Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, June 18, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+190) Los Angeles (-225)

The Cleveland Guardians (32-27) are en route to Dodger Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (39-23). The moneyline on this game has the Guardians at +190 and the Dodgers are coming in at -225. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Cal Quantrill and Clayton Kershaw.

The Guardians have recorded 112 doubles as a team and have knocked 47 baseballs out of the stadium. Cleveland has a slugging % of .391 and have been called out on strikes 397 times, while drawing a walk on 175 occasions. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 4.7 runs per contest, which is 10th in MLB. They have tallied 263 runs batted in as well as 504 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .251. They are sitting with 275 runs scored and hold an OBP of .313.

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The Guardians have a team ERA of 3.60 this year (7th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 485 batters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17. Guardians pitchers have given up 63 home runs and 237 runs in total (5th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 165 hitters and their FIP is 3.94 as a team so far this season.

The Guardians bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 42 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 74 runners this season and 25.7% of them ended up scoring. Guardians bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 53 times in addition to having 58 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 184 relievers to the mound on the year. The relievers have accumulated 19 holds this season (29th in baseball). They have compiled 15 saves for the season and have blown 5 of their 20 save chances.

The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 1,566 putouts thus far, as well as 523 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which ranks 17th in baseball, and they have twisted 45 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,698 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB.

Quantrill has taken the hill for 351 innings and has earned 281 punch outs in his career. Quantrill (20-14 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.15 while he has faced 1,465 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.59 (140 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.218. He has surrendered 323 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 105 walks.

Los Angeles has compiled 74 home runs for the season as well as 296 runs batted in. They have put up 118 two-baggers, while walking 248 times and putting up 315 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have tallied an on-base percentage of .328 as well as a team batting average of .246 on the season. The Dodgers have a team SLG% of .419 and they are earning 5.08 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have struck out on 506 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have earned a total of 515 hits.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 204 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 2.98 (182 earned runs given up). They have allowed 57 dingers and they surrender 3.34 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.082 and have a FIP of 3.49 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.48 (556 strikeouts against 160 walks). They are currently ranked 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 435.

With 64 save situations, the Dodgers have 40 holds and also 6 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relievers step onto the mound in 23 save chances and they have recorded 17 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 47 times in high leverage situations in addition to 37 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.4% out of their 56 inherited base runners. They are ranked 7th in the league with a save percentage of 73.9%, and they have dispatched 212 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 51 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 518 assists, 30 errors and have a tally of 1,651 putouts for the year. In their 4,953 innings played, the Dodgers have a efficiency on defense of 72.2% (1st in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Kershaw has surrendered 1,881 hits while he has totaled 2,706 K's in 2,488 innings pitched. Kershaw (189-85 career record) has a 2.48 ERA while allowing 6.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 687 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.001 and a FIP of 2.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.43 and he has faced 9,794 hitters in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (+190)

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