Monday's contest between the Cleveland Guardians (69-49) and the Chicago Cubs (59-60) at Progressive Field has a good chance to be a close matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 4-3, with the Guardians coming out on top. Game time is at 6:40 PM ET on August 12.

The Cubs will give the ball to Shota Imanaga (9-2, 3.06 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 10 on the season, and the Guardians will turn to Ben Lively (10-7, 3.59 ERA).

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Cubs vs. Guardians Game Info & Odds

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Cubs vs. Guardians Score Prediction

  • Our pick for this matchup is Guardians 4, Cubs 3.

Total Prediction for Cubs vs. Guardians

  • Total Prediction: Under 8 runs

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    • Cubs Performance Insights

    • The Cubs have played as the favorite in four of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.
    • In its last 10 games with a total, Chicago and its opponents are 7-3-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
    • The Cubs have been favorites in 43 games this season and won 20 (46.5%) of those contests.
    • Chicago has a record of 20-17 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -120 on the moneyline.
    • The moneyline for this contest implies a 54.5% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
    • Chicago ranks 18th in the majors with 503 total runs scored this season.
    • The Cubs have a 3.73 team ERA that ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.

    Guardians Performance Insights

    • The Guardians have played as the underdog in eight of their past 10 games and have gone 2-6 in those contests.
    • When it comes to the over/under, Cleveland and its foes are 6-2-2 in its previous 10 contests.
    • The Guardians have won in 19, or 45.2%, of the 42 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
    • Cleveland has a win-loss record of 12-19 when favored by +100 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
    • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 50% chance of pulling out a win.
    • The offense for Cleveland is the No. 12 offense in MLB, scoring 4.6 runs per game (542 total runs).
    • The Guardians have the fourth-best ERA (3.76) in the majors this season.

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    Cubs Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    August 5 Twins L 3-0 Kyle Hendricks vs David Festa
    August 6 Twins W 7-3 Shota Imanaga vs Pablo Lopez
    August 7 Twins W 8-2 Javier Assad vs Joe Ryan
    August 9 @ White Sox W 7-6 Jameson Taillon vs Garrett Crochet
    August 10 @ White Sox W 3-1 Justin Steele vs Chris Flexen
    August 12 @ Guardians - Shota Imanaga vs Ben Lively
    August 13 @ Guardians - Javier Assad vs Carlos Carrasco
    August 14 @ Guardians - Jameson Taillon vs Alex Cobb
    August 16 Blue Jays - Justin Steele vs Yariel Rodriguez
    August 17 Blue Jays - Kyle Hendricks vs Chris Bassitt
    August 18 Blue Jays - TBA vs TBA

    Guardians Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    August 7 Diamondbacks L 5-3 Carlos Carrasco vs Eduardo Rodríguez
    August 9 @ Twins L 4-2 Joey Cantillo vs Bailey Ober
    August 9 @ Twins L 6-3 Alex Cobb vs Louie Varland
    August 10 @ Twins W 2-1 Gavin Williams vs Simeon Woods Richardson
    August 11 @ Twins W 5-3 Tanner Bibee vs David Festa
    August 12 Cubs - Ben Lively vs Shota Imanaga
    August 13 Cubs - Carlos Carrasco vs Javier Assad
    August 14 Cubs - Alex Cobb vs Jameson Taillon
    August 16 @ Brewers - Gavin Williams vs D.L. Hall
    August 17 @ Brewers - Tanner Bibee vs Freddy Peralta
    August 18 @ Brewers - TBA vs TBA

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