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Houston Astros at Cleveland Guardians Preview & Picks – Guardians To Start MLB Series With Win

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27 Sep 2024
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Leigh Copson 27 Sep 2024
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  • Houston Astros at Cleveland Guardians picks for Friday, September 27
  • MLB matchup is taking place at Progressive Field
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Houston Astros at Cleveland Guardians Preview & Picks
  • Houston Astros at Cleveland Guardians Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Houston Astros Form
  • Cleveland Guardians Form

Houston Astros at Cleveland Guardians Preview & Picks

Cleveland are tipped to win the opening game of this series.

The Guardians are the team in better form heading into this, and starter Joey Cantillo has been strong in his last few starts.

  • Cleveland Guardians are 8-3 in their last 11 games
  • Cleveland pitcher Joey Cantillo is 2-0 with just 2 earned runs given up in his last 3 starts
  • Houston Astros are 5-5 in their previous 10 games
  • The Under has cashed in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games (1 push)

Head To Head

  • Houston Astros lead the regular season series 2-1
  • Houston Astros won 8-2 when the two teams last met on May 2

Houston Astros Form

Houston enter this series having been on a mixed run of form in the second half of September, going 5-5 in their last 10 games.

The Astros started this sequence on the West Coast as they sandwiched a 4-3 win in San Diego with 3-1 and 4-0 defeats to the Padres.

They then returned home for a four-game series with the Los Angeles Angels, and made a flying start with 3-1, 9-7 and 10-4 victories.

Houston missed out on the series sweep as they lost the final game 9-8, and that was followed by a 6-1 loss to Seattle.

The Astros avoided a third straight loss as they beat the Mariners 4-3, only to then lose the series finale, 8-1.

Cleveland Guardians Form

Cleveland come into this series on the back of a sweep and having won eight of their previous 11 games.

The Guardians’ solid run began with back-to-back wins at home to Tampa Bay, with 6-1 and 2-0 victories ensuring a split of that series.

They then got the better of Minnesota in a four-game series, winning 4-3 before rebounding from a 4-1 loss with 5-4 and 3-2 wins.

Cleveland headed out on the road after that and failed to build on a 5-1 victory in St Louis as they lost the next two meetings with the Cardinals, 6-5 and 2-1.

The Guardians got back to winning ways when they returned home though, sweeping Cincinnati with 6-1 and 5-2 victories.

Verdict

Cleveland are in good form and Joey Cantillo has given up little recently, so we like the Guardians in this one.

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Best Bet2: Under 8.0 Total Runs @-116.28 at Stake.us - 2 Units
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