Guardians vs. Rays Prediction, Odds, Probable Pitchers, Prop Bets for Friday, July 24

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The Tampa Bay Rays are clinging to a two-game lead in the AL East after beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 in a four-game series. They'll now take on the Cleveland Guardians over the weekend.

The Guardians are in the opposite situation heading into the weekend, sitting 1.5 games back from the Chicago Cubs.

Lets dive into the odds and my best bets for tonight's series opener.

Guardians vs. Rays Odds, Run Line, and Total

Odds via BetMGM Sportsbook

Run line

• Guardians +1.5 (-200)
• Rays -1.5 (+165)

Moneyline

• Guardians +110
• Rays -135

Total

• OVER 7.5 (+105)
• UNDER 7.5 (-125)

Guardians vs. Rays Probable Pitchers

• Cleveland: Joey Cantillo, LHP (8-5, 3.74 ERA)
• Tampa Bay: Shane McClanahan, LHP (8-6, 3.16 ERA)

Guardians vs. Rays How to Watch

• Date: Friday, July 24
• Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
• Venue: Tropicana Field
• How to Watch (TV): Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive, Rays.TV
• Guardians record: 54-50
• Rays record: 59-43

Guardians vs. Rays Best MLB Prop Bet

• Yandy Diaz 2+ Hits (+210)

Yandy Diaz has been on fire of late, recording two hits in two of his last four games. Throughout the season, he has a batting average of .305 when facing left-handed pitchers, so let's see if he can have another multi-hit game against a lefty in Joey Cantillo.

Guardians vs. Rays Prediction and Best Bet

In today's edition of Betting $100 Every Day for a Year, I broke down why I'm backing the Rays as home favorites:

The Cleveland Guardians have struggled when facing left-handed pitchers this season, ranking 27th in the Majors in wRC+ against lefties. Now, they have to hit the road to take on Shane McClanahan, who is an effective lefty starter with a 3.16 ERA on the season.

The Rays' offense has also been red-hot lately, ranking fourth in the Majors in wRC+ over the past 30 days. Tampa Bay should be a bigger home favorite in this spot.

Pick: Rays -135 via BetMGM

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