Guardians vs. Pirates Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - July 19

The Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates play a rubber match on Sunday at 1:40 p.m. ET, with the series deadlocked at 1-1. Joey Cantillo (8-4, 3.56 ERA) gets the start for the Guardians, who are 52-47 this season and second in the AL Central. Paul Skenes (8-8, 3.57 ERA) is expected to start for the Pirates, who are 51-48 and fourth in the NL Central.

With moneyline odds of -117 for the Guardians versus -105 for the Pirates, this game should be a close one. The game's total is set at 7.

Guardians vs. Pirates Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Sunday, July 19, 2026
• Game time: 1:40 p.m. ET
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Stadium: Progressive Field
• Favorite: Guardians (-117)
• Underdog: Pirates (-105)
• Over/under: 7

How to Watch Guardians vs. Pirates

• TV Channel: CLEG and SportsNet PT
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Guardians vs. Pirates: Betting the Moneyline

• The Guardians have been favored on the moneyline 55 total times this season. They've finished 29-26 in those games.
• Pittsburgh has been pegged as an underdog in 45 games this year and has walked away with the win 19 times (42.2%) in those games.
• Cleveland has a record of 25-22 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -117 on the moneyline.
• This year, the Pirates have won 17 of 37 games when listed as at least -105 or worse on the moneyline.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Guardians a 53.9% chance to win.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 51.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Guardians vs. Pirates: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Guardians have played in 99 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 46 times (46-53-0).
• So far this season, Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 57 of its 99 games with a total.
• The Guardians have put together a 50-49-0 record ATS this season (covering 50.5% of the time).
• The Pirates have an against the spread mark of 51-48-0 in 99 games with a line this season.