The Cleveland Guardians (63-57) host the Atlanta Braves (53-68) on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Guardians are favored (-124) against the underdog Braves (+104). Joey Cantillo gets the starting nod for Cleveland, and Hurston Waldrep is Atlanta’s pick to start.

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Guardians vs. Braves betting lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-124)
• Underdog: Braves (+104)
• Over/under: 9

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have won 62.3% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (33-20).
• Cleveland has a 26-12 record (winning 68.4% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -124 or shorter.
• The Guardians have a 55.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Cleveland has played in 118 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 53 times (53-61-4).
• The Guardians have a 60-58-0 record against the spread this season.

Guardians hitting info

• Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 25 home runs and 64 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .298.
• Ramirez ranks 15th in homers and 49th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Ramirez has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .350 with a double, two home runs and three RBIs.
• Steven Kwan is batting .275 with 21 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 42 walks.
• Kwan ranks 155th in home runs and 164th in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Kwan heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .143 with a double, a home run, two walks and an RBI.
• Carlos Santana has nine doubles, 11 home runs and 50 walks while batting .227.
• Kyle Manzardo is hitting .242 with 14 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 37 walks.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Guardians pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB.
• Cleveland’s 3.87 team ERA ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Guardians average MLB’s 21st-ranked WHIP (1.307).
• Guardians pitchers combine to give up the ninth-fewest home runs in baseball (130 total, 1.1 per game).
• Cleveland took down the Marlins 9-4 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have been underdogs in 36 games this season and won 10 (27.8%) of those contests.
• This season, Atlanta has won seven of its 27 games, or 25.9%, when it’s the underdog by at least +104 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Braves, based on the moneyline, is 49%.
• Atlanta and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 53 of its 120 opportunities.
• The Braves have an ATS record of 50-70-0 in 120 games with a spread this season.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson is batting .262 with 71 RBI, both of which lead Atlanta hitters this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Olson’s home run total is 48th, and his RBI total is 23rd.
• Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 20 while driving in 59 runs and slugging .428.
• Ozuna currently ranks 41st in home runs and 63rd in RBI in the big leagues.
• Ozzie Albies has 104 hits this season and a slash line of .227/.301/.331.
• Michael Harris II has 113 hits and an OBP of .271 to go with a slugging percentage of .407 this season.
• Harris has safely hit in seven straight games. During his last 10 games he is batting .390 with four doubles, four home runs and 10 RBIs.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• Atlanta pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.29 ERA this year, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
• The Braves have a combined WHIP of 1.295 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• With 141 homers allowed, the Braves rank 17th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Atlanta earned a 4-3 win in its most recent game, striking out eight Mets batters while allowing six hits.