Guardians vs. Rangers Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/7/2022

The Texas Rangers (25-28) will look to Adolis Garcia, who has blasted homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Cleveland Guardians (24-25) Tuesday at Progressive Field. The Guardians and Andres Gimenez (who has a two-game home run streak of his own) are -133 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 3:10 PM ET live on BSGL. Cal Quantrill takes the mound for Cleveland while Jon Gray is Texas’ starter for the contest.

Guardians vs. Rangers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Guardians vs. Rangers

Our computer pick: Texas Rangers (+113) and Under (9)

Guardians vs. Rangers Game Info

• Cleveland Guardians probable starting pitcher: Cal Quantrill
• Texas Rangers probable starting pitcher: Jon Gray
• Game Day: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
• Game Time: 3:10 PM ET
• TV Channel: BSGL
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Stadium: Progressive Field

Cleveland Guardians vs Texas Rangers Pitching Matchup

Guardians Starter Cal Quantrill

• Quantrill (2-3 with a 3.52 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Guardians, his 10th of the season.
• His most recent time out was on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals, when the right-hander tossed 6 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing six hits.
• In nine games this season, the 27-year-old has a 3.52 ERA and 5.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .241 to opposing batters.
• Quantrill is trying to claim his fourth quality start in a row in this matchup.
• Quantrill will try to build on an eight-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.3 innings per appearance).
• He will match up with a Rangers offense that is batting .231 as a unit (23rd in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .381 (19th in MLB) with 64 total home runs (ninth in MLB).
• This season, the 27-year-old ranks 37th in ERA (3.52), 38th in WHIP (1.211), and 62nd in K/9 (5.5) among qualifying pitchers.

Rangers Starter Jon Gray

• The Rangers’ Gray (1-2) will make his ninth start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw seven innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving up one earned run while allowing three hits.
• The 30-year-old has pitched to a 4.83 ERA this season with 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.3 walks per nine across eight games.
• He has earned a quality start two times in eight starts this season.
• Gray has pitched five or more innings in four straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• The Guardians rank ninth in MLB with a .245 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 17th in the league (.387) and 43 home runs.

Guardians Betting Picks & Insights

• The Guardians have entered the game as favorites 22 times this season and won 14, or 63.6%, of those games.
• Cleveland has a record of 9-3 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -133 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 57.1% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
• Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 27 of their 53 chances.
• The Guardians have an ATS record of 28-25-0 in 53 games with a spread this season.

Rangers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rangers have been victorious in 18, or 48.6%, of the 37 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Texas has been victorious 14 times in 25 chances when named as an underdog of at least +113 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 46.9% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• Contests with Texas have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 22 of 53 chances this season.
• In 53 games with a line this season, the Rangers have a mark of 31-22-0 against the spread.

Guardians Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 14 home runs and 53 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .297.
• Ramirez is fifth in home runs and second in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Myles Straw is hitting .231 with nine doubles, a triple and 28 walks.
• Straw ranks 358th in home runs and 307th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Owen Miller is hitting .275 with 13 doubles, four home runs and 15 walks.
• Gimenez is hitting .307 with seven doubles, two triples, seven home runs and four walks.
• Gimenez is riding an eight-game hitting streak into this one. In his last 10 games he is hitting .297 with a double, three home runs, a walk and nine RBI.

Rangers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Corey Seager has swatted a team- leading 11 long balls.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Seager ranks 20th in homers and 70th in RBI.
• Garcia has racked up 36 runs batted in to lead his team.
• Garcia is 26th in home runs and 13th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Marcus Semien is batting .196 with nine doubles, a triple, three home runs and 17 walks.
• Kole Calhoun is hitting .247 with seven doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 12 walks.

Betting Tips for Guardians vs. Rangers

Our best bet is the Rangers on the moneyline at +113 after analyzing all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will under the total of 9 runs.