Guardians vs. Yankees Prediction and Odds for Game 2 of ALDS (Under has Value with Bieber, Cortes on Mound)

UPDATE: Game 2 between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians has been postponed until Friday.

The Yankees pulled away in Game 1 after falling behind early and take a 1-0 series lead in the best of five American League Divisional Series.

The Yankees turn to lefty Nestor Cortes to make it two in a row over the Guardians. Cleveland counters with their ace in Shane Bieber, who tossed seven-and-two-thirds innings of one run baseball in the AL Wild Card round.

Who has the edge?

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Guardians vs. Yankees Odds, Run Line and Total

Guardians vs. Yankees Prediction and Pick

Bieber was at the top of his game against the Rays, making one mistake during nearly eight innings of work on Friday, a solo home run by Jose Siri in the sixth inning. Besides that, it was a Bieber masterclass and I believe that he can shove again against this Yankees lineup.

Bieber has been getting better and better as the season has gone on, pitching to 2.48 ERA since the All-Star Break. He has nearly doubled his strikeout-to-walk ratio looking at first half to second half going from 4.24 to 8.36. I don't believe this Yankees lineup is deep enough to challenge Bieber and he can get through this game relatively unscathed.

However, the Guardians are hitting below .240 as a team against lefties and are struggling at the plate in the postseason. The team has scored four runs in three games against the Rays and Yankees and I'm concerned that they can challenge Cortes.

I'll go with the under on Thursday night with two excellent pitchers on the mound.

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