Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 5/27/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: CLEGuardians.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-130) Cleveland (+110)

The Cleveland Guardians (29-23) will play the Los Angeles Dodgers (32-21) at Progressive Field on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at -130 and Cleveland is sitting at +110. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dustin May and Tanner Bibee.

Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .459 and have been called out on strikes 437 times, while being walked on 201 occasions. They have 283 RBI's and 475 hits on the year, and their batting average is at .263. The Dodgers have tallied 90 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 82 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 294 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .340. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball.

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The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 4.09 for the year (20th in the league), and they have rung up 486 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have relinquished 67 long balls in addition to 235 runs in total (21st in MLB). They have walked 184 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.16 as a team on the year. Los Angeles has surrendered 424 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 215 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.29.

The Dodgers have dispatched 194 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 52 base runners on the season with 21.2% of those runners ended up scoring. They have recorded 17 saves for the season and have blown 11 of their 28 save opportunities. The Dodgers relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 60.7% and have come into the game in 70 save situations. The relief pitchers have 40 holds on the season (3rd in baseball). Dodgers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 39 times in addition to having 58 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Dodgers have converted 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,257 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 13th in baseball. The Los Angeles Angels have earned a total of 1,419 putouts on the year, in addition to 462 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which has them ranked 8th in baseball, and have earned 41 double plays.

May has taken the ball for 241 innings and has earned 223 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. May (14-13 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.27 while he has faced 986 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.32 (89 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.094. He has given up 189 base knocks (7.0 hits per 9 innings) with 75 free passes.

Cleveland is sitting with 55 long balls this year as well as 197 RBIs. They have 72 doubles, while walking 164 times as well as earning 209 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for an OBP of .304 as well as a team batting average of .231 for the year. The Guardians hold a slugging % of .377 and they are earning 4.02 runs per contest (23rd in baseball). They have struck out on 413 instances (22nd in MLB) and have tallied 392 hits.

The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 220 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.98 (202 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 55 HR's and they concede 4.33 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.382 with a FIP of 4.05 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.80 (445 strikeouts against 190 free passes). They are currently ranked 19th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 442.

Cleveland has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 20 save opportunities and they have earned 15 saves. They are currently ranked 2nd in MLB with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 177 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 52 times in high leverage situations and on 41 occasions with base runners. Cleveland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.5% out of 59 inherited runners. Sitting with 63 save situations, the Guardians have 42 holds and also 5 blown saves.

In their 4,119 innings on the field, the Guardians have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.8% (26th in baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have turned 40 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in the majors). The Guardians have recorded 390 assists, 33 errors and have earned a total of 1,373 putouts for the year.

Thus far in his career, Bibee has allowed 324 hits while tallying 371 punch outs in 373 innings pitched. Bibee (26-16 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.30 earned run average and has allowed 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 137 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.155 and having a FIP of 3.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.47 and he has faced 1,533 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+110)

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