Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees Prediction, 10/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees

Date: Monday, October 14, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+138) New York (-164)

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (94-68) will attempt to beat the Cleveland Guardians (92-69) on Monday in Game 1 of their series. The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at +138 and the Yankees are priced at -164. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The men expected to take the mound will be Alex Cobb and Carlos Rodon.

Cleveland is slugging .395 and have been called out on strikes 1,196 times, while drawing a walk on 466 occasions. They have 670 RBI's and 1,263 hits so far this year, while their batting average sits at .238. The Guardians have accumulated 245 doubles as a team and have knocked 185 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 708 runs while holding a team OBP of .307. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are earning 4.4 runs per outing, which is 14th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.20. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 179 home runs and also 621 total runs (3rd in the league). Cleveland has conceded 1,224 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 572 earned runs. The Guardians have a team ERA of 3.61 on the season (3rd in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,410 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 492 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.98 as a squad on the campaign.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 170 times and also have had 198 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 122 holds on the season (1st in baseball). The Guardians relievers have accumulated a save rate of 76.8% and has entered the game in 193 save situations. They have earned 53 saves for the year and have missed out on 16 of their 69 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 235 base runners on the year and 26.0% of them earned a run for their team. The Guardians have sent 593 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Guardians have converted 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,852 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 5th in the majors. The Cleveland Guardians have a tally of 4,284 putouts this season, as well as 1,377 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which is 17th in the majors, and have a total of 130 double plays.

Cobb has taken the hill for 1,327 innings and has totaled 1,108 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.84 (566 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.274. He has given up 1,307 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 383 free passes. Cobb (79-76 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.78 while facing 5,577 hitters in the major leagues.

The Yankees have a team slugging % of .429 and they are earning 5.03 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They have notched 243 doubles, while getting a free base 672 times as well as putting up 815 runs. New York has knocked in 237 home runs over the course of the season as well as 782 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,326 instances (20th in the league) and have accounted for 1,352 hits. The New York Yankees are sitting with an OBP of .333 as well as a batting average of .248 for the season.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.243 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.06 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.00 (1,457 strikeouts against 533 walks). They sit at 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,272. They have surrendered 181 HR's and they allow 4.14 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The New York pitching staff have allowed 668 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.74 (604 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 151 save situations, the Yankees have amassed 83 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 66 save opportunities and they have earned 45 saves. Their relievers have come in 150 times in high leverage situations and also on 173 occasions with runners on. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.2% out of 253 inherited base runners. They rank 7th in MLB with a save percentage of 68.2%, and they have sent 521 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

Out of their 13,074 innings on the field, the Yankees have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (13th in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 112 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in the majors). The Yankees have accrued 1,320 assists, 93 errors and have accumulated 4,358 putouts so far this year.

So far in his pro baseball career, Rodon has allowed 953 base hits while he has earned 1,206 K's in 1,086 frames. He has conceded a total of 465 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.249 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.99 and he has gone up against 4,589 opposing batters in his MLB career. Rodon (75-63 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.85 earned run average and has given up 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York (-164) and under 7.5 runs

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