Guardians vs Yankees Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Aug 21

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New York Yankees' Aaron Judge during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles Thursday, May 25, 2023, in New York. The Orioles won 3-1.
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  • The Yankees are -185 favorites vs the Guardians
  • Guardians vs Yankees Over / Under today: 8.5 Runs
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The Cleveland Guardians (+150) visit Yankee Stadium to take on the New York Yankees (-185) on Wednesday, August 21, 2024. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm EDT in New York City, NY.

This season, the Guardians are 73-52 against the spread (ATS), while the Yankees are 66-60 ATS.

Guardians vs Yankees Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Guardians starting pitcher: Joey Cantillo 0-2, 6.40 ERA
  • Yankees starting pitcher: Nestor Cortes 6-10, 4.22 ERA

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

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Guardians+1.5 -140O 8 -105+150
Yankees -1.5 +115U 8 -125-185

Guardians vs Yankees Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Yankees will win Wednesday‘s MLB game with 57.4% 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 Guardians players for Wednesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Guardians Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Steven Kwan has hit the Home Runs Over in 7 of his last 50 games (+33.50 Units / 67% ROI)
  • Steven Kwan has hit the Hits Under in 22 of his last 25 away games (+17.60 Units / 34% ROI)
  • Andres Gimenez has hit the Runs Under in 28 of his last 35 games (+13.65 Units / 19% ROI)
  • Steven Kwan has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 18 of his last 25 away games (+12.20 Units / 45% ROI)
  • Steven Kwan has hit the Total Bases Under in 15 of his last 17 away games (+12.15 Units / 46% ROI)

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

Best Yankees Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Anthony Volpe has hit the Home Runs Over in 5 of his last 25 games (+23.00 Units / 92% ROI)
  • Jose Trevino has hit the Singles Under in 21 of his last 25 games (+16.25 Units / 53% ROI)
  • Aaron Judge has hit the Hits Over in 16 of his last 21 games (+14.35 Units / 41% ROI)
  • Jose Trevino has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in his last 11 games at home (+11.25 Units / 70% ROI)
  • Austin Wells has hit the Total Bases Over in his last 10 games at home (+10.95 Units / 78% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the Moneyline in 73 of their last 125 games (+13.67 Units / 9% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the Team Total Under in 22 of their last 31 away games (+11.80 Units / 33% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the Game Total Under in 35 of their last 60 away games (+11.00 Units / 17% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 5 of their last 6 away games (+4.80 Units / 80% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have covered the Run Line in 6 of their last 9 games (+2.65 Units / 19% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the Game Total Over in 46 of their last 69 games (+22.45 Units / 29% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have covered the Run Line in 51 of their last 92 games (+13.80 Units / 12% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the Team Total Under in 15 of their last 23 games at home (+6.60 Units / 25% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 4 of their last 5 games (+2.85 Units / 50% ROI)

Guardians Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Guardians are 62-63 against the Run Line (-0.2 Units / -0.13% ROI).

  • 73-52 when betting on the Moneyline for +13.67 Units / 8.59% ROI
  • 60-58 when betting on the total runs Over for -4.05 Units / -2.93% ROI
  • 58-60 when betting on the total runs Under for -7.95 Units / -5.8% ROI

Yankees Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Yankees are 66-60 against the Run Line (+10.1 Units / 6.57% ROI).

  • 73-53 when betting on the Moneyline for -7.25 Units / -3.75% ROI
  • 69-53 when betting on the total runs Over for +10.3 Units / 7.41% ROI
  • 53-69 when betting on the total runs Under for -22.8 Units / -16.48% ROI

Yankees vs Guardians Home Run Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Aaron Judge (NYY) 0.5 +220 0.5 -275
Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) 0.5 +260 0.5 -350
Jose Ramirez (CLE) 0.5 +320 0.5 -400
Juan Soto (NYY) 0.5 +360 0.5 -500
Jhonkensy Noel (CLE) 0.5 +360 0.5 -500

Yankees vs Guardians Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Lane Thomas (CLE) 0.5 -250 0.5 +180
Jose Ramirez (CLE) 0.5 -250 0.5 +190
Gleyber Torres (NYY) 0.5 -250 0.5 +180
Steven Kwan (CLE) 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Aaron Judge (NYY) 0.5 -225 0.5 +165

Yankees vs Guardians RBI Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Aaron Judge (NYY) 0.5 -105 0.5 -125
Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) 0.5 +105 0.5 -135
Jose Ramirez (CLE) 0.5 +135 0.5 -175
Juan Soto (NYY) 0.5 +160 0.5 -210
David Fry (CLE) 0.5 +175 0.5 -250

Yankees vs Guardians Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Joey Cantillo (CLE) 4.5 +110 4.5 -145
Nestor Cortes (NYY) 5.5 +125 5.5 -160

Joey Cantillo has a strike rate of just 57% (100/174) this month (2 games) — 5th lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 6 total IP; League Avg: 64% — third Percentile.

