Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago Cubs Prediction 8-13-24 MLB Picks

The Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Guardians meet Tuesday in MLB action from Progressive Field. Here’s a Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago Cubs prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-Game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Guardians vs Cubs pick.

Chicago Cubs Betting Preview

In their weekend series the Cubs took on the Chicago White Sox. The Cubs managed wins in both those Games, 7-6 and 3-1. On Monday versus Cleveland, the Cubs took a tough 9-8 loss. Starter Shota Imanaga left after 5.0 innings and three earned runs.

In the starter role for Tuesday the Cubs will send out Javier Assad. This year Assad is 5-3 with a 3.24 ERA in 21 starts. Assad is 12-8 with a 3.14 ERA in 62 games (39 starts) in his career.

Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview

Over on the Guardians’ side, they played the Minnesota Twins over the weekend. Cleveland lost the first two Games 4-2 and 6-3 before bagging wins in the last two 2-1 and 5-3. On Monday the Guardians exhausted an 8-3 lead but ultimately prevailed. Ben Lively put up 3.2 innings with three earned runs in the start.

As starter for Tuesday Cleveland will go with Matthew Boyd in his season debut. Boyd is 44-67 with a 4.94 ERA in 174 career games (160 starts).

Total Runs Facts

• Seven of the Guardians’ last eight home games have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Thirteen of the Cubs’ last 15 road games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last eight games between the Cubs and Guardians.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cubs’ last seven games at Progressive Field.

Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts

• Josh Naylor has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances in night games against NL Central teams that held a losing record.
• Steven Kwan has recorded at least one Single in nine of his last 10 appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
• Josh Naylor has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Guardians’ last five home games against NL Central opponents.
• Steven Kwan has hit a home run in each of the Guardians’ last two night games.
• Steven Kwan has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
• Steven Kwan has scored at least one run in each of the Guardians’ last six games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
• Jose Ramirez has recorded a Double in three of the Guardians’ last four games against opponents that held a losing record.

Chicago Cubs Player Prop Facts

• Isaac Paredes has recorded at least one Double in each of his last three road appearances after playing the previous day.
• Isaac Paredes has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six road appearances against AL Central opponents.
• Dansby Swanson has recorded at least one hit in each of the Cubs’ last 11 games against AL Central opponents.
• Seiya Suzuki has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
• Ian Happ has hit a home run in three of the Cubs’ last four games against AL Central opponents.
• Dansby Swanson has recorded at least one total base in each of the Cubs’ last 11 games against AL Central opponents.
• Nico Hoerner has scored at least one run in seven of the Cubs’ last eight night games.

Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago Cubs Prediction

I’ll stay with the Cubs. Assad hasn’t been too bad lately. He’s 1-0 over his last three starts, posting six earned in 14.0 innings on 12 hits and six walks during that time. Assad has only gone 4.0 innings in each of his last two outings, though.

On Monday the Cubs fell behind by five runs in the sixth inning. The offense really got going after that but couldn’t make up the deficit. Chicago needs a better bullpen performance (3.0 innings; two earned Monday) in Game two but I think they’re up for it.