Guardians vs. Giants Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 20

The Cleveland Guardians and San Francisco Giants square off on Thursday at 1:10 p.m. ET at Progressive Field, attempting to break a 1-1 series tie. Gavin Williams (11-7, 3.74 ERA) gets the start for the Guardians, who are 61-66 this season and third in the AL Central. Landen Roupp (7-12, 4.31 ERA) is expected to start for the Giants, who are 52-74 and fourth in the NL West.

Bookmakers have made the Guardians a decent moneyline favorite (-207) at home over the Giants (+181). The total for this contest is 7.

Guardians vs. Giants Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Thursday, August 20, 2026
• Game time: 1:10 p.m. ET
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Stadium: Progressive Field
• Favorite: Guardians (-207)
• Underdog: Giants (+181)
• Over/under: 7

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 a 35-40 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 46.7% of those games).
• San Francisco has been pegged as an underdog in 79 games this year and has walked away with the win 29 times (36.7%) in those games.
• Cleveland has played as favorites of -207 or more once this season and lost that game.
• This season, the Giants have been victorious two times in four chances when named as an underdog of at least +181 or worse on the moneyline.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Guardians have an implied win probability of 67.4%.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Giants have a 35.6% chance of pulling out a win.

Guardians vs. Giants: Betting the Spread & Total

• In the 127 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Guardians, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 61 times (61-66-0).
• San Francisco and its opponents have hit the over in 58 of its 125 games with a total this season.
• The Guardians have collected a 61-66-0 record against the spread this season (covering 48% of the time).
• The Giants are 60-65-0 against the spread in their 125 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.