SportsLine Model Backs Over 7.5 Runs in Angels-Guardians After 10,000 Simulations
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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.
The Angels rank high in homers but low in batting average. Can this all-or-nothing offense lead to consistent winning?
Can Alek Manoah's new pitching style overcome his low velocity and finally stabilize the Angels' struggling rotation?