Recent form
3-7
CLE -0.4 vs SF -2.0 margin
CLE brings the hotter last-ten margin into this matchup tonight with balance.

SF
52-74

CLE
61-66
Verdict
Pass · no edge tonight.
The model doesn't see daylight against the posted line on this game. We don't surface negative-EV picks; check the drill-down for sub-model context.
Why this matchup
1 signal · model + marketLine movement
200 snapshots
CLE spread
-1.5
open PK · -1.5
Total
O/U 7.5
open O/U 7.5
CLE no-vig %
62.8%
open 61.3% · +1.5
Stepped lines reflect captured market snapshots from odds_snapshots. Spread sign convention: negative = CLE favored. Live mode caps the in-game branch to the last 60 minutes.
Drill down
Sub-model tables · ensemble breakdown · last meeting · book shop · player props
Pregame · scouting report
Probable starters, projected lineups, head-to-head this season, our model edge against the market — every angle on one surface.
Away starter

Landen Roupp
SP · #65
7-12
W-L
4.31
ERA
1.30
WHIP
128
K
129.1
IP
Last 3 starts
Home starter

Gavin Williams
SP · #32
11-7
W-L
3.74
ERA
1.08
WHIP
190
K
149.0
IP
Last 3 starts
Vegas line
Model edge
Head to head
Place a bet
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Model side · moneyline
21+ in most states. Lines refreshed at the moment of fetch. We may earn a referral fee on book signups — your odds and terms are unchanged.
Scouting report · pre-game
CLE is 3-7 recently; SF is 3-7.
60.9%
model · CLE win prob
Recent form
Situational
Rest is even. CLE has 0 straight road games; SF has 2.
Model angle
Weather and park remove about 0.1 runs from the total environment.
Players to watch
Gavin Williams · 8.3 K · last-10 8.7 vs season 7.6.
Joey Cantillo · 5.9 K · last-10 6.3 vs season 5.3.
Parker Messick · 5.5 K · last-10 5.2 vs season 5.9.
Head-to-head · 1-1 · last 2
CLE is 1-1 in the recent head-to-head sample.
Line move
The market has moved 1.6pp toward the home side.
Aggregated from r107 anatomy · r109 CLV history · r112 calibration · r118 line moves · r124 player projections · refreshes every 5 minutes
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
61.2%
ensemble · CLE favored
Elo Static
62.1%
P(CLE win)
33%
weight
Elo Pitching
62.8%
P(CLE win)
33%
weight
Bullpen Park
62.8%
P(CLE win)
34%
weight
Disagreement
0.33 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
98% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
Player projections
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
128
projections · 101 high confidence
Strikeouts
Hits
Total bases
RBIs
Earned runs
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
Matchup · 2026
MLB Stats API
SF
league avg
CLE
.712
OPS
.719
.681
.306
OBP
.318
▶.312
4.06
Runs / G
4.50
3.95
4.35
Team ERA
4.17
▶3.80
1.35
WHIP
1.30
▶1.27
7.7
K / 9
8.5
▶9.5
SF
Giants
71-85
CLE★
Guardians
81-72
Team pages
Data via ESPN · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant
Line shopping · 1 book
Same model, different prices. The same moneyline can vary 25¢ across books — taking the worst price wipes out a real edge instantly. Star marks the best-paying book per side.
+2.3pp
best edge · SF · DraftKings
SF
★ bestedge +2.3pp · implied 36.8%
CLE
no live price
| Book | SF | CLE | Best edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | +167★ | -180 | +2.3 |
Edges shown are model probability minus no-vig implied probability for that side at that book. Stars mark the highest-paying cell per side. Lines refresh every 60 seconds.
Preview · MLB
an Francisco Giants visit Cleveland Guardians Thursday at 8/20 - 1:10 PM EDT.
Vegas opened CLE as a 1.5-point favorite with the total at 7.5. CLE's moneyline implies a 64% break-even, SF the inverse. CLE is on a back-to-back.
For bettors: the CLE side carries the favorite-tax, the dog gets the points and a plus-money payout. The 7.5 total reads defensive vs the league average.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
MLB · Box score
No player stats available yet.
No player stats available yet.
Team stats
SF
Away
Stat
CLE
Home
511
Runs
502
1062
Hits
982
82
Errors
68
1736
TB
1555
138
HR
120
329
BB
460
994
K
1039
0
LOB
0
Current series
Series tied 1-1
Season series
Series tied 1-1
Model & market
Vegas line center
DraftKings via ESPN · 21+
Spread
CLE -1.5
Total
7.5
Defensive · -1.0 vs avg
Moneyline
1· 6.2h
Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.
Line movement · 200 snapshots
ESPN-tracked · 21+
Spread
1.5
+1.5 since open
Total
7.5
0.0 since open
Pitching matchup · today
ESPN · season stats
L. Roupp
#65 · 7-12
ERA
4.31
K
128
SV
—
Last 3 starts

G. Williams
#32 · 11-7
ERA
3.74
K
190
SV
—
Last 3 starts
Scouting report
SF @ CLE
Rest going in
0 days
last game Aug 19
0 days
last game Aug 19
Model edge vs market
Lean onlyMarket
CLE -1.5
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Market
7.5
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Market
CLE -180
Model
On the roadmap
Edge
—
Model spread derived from 21-day power-rank delta · not a true point-spread model. Total + ML model wires roadmap. Bet responsibly · 21+
Tale of the tape
52-74
Record
61-66
#14
Conf rank
#10
-0.5
Pt diff
-0.2
W1
Streak
L1
3-7
Last 10
3-7
Bullpen used yesterday
SF
7.0 bullpen IP · heavy
W 1-0 · Aug 19
CLE
2.3 bullpen IP
L 1-0 · Aug 19
Composite signals from ESPN standings + 21-day power rolling. NBA pace / ORtg / DRtg from ESPN core team-stats; NFL yards-per-game from nflverse aggregation. Park factors, weather, KenPom-class metrics still on the roadmap.
Betting line
CLE -1.5·O/U 7.5·SF +167/CLE -180