Guardians vs. Dodgers Prediction and Odds for Sunday, June 19 (No Mookie Betts Could Stifle Dodgers' Offense)
By Josh Yourish
Cleveland’s five-game win streak came to an end on Saturday night in L.A. as the Los Angeles Dodgers managed to take it 7-1. L.A. may have won the game, but it suffered a much bigger loss in the process as Mookie Betts has been sent to the IL with cracked ribs.
The former MVP has an .884 OPS and 17 homers on the year. Betts joins Walker Buehler as Dodgers sent to the IL this week. Those are two significant injuries for the first-place Dodgers.
Though they do get a man back off the IL as Andrew Heany returns to make the start today for L.A. He will be opposed by Shane Bieber for the Guardians in Sunday's rubber match.
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Guardians vs. Dodgers Odds, Run Line and Total
Run Line
- Guardians +1.5 (-155)
- Dodgers -1.5 (+127)
Moneyline
- Guardians +144
- Dodgers -154
Total
- 7.5 (Over -120 / Under +100)
Guardians vs. Dodgers Prediction and Pick
Heaney has not pitched since April 17, but in his two starts this year did not give up an earned run. He may have an advantage against the Cleveland lineup on Sunday because the Guardians struggle against left-handed pitching.
They have an OPS of just .632 against left-handers compared to .717 against right-handed pitching. Even Jose Ramierez has had struggles against southpaws, relative to his immense success this season. Against righties his OPS is 1.127 and facing lefties, it is only .823.
Former Cy Young winner Shane Bieber goes for the Guardians and he has a 3.01 ERA to go along with a 2.71 FIP. His strikeouts are down this year, but he seems to be trending the right direction with an 11-strikeout game this month.
Cleveland’s offense struggles against lefties, mostly any offense struggles against Shane Bieber, and no Mookie Betts in the lineup explains the low total, but I still like the under today.
Pick: Under 7.5 (+100)
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