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San Francisco Giants
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Cleveland Guardians

San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians Picks & Predictions

Model updated Sep 7, 12:02AM UTC

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MLB
Progressive Field, Cleveland
Outdoor
Thu 20 Aug 2026, 5:10PM
20
Game markets graded
50
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Over 6.5 Total Runs - 1st 5 Innings +290

The model graded 70 markets for San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians (MLB) and this is the one it backs hardest — a long shot. A $100 bet returns about $390 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Thu 20 Aug 2026, 5:10PM at Progressive Field.

Our confidenceLong-shot
Chance to win23.9%
The price says24.0%
Best price+290
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Total Runs - 1st 5 Innings Over 6.5 Long-shot24% chance +290
Total Runs - 1st 5 Innings Lean46% chance
Total Runs - 1st 5 Innings Long-shot17% chance
Total Runs - 1st 5 Innings Lean52% chance
Total Runs Lean55% chance
Spread Long-shot27% chance
Total Runs Long-shot28% chance
Total Runs - 1st 5 Innings Long-shot11% chance
Total Runs Long-shot18% chance
Pitcher - Strikeouts × 1 prop Highup to 87%
Pitcher - Earned Runs × 2 props Highup to 87%
Batter - Hits × 3 props Highup to 90%
Batter - Walks × 13 props Highup to 100%
Batter - Singles × 6 props Highup to 88%
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%

San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Guardians last met on Thu 20 Aug 2026. The model's calls from that game are graded below. Today's board: every MLB game priced right now.

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Cleveland Guardians -4.5 · $100 returned $490

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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Total Runs - 1st 5 Innings
Over
8.5
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Calibrated model vs market

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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

San Francisco Giants

  • Jesus Rodriguez COut
  • Keaton Winn RPOut
  • Victor Bericoto LFOut
  • Adrian Houser SPOut
  • Matt Gage RPOut
  • Sam Hentges RPOut
  • Casey Schmitt LFOut
  • Willy Adames SSOut
  • Carson Whisenhunt SPOut
  • JT Brubaker RPOut
  • Joel Peguero RPOut
  • Marcelo Mayer 2BOut
  • Daniel Susac COut
  • Harrison Bader CFOut
  • Matt Chapman 3BOut
  • Trevor McDonald SPOut
  • Rowan Wick RPOut
  • Hayden Birdsong RPOut
  • Randy Rodriguez RPOut
  • Jose Butto RPOut

Probable pitcher

Cesar Perdomo SP

Cleveland Guardians

  • Chase DeLauter RFDay-to-day
  • Colin Holderman RPOut
  • Rhys Hoskins 1BOut
  • Shawn Armstrong RPOut

Probable pitcher

Gavin Williams SP
Availability updated Sep 6, 5:40PM UTC · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians: Ballpark wind and temperature can swing the run total, though the live per-park feed isn't wired into this page yet, and 24 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Ballpark weatherWind and temperature at the park move run totals, but our ballpark weather module is pending a file-to-table persistence job.
Availability24 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

General rule: wind blowing out and warm air help the ball carry (more runs and home runs), while wind in and cold air suppress scoring; the starting pitchers listed above are the single biggest driver of the run total.

Ballpark weather module pending a file-to-table persistence job (owner). We won't show a wind/temperature number until it's persisted to the database.

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Player props

GOOD PRICE in green
PlayerTeamStat
Landen Roupp SFG Pitcher - Strikeouts
Landen Roupp SFG Pitcher - Earned Runs
Christian Koss Batter - Hits
Nathaniel Lowe TEX Batter - Walks
Osleivis Basabe Batter - Singles

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineCleveland GuardiansNo line posted
1-4L5 record
L5 RF0.8L5 RA3.2Home L52-3vs San Francisco Giants L55-0Free board18-18

Cleveland Guardians moneyline form: last five 1-4, 0.8 runs/gm.

Run LineCleveland Guardians run lineNo line posted
1-4L5 record
L5 RF0.8L5 RA3.2Home L52-3vs San Francisco Giants L55-0

Cleveland Guardians spread form: last five 1-4, 0.8 runs/gm.

Total RunsGame total · Cleveland Guardians vs San Francisco GiantsNo line posted

Cleveland Guardians total runs form: last five 1-4, 0.8 runs/gm.

Team Total RunsCleveland Guardians team totalNo line posted
0.9runs we expect
L5 RF0.8L5 RA3.2Home L52-3vs San Francisco Giants L55-0

Cleveland Guardians team total runs form: last five 1-4, 0.8 runs/gm.

