Guardians vs. Athletics Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - May 2

The Cleveland Guardians and Athletics square off on Saturday at 4:05 p.m. ET, at Sutter Health Park. Slade Cecconi (0-4, 6.23 ERA) gets the start for the Guardians, who are 17-16 this season and first in the AL Central. Jacob Lopez (2-1, 5.84 ERA) is expected to start for the Athletics, who are 17-15 and first in the AL West.

With moneyline odds of -118 for the Guardians and -101 for the Athletics, this could be a close contest. The total for the Guardians-Athletics game is set at 9.5.

Guardians vs. Athletics Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Saturday, May 2, 2026
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. ET
• Location: West Sacramento, California
• Stadium: Sutter Health Park
• Favorite: Guardians (-118)
• Underdog: Athletics (-101)
• Over/under: 9.5

How to Watch Guardians vs. Athletics

• TV Channel: NBCS-CA and CLEG
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Guardians vs. Athletics: Betting the Moneyline

• The Guardians have won 56.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (9-7).
• The Athletics have been victorious in 13, or 52%, of the 25 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, the Guardians have won eight of their 15 games, or 53.3%, when favored by at least -118 on the moneyline.
• This year, the Athletics have won 12 of 21 games when listed as at least -101 or better on the moneyline.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Guardians have an implied win probability of 54.1%.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 50.2% chance of walking away with the win.

Guardians vs. Athletics: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Guardians have played in 33 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 16 times (16-17-0).
• The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 15 of their 32 games with a total this season.
• The Guardians have an 18-15-0 record ATS this season.
• The Athletics have an against the spread mark of 20-12-0 in 32 games with a line this season.