Yankees vs Guardians Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Jun 9

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan tosses his bat after walking against the New York Yankees during the first inning in Game 4 of the baseball AL Championship Series Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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The New York Yankees (-140) visit Progressive Field to take on the Cleveland Guardians (+115) on June 9, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 pm in Cleveland, OH.

This season, the Yankees are 39-26 against the spread (ATS), while the Guardians are 33-35 ATS.

Yankees vs Guardians Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Yankees starting pitcher: Gerrit Cole 1-1, 2.04 ERA
  • Guardians starting pitcher: Slade Cecconi 3-5, 4.97 ERA

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

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Yankees-1.5 +120O 8.5 -105-140
Guardians +1.5 -145U 8.5 -115+115

Yankees vs Guardians Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Yankees will win Tuesday‘s MLB game with 54.4% 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 Yankees players for Tuesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Yankees Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Spencer Jones has hit the Runs Under in his last 10 games (+10.00 Units / 41% ROI)
  • Ben Rice has hit the RBIs Over in 7 of his last 10 away games (+7.40 Units / 74% ROI)
  • Ben Rice has hit the Hits Over in his last 6 away games (+6.00 Units / 42% ROI)
  • Ben Rice has hit the Total Bases Over in 7 of his last 10 away games (+4.70 Units / 46% ROI)
  • Ben Rice has hit the Singles Over in 5 of his last 6 away games (+4.30 Units / 71% ROI)

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

Best Guardians Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Angel Martinez has hit the Home Runs Over in 4 of his last 10 games at home (+20.60 Units / 206% ROI)
  • Steven Kwan has hit the Walks Over in 8 of his last 9 games at home (+13.00 Units / 144% ROI)
  • Steven Kwan has hit the Total Bases Under in 16 of his last 20 games at home (+9.65 Units / 27% ROI)
  • Chase DeLauter has hit the Hits Under in 13 of his last 25 games (+9.50 Units / 38% ROI)
  • Steven Kwan has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 15 of his last 20 games at home (+9.00 Units / 39% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 31 of their last 50 away games (+9.80 Units / 17% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 30 of their last 50 away games (+7.95 Units / 11% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 24 of their last 40 away games (+6.85 Units / 14% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the Game Total Under in 23 of their last 40 away games (+6.45 Units / 15% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have covered the Run Line in 21 of their last 40 away games (+6.10 Units / 14% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 30 of their last 50 games (+9.55 Units / 17% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 21 of their last 40 games (+6.90 Units / 14% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the Team Total Under in 13 of their last 19 games (+6.40 Units / 29% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the Game Total Over in 8 of their last 10 games at home (+5.70 Units / 52% ROI)
  • The Cleveland Guardians have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 24 of their last 40 games (+5.50 Units / 11% ROI)

Yankees Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Yankees are 32-32 against the Run Line (+5.5 Units / 7.91% ROI).

  • 39-26 when betting on the Moneyline for -1.85 Units / -1.81% ROI
  • 29-32 when betting on the total runs Over for -6.45 Units / -9.02% ROI
  • 32-29 when betting on the total runs Under for -0.1 Units / -0.14% ROI

Guardians Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Guardians are 33-35 against the Run Line (-2.65 Units / -3.08% ROI).

  • 37-31 when betting on the Moneyline for +5.2 Units / 6.35% ROI
  • 34-34 when betting on the total runs Over for -3 Units / -4.04% ROI
  • 34-34 when betting on the total runs Under for -3.8 Units / -5.03% ROI

Guardians vs Yankees Home Run Prop Bets Today

Yes
Ben Rice +240
Trent Grisham +310
Jazz Chisholm Jr. +340
Cody Bellinger +380
Jose Ramirez +400

Guardians vs Yankees Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Paul Goldschmidt 0.5 -250 0.5 +180
Ben Rice 0.5 -250 0.5 +180
Cody Bellinger 0.5 -235 0.5 +170
Chase DeLauter 0.5 -210 0.5 +150
Jose Ramirez 0.5 -210 0.5 +155

Guardians vs Yankees Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Patrick Bailey 0.5 -235 0.5 +170
Angel Martinez 0.5 -220 0.5 +160
Ben Rice 0.5 -210 0.5 +150
Paul Goldschmidt 0.5 -190 0.5 +140
Trent Grisham 0.5 -185 0.5 +135

Yankees Keys to the Game vs. the Guardians

The Yankees are 18-1 (.947) when they’ve had 10 or more hits this season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .754.

The Yankees are 39-26 (.600) this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Yankees are 12-10 (.545) vs the top 10 runs allowed teams this season Today, they face Guardians (seventh in runs allowed).

The Yankees are 28-2 (.933) when scoring 5 or more runs this season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .793.

Guardians Keys to the Game vs. the Yankees

The Guardians are just 1-23 (.042) when trailing entering the 7th inning this season — 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .143.

The Guardians are 19-11 (.633) after a loss this season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .478.

The Guardians are 11-2 (.846) when they’ve hit 2 or more home runs this season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .709.

The Guardians are 46-18 (.708) when they’ve scored in the first inning since the 2025 season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .640.

Yankees hitters are slugging .461 against LHP this season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters have 211 extra-base hits out of 519 total hits (41%) this season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters have an OPS of .795 (779 PA’s) against LHP this season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters have drawn walks in 15% of their PA’s when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game this season — best in MLB.

The Guardians are batting just .160 on changeups this season — lowest in MLB.

The Guardians are hitting just .176 against pitchers who have thrown at least 80 pitches in the game this season — lowest in MLB.

Guardians hitters have chased 23% of pitches out of the zone in righty-righty matchups this season — lowest in MLB.

Guardians hitters have drawn walks in 10% of their PA’s against LHP this season — tied for 5th best in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 47% against Yankees pitchers this season — highest in MLB.

The Yankees have allowed 1.82 runs per game (118/65) in the first 5 innings this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have an ERA of 3.27 (577.1 IP) this season — 3rd best in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have an ERA of 2.99 (298.1 IP) on the road this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Guardians pitchers have a strikeout rate of 34% in close and late situations this season — best in MLB.

Guardians pitchers have a strikeout rate of 25% this season — 4th best in MLB.

Opponents have a miss rate of 28% against Guardians pitchers this season — 4th best in MLB.

Guardians pitchers have a strikeout rate of 28% in late innings this season — best in MLB.

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