Astros vs Guardians Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Apr 20

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The Houston Astros (-105) visit Progressive Field to take on the Cleveland Guardians (-115) on April 20, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 6:10 pm in Cleveland, OH.

This season, the Astros are 8-15 against the spread (ATS), while the Guardians are 13-10 ATS.

Astros vs Guardians Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Astros starting pitcher: Spencer Arrighetti 1-0, 1.50 ERA
  • Guardians starting pitcher: Slade Cecconi 0-2, 5.04 ERA

Astros vs. Guardians Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

Astros vs Guardians Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Guardians will win Monday‘s MLB game with 53.3% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Astros players for Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Astros Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Yordan Alvarez has hit the Home Runs Over in 6 of his last 10 games (+14.90 Units / 149% ROI)
  • Carlos Correa has hit the Runs Over in 16 of his last 25 away games (+11.70 Units / 46% ROI)
  • Christian Walker has hit the Hits Over in 19 of his last 25 away games (+10.95 Units / 25% ROI)
  • Christian Walker has hit the Total Bases Over in 17 of his last 25 away games (+9.95 Units / 35% ROI)
  • Yordan Alvarez has hit the RBIs Over in 8 of his last 10 games (+9.05 Units / 90% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Guardians players for Monday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Guardians Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Brayan Rocchio has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 6 games (+19.00 Units / 317% ROI)
  • Steven Kwan has hit the Hits Under in 15 of his last 25 games at home (+10.25 Units / 28% ROI)
  • Kyle Manzardo has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 12 of his last 15 games at home (+8.80 Units / 45% ROI)
  • Daniel Schneemann has hit the Runs Over in his last 5 games (+8.55 Units / 171% ROI)
  • Chase DeLauter has hit the Walks Over in 7 of his last 10 games (+8.25 Units / 82% ROI)
  • The Houston Astros have hit the Game Total Over in 16 of their last 21 games (+10.20 Units / 43% ROI)
  • The Houston Astros have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 25 of their last 40 away games (+7.75 Units / 16% ROI)
  • The Houston Astros have hit the Team Total Over in 13 of their last 21 games (+3.55 Units / 14% ROI)
  • The Houston Astros have covered the Run Line in 27 of their last 50 away games (+3.25 Units / 5% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the Moneyline in 33 of their last 50 games (+19.25 Units / 33% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have covered the Run Line in 31 of their last 50 games (+14.60 Units / 23% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 23 of their last 50 games (+10.40 Units / 18% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the Game Total Under in 30 of their last 50 games (+10.10 Units / 18% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 30 of their last 50 games (+9.65 Units / 17% ROI)

Astros Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Astros are 8-15 against the Run Line (-6.85 Units / -25.95% ROI).

  • 8-15 when betting on the Moneyline for -11.8 Units / -37.7% ROI
  • 16-7 when betting on the total runs Over for +7.9 Units / 30.38% ROI
  • 7-16 when betting on the total runs Under for -10.3 Units / -41.87% ROI

Guardians Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Guardians are 13-10 against the Run Line (+3.2 Units / 10.98% ROI).

  • 13-10 when betting on the Moneyline for +5.4 Units / 21.22% ROI
  • 11-12 when betting on the total runs Over for -2 Units / -7.92% ROI
  • 12-11 when betting on the total runs Under for -0.15 Units / -0.59% ROI

Guardians vs Astros Home Run Prop Bets Today

Yes
Yordan Alvarez +350
Christian Walker +450
Jose Ramirez +475
Chase DeLauter +525
Kyle Manzardo +550

Guardians vs Astros Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Yordan Alvarez 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Jose Altuve 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Steven Kwan 0.5 -220 0.5 +160
Carlos Correa 0.5 -210 0.5 +155
Chase DeLauter 0.5 -200 0.5 +145

Guardians vs Astros Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Christian Walker 0.5 -275 0.5 +195
Cam Smith 0.5 -235 0.5 +175
Bo Naylor 0.5 -220 0.5 +160
Chase DeLauter 0.5 -210 0.5 +155
Dustin Harris 0.5 -190 0.5 +140

Astros Keys to the Game vs. the Guardians

The Astros are just 8-14 (.364) when allowing 5 or more extra base hits this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .524.

The Astros are just 1-9 (.100) on the road this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .448.

The Astros are just 1-9 (.100) when scoring 4 or fewer runs this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .285.

The Astros were 56-7 (.889) when they scored 5 or more runs in the 2025 season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .797.

Guardians Keys to the Game vs. the Astros

The Guardians are just 3-9 (.250) after a win this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .540.

The Guardians are 36-4 (.878) when they’ve had 10 or more hits since the 2025 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .749.

The Guardians were 33-4 (.868) when they had 10 or more hits in the 2025 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .743.

The Guardians are just 0-9 (.000) when trailing entering the 9th inning this season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .051.

Astros hitters have struck out in just 9% of their PA’s against LHP over the past seven days (3 games) — best in MLB.

Astros hitters have an OPS of 1.254 (50 PA’s) in lefty-lefty matchups this season — best in MLB.

Astros hitters have an OPS of .933 (159 PA’s) in lefty-lefty matchups since the 2025 season — best in MLB.

Astros hitters are slugging .814 in lefty-lefty matchups this season — best in MLB.

The Guardians batted just .223 against LHP in the 2025 season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

Guardians hitters are averaging 4.19 pitches per plate appearance this season — highest in MLB.

Guardians hitters have struck out in 35% of their PA’s in righty-righty matchups this season — highest in MLB.

The Guardians are batting just .191 in righty-righty matchups since the 2025 season — lowest in MLB.

Astros pitchers have an ERA of 7.98 (82.1 IP) on the road this season — highest in MLB.

The Astros have allowed 7.50 runs per game (75/10) on the road this season — highest in MLB.

Opponents have a miss rate of 28% against Astros pitchers since the 2025 season — best in MLB.

Astros pitchers had a strikeout rate of 25% in the 2025 season — best in MLB.

Guardians pitchers have a strikeout rate of 39% in close and late situations this season — best in MLB.

Guardians pitchers have a strikeout rate of 27% this season — best in MLB.

Guardians pitchers had an ERA of 3.72 (706.0 IP) on the road in the 2025 season — tied for best in MLB.

Opponents had a chase percentage of just 26% against the Guardians pitchers in the 2025 season — lowest in MLB.

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