Alex Cobb makes his second start of the 12 months for the Cleveland Guardians as they face the Chicago Cubs. It is time to proceed our MLB odds series with a Cubs-Guardians prediction and pick.
Cubs-Guardians Projected StartersÂ
James Tallion vs. Alex Cobb
James Tallion (3-3) with a 3.50 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP
Last Start: Tallion went five innings in his last start, giving up nine hits and two home runs. He would give up five runs, but take the win over the White Sox.
2024 Road Splits: Tallion is 3-3 on the road in ten starts. He has a 4.50 ERA And a .270 opponent batting average.
Alex Cobb (0-1) with a 7.71 ERA and a 2.14 WHIP.
Last Start: Alex Cobb made his first start of the season on August 9. He went 4.2 innings, giving up nine hits, a walk, and a house run. Five runs would rating with 4 earned in a loss to the Twins.
2024 Home Splits: Cobb has not made a house start this 12 months.
Listed below are the MLBÂ Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.Â
MLB Odds: Cubs-Guardians Odds
Chicago Cubs: +1.5 (-196)
Moneyline: +112
Cleveland Guardians: -1.5 (+162)
Moneyline: -132
Over: 8 (-122)
Under: 8 (+100)
The way to Watch Cubs vs. Guardians
Time: 6:40 PM ET/ 3:40 PM PT
TV: MARQ/BSGL
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Why The Cubs Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Cubs are seventeenth in runs scored this 12 months, while sitting twenty second in batting average, 14th in on-base percentage, and twentieth in slugging. Ian Iapp led the way in which this 12 months. He’s hitting .230 on the 12 months with a .338 on-base percentage. Happ has 20 home runs and 67 RBIS. Further, he has stolen eight bases and scored 66 times. Seiya Suzuki can be having a solid 12 months. He’s hitting .269 on the 12 months with a .340 on-base percentage. Suzuki has 16 home runs and 55 RBIs while scoring 51 times on the 12 months. Rounding out the highest bats on the 12 months is Cody Bellinger. Bellinger is hitting .276 this 12 months with a .337 on-base percentage. He has 12 home runs, 45 RBIs, and has scored 48 times.
Isaac Paredes has been great within the last week. He’s hitting .294 in nthe last week with a .435 on-base percentage. He has two home runs, eight RBIs, and three runs scored within the last week. Ian Happ has also been solid within the last week with a .250 batting average with three home runs, five RBIs, and 6 runs scored. Rounding out the most well liked bats is Dansby Swanson. He’s hitting .381 within the last week with five RBIs and 4 runs scored.
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Current Cubs have 23 profession at-bats against Alex Cobb. They’ve hit .217 against him. Patrick Wisdom has gone one for 2 with a house run and an RBI. Meanwhile, Mike Tacuhman is 2 for 2 and Ian Happ is one for 3 against Cobb.
Why The Guardians Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Guardians scored twelfth within the majors in runs while sitting seventeenth in batting average, seventeenth in on-base percentage, and fifteenth in slugging. Jose Ramirez leads the way in which. He’s hitting .282 this 12 months with a .333 on-base percentage. Ramirez has 31 home runs this 12 months, plus 97 RBIs. Further, he has stolen 26Â bases and scored 89 times. Josh Naylor can be having a stellar 12 months. He’s hitting .249 on the 12 months with a .328 on-base percentage. He has 26 home runs, 87 RBIS, and 67 runs scored. Steven Kwan has been one of the vital consistent bats within the lineup. He’s hitting .326 this 12 months with a .386 on-base percentage. He has 13 home runs, 36 RBIS, and has scored 69 times on the 12 months.
Josh Naylor has been great within the last week. He’s hitting .269 with a .345 on-base percentage. Naylor has two home runs and 6 RBIS while scoring 4 times. Steven Kwan is just not hitting great, but scoring runs and driving them in. He’s hitting just .208 within the last week, with two home runs, 4 RBIS, and five runs scored. Jose Ramirez can be continuing his great 12 months. He’s hitting .286 within the last week with two home runs, three RBIs and five runs scored.
Current Guardians have 43 profession at-bats against Tallion. They’ve hit .302 against him. Lane Thomas is 2 for 4 with two home runs and 4 RBIs. Meanwhile, Andres Giminez is three for six with a double, and a house run plus two RBIs. Further, Josh Naylor, Steven Kwan, and Jose Ramirez all have multiple hits against Tallion.
Final Cubs-Guardians Prediction & Pick
Alex Cobb was not great in his first start of the 12 months. Still, James Tallions has also struggled heavily this 12 months. He has not been good on the road and facing a solid offense and a team that’s among the finest within the majors at home this 12 months. With that, take the Guardians to get one other home win.
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Final Cubs-Guardians Prediction & Pick: Guardians ML (-132)Â
