Guardians vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - March 28

Updated Mar. 28, 2024 10:00 p.m. ET

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The Cleveland Guardians and Oakland Athletics will play on Opening Day at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum at 10:07 PM ET, with Shane Bieber and Alex Wood the starting pitchers. The Guardians are favored in this one, at -142, while the underdog Athletics have +121 odds to upset. Cleveland is a 1.5-run favorite (at +124 odds). The total is 7.5 runs for the game (with -108 odds to go over and -113 odds on the under).

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Guardians-Athletics game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Guardians vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

• When: Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 10:07 PM ET
• Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
• How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CA

Guardians vs. Athletics Prediction

• Score Prediction: Guardians 5, Athletics 4
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Guardians 55%, Athletics 45%

Guardians vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Guardians won 50.6% of the games last season they were the moneyline favorite (40-39).
• Cleveland had a record of 19-18 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -142 or shorter last year (51.4%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Guardians a 58.7% chance to win.
• Last season, the Athletics were the underdog 160 times and won 49, or 30.6%, of those games.

FINAL

CLE 8 · OAK 0

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Cleveland Guardians

CLE

-1.5

-142

o7.5

Oakland Athletics

OAK

+1.5

+121

u7.5

Guardians Player Insights

• Jose Ramirez hit 24 home runs last season while also driving in 80 runs.
• Steven Kwan collected 171 hits, posted an OBP of .340, and a .370 SLG.
• Josh Naylor finished with a .308 average and 97 RBI last season.
• Andres Gimenez hit .251 with an OBP of .314, and a slugging percentage of .399.

Guardians Team Props

Learn more about this Guardians vs. Athletics matchup on Fox Sports.

Athletics Player Insights

• Brent Rooker racked up 30 home runs and had 69 runs batted in last season.
• Esteury Ruiz hit .254 with 24 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 20 walks.
• J.D. Davis had 69 runs batted in while racking up a batting average of .248 last season.
• Shea Langeliers hit .205 with 19 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs and 34 walks.

Athletics Team Props

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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