Guardians vs Pirates Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for July 17

Odds updated as of 12:12 p.m.

The Cleveland Guardians are among the MLB squads playing on Saturday, up against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Before you do any MLB betting on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here's everything you need to know.

Guardians vs Pirates Game Info

• Cleveland Guardians (51-46) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (50-47)
• Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026
• Time: 1:10 p.m. ET
• Venue: Progressive Field -- Cleveland, Ohio
• Coverage: CleGuardians.TV and SportsNet PT

Guardians vs Pirates Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: CLE: (-130) | PIT: (+110)
• Spread: CLE: -1.5 (+172) | PIT: +1.5 (-210)
• Total: 7.5 -- Over: (-108) | Under: (-112)

Guardians vs Pirates Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Gavin Williams (Guardians) - 10-4, 3.81 ERA vs Jared Jones (Pirates) - 1-1, 4.37 ERA

The Guardians will call on Gavin Williams (10-4) against the Pirates and Jared Jones (1-1). When Williams starts, his team is 10-8-0 against the spread this season. Williams' team has been victorious in 69.2% of the games he's started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 9-4. The Pirates are 4-4-0 against the spread when Jones starts. The Pirates are 3-2 in Jones' five starts this season that they were the underdog on the moneyline.

Guardians vs Pirates Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Guardians win (50.6%)

Guardians vs Pirates Moneyline

• Cleveland is a -130 favorite on the moneyline, while Pittsburgh is a +110 underdog on the road.

Guardians vs Pirates Spread

• The Guardians are favored by 1.5 runs at home against the Pirates. The Guardians are +172 to cover the spread, while the Pirates are -210.

Guardians vs Pirates Over/Under

• A total of 7.5 runs has been set for the Guardians-Pirates contest on July 18, with the over available at -108 and the under at -112.

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Guardians vs Pirates Betting Trends

• The Guardians have come away with 26 wins in the 48 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Cleveland has been victorious 12 times in 24 chances when named as a favorite of at least -130 on the moneyline.
• Contests with the Guardians have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 43 of 92 chances this season.
• The Guardians have posted a record of 46-46-0 against the spread this season.
• The Pirates have won 42.9% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (18-24).
• Pittsburgh has a 10-14 record (winning 41.7% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +110 or longer.
• The Pirates have had an over/under set by bookmakers 96 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 56 of those games (56-38-2).
• The Pirates have a 49-47-0 record ATS this season (covering 51% of the time).

Guardians Player Leaders

• Brayan Rocchio leads Cleveland with a slugging percentage of .408, fueled by 24 extra-base hits. He has a .276 batting average and an on-base percentage of .343.
• Among all qualified batters in the majors, his batting average ranks 42nd, his on-base percentage ranks 58th, and he is 92nd in slugging.
• Rocchio has recorded a base hit in five games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .318 with a double, two home runs and seven RBIs.
• Chase DeLauter leads the Guardians in OBP (.345) and total hits (83) this season. He's batting .278 while slugging .448.
• Among all qualified, he is 38th in batting average, 53rd in on-base percentage and 62nd in slugging percentage.
• Steven Kwan is batting .225 with a .282 slugging percentage and 16 RBI this year.
• Kwan enters this game with three games in a row with at least one hit. In his last five games he is hitting .357 with a double, three walks and two RBIs.
• Travis Bazzana is batting .238 with a .330 OBP and 28 RBI for Cleveland this season.

Pirates Player Leaders

• Bryan Reynolds a has .400 on-base percentage to pace the Pirates. He's batting .283 while slugging .477.
• Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, he is 27th in batting average, fifth in on-base percentage and 34th in slugging percentage.
• Brandon Lowe paces his team with 88 hits. He has a batting average of .246 while slugging .487 with an on-base percentage of .316.
• Including all qualified players, he ranks 91st in batting average, 100th in on-base percentage and 28th in slugging percentage.
• Ryan O'Hearn leads the Pirates with 88 hits.
• Nick Gonzales is slugging .391 to lead his team.

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