Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 3/31/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+125) Los Angeles (-145)

Dodger Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0) will try to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (2-2) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Cleveland at +125 while Los Angeles is priced at -145. The total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Tanner Bibee and Shohei Ohtani.

Cleveland has a slugging rate of .338 and have been rung up 47 times, while taking a walk on 9 occasions. They have recorded 12 RBI's in addition to 26 hits on the season, while their team batting average sits at .195. The Guardians have accrued 7 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 4 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 13 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .262. As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are notching 3.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 24th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.10 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.37. Guardians pitchers have yielded 8 home runs and also 22 runs (25th in the league). Cleveland has conceded 27 hits (6.9 per 9 innings) and also 20 earned runs. The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.14 so far this year (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 44 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 21 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 5.66 as a team on the year.

The bullpen pitchers have inherited 5 base runners so far this year with 0.0% of those players ended up scoring. Guardians relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 4 times and also have had 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 14 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have accumulated 4 holds on the season (3rd in the league).

The Cincinnati Reds have earned a total of 105 putouts so far this season, in addition to 25 assists and 1 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .992 which puts them in 9th in baseball, and have accumulated 2 double plays. The Guardians have converted 74.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 315 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 5th in professional baseball.

Bibee has thrown 503 innings and has totaled 497 K's so far in his MLB career. Bibee (34-23 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.58 and he has faced 2,077 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.63 (203 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.175. He has surrendered 446 base hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 145 free passes.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a team OBP of .320 in addition to a team batting average of .222 on the season. They have been rung up on 15 instances (30th in MLB) and have earned a total of 20 hits. Los Angeles has knocked in 5 long balls on the year as well as 16 runs batted in. The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .422 and they score 5.33 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have hit 3 doubles, while taking a walk 11 times as well as scoring 16 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 8 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 2.67 (8 earned runs given up). They have conceded 2 home runs and they allow 2.67 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Dodgers have a WHIP of 0.889 with a FIP of 2.66 as a pitching staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.00 (27 strikeouts against 5 walks). They are currently ranked 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 19.

Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 6 times in high leverage situations and on 2 occasions with runners on. They are currently ranked 4th in MLB holding a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 12 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

In their 243 innings played, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 74.8% (4th in MLB). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 1 double plays and have a fielding percentage of 1.000 (4th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have 24 assists, 0 errors and have 81 putouts for the season.

So far in his career, Ohtani has surrendered 388 hits while he has accumulated 670 punch outs in 528 innings pitched. Ohtani (39-20 career record) has earned a 3.00 ERA while allowing 6.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 176 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.079 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.68 and he has faced 2,139 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-145)

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