San Francisco Giants @ Cleveland Guardians — what the model found

Our model graded 70 betting markets for San Francisco Giants at Cleveland Guardians — 20 on the game itself and 50 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

20
Game markets graded
50
Player bets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 70 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians — recent results

Cleveland Guardians have won 2 of their last 5 games; San Francisco Giants have won 2 of their last 5.

Cleveland Guardians — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L0–6DETHome
W4–3DETHome
W7–6DETHome
L3–6TORHome
L0–11TORHome
San Francisco Giants — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W9–5NYMAway
L6–10NYMAway
L2–5PITAway
W5–4PITAway
L12–13PITAway

San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians — recent meetings

These two have met 5 times recently: Cleveland Guardians won 2, San Francisco Giants won 3.

DateCleveland GuardiansSan Francisco GiantsWinner
Aug 2052Cleveland Guardians
Aug 1901San Francisco Giants
Aug 1881Cleveland Guardians
Mar 21710San Francisco Giants
Mar 1045San Francisco Giants

Who’s out or in doubt

24 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Cleveland Guardians
PlayerStatus
Chase DeLauter RFDAY-TO-DAY
Colin Holderman RPOUT
Rhys Hoskins 1BOUT
Shawn Armstrong RPOUT
San Francisco Giants
PlayerStatus
Jesus Rodriguez COUT
Keaton Winn RPOUT
Victor Bericoto LFOUT
Adrian Houser SPOUT
Matt Gage RPOUT
Sam Hentges RPOUT
Casey Schmitt LFOUT
Willy Adames SSOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

San Francisco Giants @ Cleveland Guardians — model preview

Our San Francisco Giants at Cleveland Guardians prediction for August 21, 2026, plus every bet we like in the game and how confident we are in each.

On August 21, 2026 our model has run San Francisco Giants at Cleveland Guardians and priced every market it can. Our strongest call is Petey Halpin Under 0.5 RBIs (-385), which we rate HIGH confidence. We walk through all 6 bets we like in this game below. Everything below is our own number against the price the book is offering, written in plain English with how confident we are in words.

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Cashed picks for this matchup

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DateMarketPickResult
20 Aug 26 Total Runs Over 6.5 ✓ HIT
20 Aug 26 Total Runs - 1st 5 Innings Over 3.5 ✓ HIT
20 Aug 26 Total Runs - 1st 5 Innings Over 4.5 ✓ HIT
20 Aug 26 Total Runs Over 5.5 ✓ HIT
20 Aug 26 Spread Cleveland Guardians -2.5 ✓ HIT
20 Aug 26 Spread Cleveland Guardians -1.5 ✓ HIT
20 Aug 26 Moneyline Cleveland Guardians ✓ HIT
20 Aug 26 Spread - 1st 5 Innings Cleveland Guardians -0.5 ✓ HIT
20 Aug 26 Spread Cleveland Guardians -2 ✓ HIT
20 Aug 26 Total Runs - 1st 5 Innings Over 2.5 ✓ HIT

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About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for San Francisco Giants vs Cleveland Guardians in the MLB. You may also see this matchup written as Giants vs Guardians, or as Guardians vs Giants. The most recent game between them was Thursday 20 August 2026 at Progressive Field. The model has generated 20 game picks and 50 player props for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your MLB betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 20 meetings on record
San Francisco Giants 11–9 across the last 20 meetings · these games average 8.1 runs (meetings on record since 2023)
DateGameScoreWinner
20 Aug 2026San Francisco Giants @ Cleveland Guardians5–2Cleveland Guardians
19 Aug 2026San Francisco Giants @ Cleveland Guardians0–1San Francisco Giants
18 Aug 2026San Francisco Giants @ Cleveland Guardians8–1Cleveland Guardians
21 Mar 2026Cleveland Guardians @ San Francisco Giants10–7San Francisco Giants
10 Mar 2026San Francisco Giants @ Cleveland Guardians4–5San Francisco Giants
19 Jun 2025Cleveland Guardians @ San Francisco Giants2–1San Francisco Giants
18 Jun 2025Cleveland Guardians @ San Francisco Giants2–4Cleveland Guardians
17 Jun 2025Cleveland Guardians @ San Francisco Giants2–3Cleveland Guardians
21 Mar 2025Cleveland Guardians @ San Francisco Giants5–4San Francisco Giants
12 Mar 2025San Francisco Giants @ Cleveland Guardians2–11San Francisco Giants

Table shows the last 10 — the record above counts all 20 meetings on file.

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