Houston Astros vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Friday, June 6, 2025

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: CLEGuardians.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (+120) Cleveland (-144)

Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (33-27) will compete against the Houston Astros (33-28) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Houston at +120 and Cleveland is sitting at -144. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Colton Gordon and Logan Allen.

Houston has a slugging % of .389 and have been rung up 469 times, while being walked on 174 occasions. They have tallied 231 runs batted in in addition to 509 hits for the year, while their team batting average is at .251. The Astros have tallied 83 doubles as a team and have knocked 61 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 242 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .317. As a unit, the Houston Astros are compiling 4.0 runs per outing, which is 24th in the league.

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The Astros hold a team ERA of 3.59 so far this season (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 576 batters. Astros pitchers have relinquished 59 home runs and 227 runs (8th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 188 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.53 as a squad for the season. Houston has yielded 435 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 214 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.06 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16.

Astros bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 47 times as well as having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 38 holds this year (12th in baseball). The Astros relievers have compiled a save rate of 73.9% and have entered the game in 61 save situations. They have tallied 17 saves so far this season and have missed out on 6 out of their 23 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 70 runners on the year with 30.0% of those players crossed the plate. The Astros have dispatched 190 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 1,609 putouts on the year, in addition to 454 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them ranked 9th in professional baseball, and they have turned 35 double plays. The Astros have converted 71.4% of balls in play into outs out of 4,827 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 6th in pro baseball.

Gordon has taken the ball for 19 innings and has tallied 20 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 6.09 (13 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.406. He has given up 24 base knocks (11.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 3 walks. Gordon (0-1 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 6.00 and he has gone up against 87 opposing batters in the majors.

Cleveland has accumulated 63 home runs on the year as well as 228 RBIs. They have recorded 85 doubles, while getting a free base 191 times and scoring 241 runs. The Cleveland Guardians hold a team OBP of .308 and a batting average of .236 this year. The Guardians have a SLG% of .381 and they earn 4.02 runs per contest (21st in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 482 occasions (20th in MLB) and have recorded 462 base hits.

The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.374 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.09 as a staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (518 strikeouts against 222 bases on balls). They are sitting at 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 504. They have surrendered 66 homers and they relinquish 4.33 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 254 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.99 (234 earned runs yielded).

Cleveland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.9% out of 70 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 53 times in high leverage situations and also on 49 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Guardians have recorded 46 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 78.3%, and they have sent 205 relievers to the hill on the year. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 23 save opportunities and they have come away with 18 saves.

In their 4,758 innings played, the Guardians have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (24th in pro baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 47 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (26th in MLB). The Guardians have accrued 458 assists, 39 errors and have accumulated 1,586 putouts for the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Allen has given up 293 hits while he has accumulated 236 K's in 271 frames. Allen (18-16 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.58 earned run average while giving up 9.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 138 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.501 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 and he has faced 1,191 hitters so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-144)

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