spot, so take the Athletics at plus money in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Athletics +100