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Updated · CBS Sports · May 11
SportsLine Model Backs Over 7.5 Runs in Angels-Guardians After 10,000 Simulations
Updated
Updated · CBS Sports · May 11

SportsLine Model Backs Over 7.5 Runs in Angels-Guardians After 10,000 Simulations

13 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · May 11
  • 10,000 simulations from SportsLine project 9.2 combined runs in Monday’s Angels-Guardians game, with the Over 7.5 cashing in 65% of model outcomes.
  • Cleveland enters the 6:10 p.m. ET opener at Progressive Field as a -168 money-line favorite, with Joey Cantillo set to start against an Angels staff using Brent Suter as an opener before Alek Manoah.
  • Cantillo’s starts have leaned high-scoring—the Over is 6-2 when he pitches for Cleveland—and Guardians games have gone over in three of their last four.
  • Los Angeles also brings stronger road offense than home production, averaging 5.0 runs away from home versus 3.4 at home, after a 6-1 win over Toronto on Sunday.
  • The series opens with Cleveland at 21-21 but still leading the AL Central, while the Angels arrive 16-25 after winning three of their last five.
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