The New York Yankees are playing host to the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium. The game gets underway 1:05 p.m. ET and YES Network will televise this AL matchup.
Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Odds
Cleveland (+150) is the underdog against New York (-160) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under for this afternoon’s game at 11 runs. Odds for betting on the game’s total currently sit at -125 for the under and +105 for the over. You can also wager on the game’s spread with the runline odds standing at -145 for the Indians +1.5 runs and +125 for the Yankees -1.5.
The Yankees are 82-42 straight up (SU) and 74-49 against the spread (ATS). The team has gained 19.3 units for moneyline bettors and 28.1 units ATS. New York has a 3-4 ATS mark over its last seven games and the over has hit in five of those seven. The Indians have gone 73-50 SU this year and are 65-57 ATS. Overall, the team’s accumulated 7.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 7.5 units ATS. Cleveland has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven.
New York games have an over/under record of 70-49-4 in 2019. The Indians have been a good under bet with a total record of 53-65-4.
Zach Plesac will get the start for Cleveland. Plesac is 6-3 with a 3.27 ERA and 56 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with five strikeouts and a 2.57 ERA against New York this year.
The Yankees will turn to lefty James Paxton (8-6, 4.40 ERA), who has 137 strikeouts and 41 walks, in addition to a 1.41 WHIP. Paxton has yet to face the Indians this year, but he made two starts against them in 2018, compiling a 0-1 record with a 6.75 ERA.
As a unit, New York’s pitchers have given up 4.7 runs per game overall in 2019. Its starters have a 4.72 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.14 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 9.9 K/9.
New York’s offense has put up 5.9 runs per contest, including 6.0 per game over its last 10 games and 6.6 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .306/.375/.514 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
The Yankees’ batters have been led by second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres. LeMahieu is hitting .337/.385/.532 with 19 home runs, 81 RBIs and 85 runs scored, and Torres is batting .282 with 27 homers, 71 RBIs and 77 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Cleveland’s pitching staff allowed 4.0 runs per game and its starters own a 3.89 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 9.61 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.32, along with a K-per-9 of 9.10.
The Indians offense has slashed .252/.327/.436 on its way to 4.7 runs scored per game this year, including 6.0 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 6.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Cleveland’s offense has been powered by shortstop Francisco Lindor and first baseman Carlos Santana, who collectively have launched 49 home runs. Lindor is slashing .300/.355/.515 with 20 home runs, 52 RBIs, 70 runs and 18 stolen bases. Santana (.288/.412/.549) is up to 29 homers, 75 RBIs and 89 runs scored.
The Indians have gained 6.0 units and are 23-16 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has hit in 22 of those games, compared to 17 that’ve gone under against -handed starting pitchers.
Indians vs. Yankees MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Indians, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in five of New York’s last seven games.
- Each team has hit 19 home runs over its last 10 games.
- New York has posted 24.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 27.8 over its last five.
- The Yankees have won six of their last seven games SU.
