Cleveland Guardians (40-21) at Miami Marlins (21-41)
Game Info: Friday, June 7th, 2024 at 9:40 p.m. EST (loanDepot Park)
Betting Odds: Guardians -1.5 (+145) - Over/Under (7.5)
Pick: Guardians -1.5 (+145)
The Cleveland Guardians and the Miami Marlins will open up their three game weekend series here on Friday night in Florida. At the moment, these two teams are having very different seasons, as Cleveland has been one of the best teams in baseball in Miami has been one of the worst teams in baseball throughout the first couple months of the year. Both teams will look to open up this series with a much-needed victory here on Friday. They are both coming off of less than impressive showings throughout the week.
Cleveland has taken the baseball world by storm and they have raced off to a top three start in the league. Although they are coming off of a loss in their series finale against Kansas City on Thursday, they lead the Royals by four games in the American League Central division. Cleveland will look to regain the game that they lost with a victory over the Miami Marlins here on Friday night and the opening game of this series as they start this road trip after a successful 4-1 homestand. Cleveland is the second best team in the American League by record only behind the New York Yankees and so far they will look to run away with the division and a top two spot that earns them a bye into the American League Division Series.
They have been playing fantastic baseball throughout the first three months of the season, winning seven out of their last 10 to close out May and open up June. Logan Allen gets the start here on Friday night and don’t be fooled by his record because he has had some struggles throughout the early part of the year. Despite the fact that he has the best win-loss ratio on the staff, he has gotten plenty of runs support from the Guardians offense throughout his starts. However, he has also given up plenty of runs throughout his first few appearances this season and that is something that will need to change if he wants to remain successful well into the second half of the year.
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After having the day off on Thursday, Miami comes into this series at home and rested following a rough two game set against the Tampa Bay Rays. Miami was unable to pick up a victory in either game against Tampa Bay, and they will look to get back into the win column with a much-needed victory against Cleveland here on Friday night. The Miami Marlins came into the season with plenty of expectations, but they have been rather underwhelming throughout the first few months of the year. In fact, they were so bad to open up the season that they have been unable to recover, and now there are rumors that they will be major sellers at the trade deadline.
They have plenty of capital they could get from a few players if that becomes the case, and it would allow them to get a good headstart on their impending rebuild before the off-season comes around. Ryan Weathers gets the start for Miami in this game and he comes into this one with a record of 3-5 and a 3.41 Earned Run Average. He will look to grab his fourth victory of the year and cool down this red hot Cleveland offense in the process. A successful outing against one of the best offenses in baseball could be a huge momentum boost for him and Miami throughout the rest of the month.
Betting trends to consider in this matchup:
- Miami is 11-23 at home
- Cleveland is 19-13 on the road
- Cleveland is 23-12 against sub .500 teams
After dropping the finale of their series against the Kansas City Royals, I expect the Cleveland guardians to come out in the opening game of this series on Friday night and pick up the victory. Miami has been struggling all season long and I look for Cleveland to add to that with another convincing victory, as they look to strengthen their lead on the American League Central division. Not only do I look for Cleveland to grab the victory in this series opening game, but I also look for them to cover the run line on the road in Miami as well.
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