Houston Astros vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, June 8, 2025

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: CLEGuardians.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-152) Cleveland (+126)

The Houston Astros (34-28) are en route to Progressive Field on Sunday where they will try to beat the Cleveland Guardians (33-28). The line on this matchup has Houston at -152 and Cleveland opens at +126. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Lance McCullers Jr. and Tanner Bibee.

The Astros have earned 85 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 63 baseballs out of the park. Houston has a slugging % of .391 and have struck out 476 times, while taking a walk on 176 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are earning 4.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 22nd in MLB. They have amassed 239 RBI's as well as 519 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is .252. They are sitting with 250 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .317.

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The Astros have a team ERA of 3.56 this season (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 592 hitters. Astros pitchers have allowed 59 home runs in addition to 229 runs in total (9th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 192 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.49 as a team over the course of the season. Houston has allowed 440 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and 216 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.08 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16.

The Astros relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 73.9% and have stepped onto the mound in 61 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 70 runners so far this year with 30.0% of them crossed home plate. Astros bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 47 times as well as having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have dispatched 192 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen have recorded 38 holds on the year (12th in MLB). They have compiled 17 saves for the year and have blown 6 of 23 chances to save the game.

The Astros have converted 71.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,908 innings, which has them ranked 7th in baseball. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with 1,636 putouts on the campaign, as well as 464 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .988 which is 10th in MLB, and have a total of 36 double plays.

McCullers has taken the hill for 742 frames and is sitting with 833 punch outs thus far in his career. McCullers (50-33 career mark) has a FIP of 3.46 while he has gone up against 3,131 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.52 (290 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.257. He has given up 625 base knocks (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 308 free passes.

The Guardians hold a team slugging % of .377 and they tally 3.95 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have tallied 85 two-baggers, while taking a walk 193 times as well as putting up 241 runs. Cleveland is sitting with 63 HRs on the season to go along with 228 runs batted in. They have struck out on 492 occasions (19th in the league) and have tallied 465 base hits. The Cleveland Guardians have an OBP of .305 in addition to a team batting average of .234 on the year.

The Guardians are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.378 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a unit this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (523 strikeouts against 225 walks). They come in at 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 514. They have given up 67 homers and they concede 4.33 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 258 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.99 (238 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 70 save situations, the Guardians have compiled 46 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 23 save chances and they have converted 18 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 53 times in high leverage situations and on 50 occasions with base runners. Cleveland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.7% out of 72 inherited base runners. They are ranked 1st in baseball with a save percentage of 78.3%, and they have dispatched 208 relievers onto the diamond on the year.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 48 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (27th in professional baseball). The Guardians have 464 assists, 40 errors and have a total of 1,610 putouts for the season. In 4,830 innings played, the Guardians have a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (24th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Bibee has conceded 335 hits and he has 384 K's in 384 innings. He has given up a total of 144 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.163 and a FIP of 3.3. His K/BB ratio is 3.43 and he has faced 1,582 hitters so far in his career. Bibee (26-18 career record) is the owner of a 3.37 ERA and has conceded 7.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+126)

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