Opponents have a chase percentage of just 17% (15/91) against Joey Cantillo this month (2 games) — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 6 total IP; League Avg: 29% — 0 Percentile.

Joey Cantillo has allowed three-ball counts to 33% of batters they faced (13/40 PA’s) this month (2 games) — 5th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 6 total IP; League Avg: 20% — third Percentile.

Joey Cantillo has thrown off-speed pitches 56% of the time (75/134) against right-handed batters this month (2 games) — 15th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 6 total NonFB; League Avg: 44% — 86th Percentile.

Yankees Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Nestor Cortes has allowed a slugging percentage of .548 (115 Total Bases / 210 ABs) when going through the lineup the second time in a game this season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .388 — third Percentile.

Opponents have a groundball rate of just 31% (129/417) against Nestor Cortes this season — lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 43% — first Percentile.

Nestor Cortes has allowed an OPS of .887 (225 PA’s) when going through the lineup the second time in a game this season — 4th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .677 — seventh Percentile.

Opponents have a groundball rate of just 31% (77/249) against Nestor Cortes in two-strike counts since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 114 total IP; League Avg: 45% — first Percentile.

Guardians Keys to the Game vs. the Yankees

The Guardians are 22-22 (.500) when allowing 2 or more home runs this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .295.

The Guardians are 24-11 (.686) after a home win this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .521.

The Guardians are 37-158 (.190) when trailing entering the 7th inning since the 2022 season — tied for 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .134.

The Guardians are 60-2 (.968) when leading entering the 8th inning this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .895.

Yankees Keys to the Game vs. the Guardians

The Yankees are 25-12 (.676) after a road win this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .468.

The Yankees are 27-20 (.574) after a win as underdogs since the 2022 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .416.

The Yankees are 71-23 (.755) when they’ve scored in the first inning since the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .626.

The Yankees are 71-39 (.645) when allowing 5 or more extra base hits this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .538.

Guardians hitters have put just 34% of balls in play to the left side of the field since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 38%.

Guardians hitters have just 2,218 strikeouts in 12,054 PA’s (18%) against RHP since the 2022 season — best in MLB; League Avg: 23%.

Guardians hitters had a Hard-Hit Rate of just 34% against RHP in the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 40%.

The Guardians have barrels in 4% of PA’s since last season (391/10,721) — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 5%.

Yankees hitters have drawn 166 walks in 1,367 PA’s (12%) against LHP this season — best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Yankees hitters have an OBP of .337 (3,513 PA’s) against RHP this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .311.

The Yankees have barrels in 7% of PA’s this season (323/4,880) — best in MLB; League Avg: 5%.

Yankees hitters have drawn 78 walks in 611 PA’s (13%) when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game this season — best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Opponents have a groundball batting average of just .197 against Guardians pitchers with runners on base this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .261.

Opponents have a groundball batting average of just .221 against Guardians pitchers this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .249.

Opponents have a groundball batting average of just .226 against Guardians pitchers with runners on base since last season — best in MLB; League Avg: .260.

The Guardians have allowed 0.84 runs per game (105/125) in late innings this season — best in MLB; League Avg: 1.28.

The longest HR allowed by the Yankees pitchers in the 2023 season traveled 536.1 feet — — longest in MLB; League Avg: 473.2

The Yankees have won 41% of road games in which their opponents scored first this season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 26%.

Opponents have a miss rate of 27% against Yankees pitchers this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: 25%.

Opponents have a miss rate of 27% against Yankees pitchers since the 2022 season — tied for 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: 26%.

Yankees vs. Guardians Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets 

  • Jonathan Loaisiga (New York Yankees): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Jasson Dominguez (New York Yankees): Oblique, 7-Day IL
  • Everson Pereira (New York Yankees): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Giancarlo Stanton (New York Yankees): Hamstring, 10-Day IL
  • Clayton Beeter (New York Yankees): Shoulder, 7-Day IL
  • Clarke Schmidt (New York Yankees): Lat, 60-Day IL
  • Jon Berti (New York Yankees): Calf, 60-Day IL
  • Ian Hamilton (New York Yankees): Lat, 15-Day IL
  • Anthony Rizzo (New York Yankees): Forearm, 60-Day IL
  • Jose Trevino (New York Yankees): Quadriceps, 10-Day IL
  • Luis Ortiz (Cleveland Guardians): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Sam Hentges (Cleveland Guardians): Shoulder, 15-Day IL
  • Shane Bieber (Cleveland Guardians): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Trevor Stephan (Cleveland Guardians): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • James Karinchak (Cleveland Guardians): Shoulder, 60-Day IL

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