A full MLB slate is scheduled for Saturday, which includes Game 2 of an American League series between the Cleveland Guardians and the Houston Astros.
This game between the Guardians and the Astros is scheduled for Saturday June 20 and has an expected first pitch time of 7:15 PM ET. The game is being played at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas and is being broadcast on MLB.TV/FOX.
Our article will preview this game between the Guardians and Astros by providing you with our best bet for the game, as well as our favorite player prop.
Additionally, we will include the current betting odds for this game, plus the home run odds for the best players from both teams.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Houston Astros betting picks and predictions
Houston Astros ML (-140)
Our top pick for this game targets the Astros to win. They have admittingly had a poor start to the season, as they are several games under .500 and are in fourth place in the American League West division.
That being said, Houston is set to start one of its best pitchers in Game 2 of this series, that being Spencer Arrighetti.
So far this season Arrighetti has posted a record of 7-2, but more impressively, an ERA of 2.57.
Pitching at home has been a major strength for him as well, as Arrighetti has a home ERA of 2.22, having allowed six earned runs over 24.1 innings in four starts.
The Guardians, on the other hand, enter this game with a winning record and are tied for first place in the American League Central division. However, Cleveland is starting Joey Cantillo, who has a record of 5-3 and an ERA of 4.38.
Cantillo has especially been poor on the road this season, having posted an ERA of 4.93 in eight starts, and has allowed 23 runs (21 earned) over 38.1 innings.
Even though the Astros have been inconsistent this season, their strong advantage in starting pitching makes backing the Astros to win our best bet.
Yordan Alvarez to hit a home run (+265)
Our favorite player prop for this game looks for the Astros' Yordan Alvarez to hit a home run.
He not only leads the Astros in batting average this season (.325), but he also leads the team in home runs with 24. Further, he has the second most home runs in the entire league.
Despite Cantillo being a left-handed pitcher, Alvarez has still hit eight home runs against them so far this season. He has also hit 11 of his 24 home runs at home, where this game will be played.
More specifically, against Cleveland this season, Alvarez has hit well over .400, which includes a home run.
Therefore, because of his overall success this season as a whole and against the Guardians, backing Alvarez to hit a home run in Game 2 of this series is our play.
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Cleveland Guardians vs. Houston Astros odds
Cleveland Guardians | +120 ML |
Houston Astros | -140 ML |
Run Line | HOU Astros -1.5 |
Total | O/U 8.5 |
Cleveland Guardians vs. Houston Astros player props
Player home run odds
Yordan Alvarez (Houston Astros) | +265 |
Christian Walker (Houston Astros) | +375 |
Kyle Manzardo (Cleveland Guardians) | +425 |
Rhys Hoskins (Cleveland Guardians) | +450 |
Isaac Paredes (Houston Astros) | +550 |
Travis Bazzana (Cleveland Guardians) | +575 |
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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.
