08-07-2025
Guardians at Astros Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 8
Its Tuesday, July 8 and the Guardians (41-48) are in Houston to take on the Astros (55-36) in the second game of their three-game series.
Joey Cantillo is slated to take the mound for Cleveland against Hunter Brown for Houston.
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The Guardians won the series opener last night, 7-5, to snap a ten-game losing streak. Jose Ramirez and David Fry each homered to spark the Guardians' attack and Houston's offense was limited to just five hits by Tanner Bibee and four relievers.
Lets dive into Game 2 and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Guardians at Astros
Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Time: 8:10PM EST
Site: Minute Maid Park
City: Houston, TX
Network/Streaming: CLEG, SCHN
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Odds for the Guardians at the Astros
The latest odds as of Tuesday:
Moneyline: Guardians (+171), Astros (-207)
Spread: Astros -1.5
Total: 7.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Guardians at Astros
Pitching matchup for July 8, 2025: Joey Cantillo vs. Hunter Brown
Guardians: Joey Cantillo (1-0, 3.41 ERA)
Last outing: 7/3 at Cubs - 3.1IP, 0ER, 2H, 3BB, 5Ks Astros: Hunter Brown (9-3, 1.82 ERA)
Last outing: 7/2 at Colorado - 6IP, 2ER, 6H, 1BB, 8Ks
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Guardians at Astros
The Astros have won their last 7 games with Hunter Brown on the bump
The Astros' last 4 games have gone under the Total with Hunter Brown starting
Betting the Astros on the Run Line with Hunter Brown as the starter has returned a 2.87-unit profit in 2025
Isaac Paredes is enjoying a 6-game hitting streak (9-28)
Christian Walker has hit in 6 straight (12-28) and 9 of his last 10 games (15-43) to raise his average on the season to .231
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight's game between the Guardians and the Astros
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Tuesday's game between the Guardians and the Astros:
Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Houston Astros on the Moneyline.
Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Cleveland Guardians at +1.5.
Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 7.0.
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