Guardians vs. Giants Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 18
18 August 2026
The Cleveland Guardians and San Francisco Giants square off on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. ET, beginning a three-game series at Progressive Field. Foster Griffin (13-4, 3.25 ERA) gets the start for the Guardians, who are 60-65 this season and fourth in the AL Central. Carson Whisenhunt (3-3, 6.11 ERA) is the expected starter for the Giants, who are 51-73 and fourth in the NL West.
The Giants (+169) are on the road versus the favored Guardians (-193). The game has an over/under of 8 runs.
Guardians vs. Giants Odds, Game Time
- Game day: Tuesday, August 18, 2026
- Game time: 6:40 p.m. ET
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Stadium: Progressive Field
- Favorite: Guardians (-193)
- Underdog: Giants (+169)
- Over/under: 8
How to Watch Guardians vs. Giants
- TV Channel: CLEG and NBCS-BA
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
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Guardians vs. Giants: Betting the Moneyline
- The Guardians have won 46.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (34-39).
- San Francisco has won in 28, or 36.4%, of the 77 contests it has been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- Cleveland has played as favorites of -193 or more once this season and won that game.
- The Giants have a win-loss record of 2-3 when favored by +169 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Guardians a 65.9% chance to win.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Giants have a 37.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Guardians vs. Giants: Betting the Spread & Total
- The Guardians have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 125 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 60 of those games (60-65-0).
- San Francisco and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 57 of its 123 opportunities.
- The Guardians have covered 48% of their games this season, going 60-65-0 against the spread.
- The Giants have posted a record of 59-64-0 against the spread this season.
