Rangers vs. Guardians prediction: Why Cleveland is favored to win Friday's MLB matchup [9/26/2025]

The Cleveland Guardians and Texas Rangers will lock horns in MLB action at Progressive Field on Friday, starting at 7:10PM ET.

Slade Cecconi (7-6, 4.15 ERA) will be the starting pitcher for the Guardians, up against Jack Leiter (9-10, 3.92 ERA) for the Rangers.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven MLB model predicts the Guardians as the most likely winner of today's game.

For a closer look at Friday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Rangers vs. Guardians predictions page.

Guardians vs. Rangers prediction: Who will win, cover the run line?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's MLB game between the Rangers and Guardians 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives the Guardians a 55% chance of beating the Rangers.

According to our model, the Rangers (+1.5) have a 63% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 7.5 runs has a 57% chance of going over.

Rangers vs. Guardians odds [9/26/2025]

We have researched the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Rangers	Guardians
Run Line	+1.5 (-164)	-1.5 (+140)
Moneyline	+135	-158
Total	o7.5 (+100)	u7.5 (-115)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Rangers vs. Guardians picks and best bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Rangers vs. Guardians matchup is on the run line.

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Rangers vs. Guardians game-day updates and essential details

Friday's MLB action between the Guardians and Rangers at Progressive Field is scheduled to start at 7:10PM ET.

• Who: Texas Rangers vs. Cleveland Guardians
• Date: Friday, September 26, 2025
• Time: 7:10PM ET/4:10PM PT
• Venue: Progressive Field

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Conclusion

We predict the Guardians, with a 55% win probability, will likely beat the Rangers on Friday.

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