The Detroit Tigers will play host to the New York Yankees at Comerica Park. Fox Sports Detroit will showcase this AL matchup. The game is slated to get underway at 6:40 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers Odds
Detroit (+180) is the solid home-team underdog to New York (-190) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under for this night game at 9.5 runs. Odds for wagering on the game’s total currently sit at -115 for the over and -105 for the under. Gamblers can also bet on the game’s spread with the runline odds coming in at Yankees -1.5 runs (-135) and Tigers +1.5 runs (+115).
The Yankees have gone 95-51 SU this year and are 84-61 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 24.1 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 25.5 units ATS. New York’s covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in five of those seven. The Tigers, on the other hand, are 43-100 SU and 59-83 ATS. The team has lost 36.6 units for moneyline bettors and 30.6 units ATS. Detroit has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in three of those seven.
Tigers games have a 65-67-10 over/under record in 2019. New York has been a decent over bet with a total record of 77-64-4.
CC Sabathia will get the start for the Bronx Bombers. The southpaw Sabathia is 5-8 with a 4.93 ERA and 96 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Tigers this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Tigers are turning to Matthew Boyd (8-10, 4.57 ERA). Boyd has 225 strikeouts and 43 walks, along with a 1.19 WHIP. Boyd is 0-0 with 13 strikeouts and a 1.42 ERA in one start against New York this year.
Detroit’s pitchers have yielded 5.7 runs per game overall this season as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has an ERA of 5.50, a WHIP of 1.43 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.5. The bullpen has a 4.96 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 8.5 K/9.
Detroit’s hitters are putting up 3.7 runs per contest, including 5.1 per game over its last 10 games and 5.2 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .269/.321/.401 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Miguel Cabrera and Nicholas Castellanos have paced the Tigers’ hitters this year. Cabrera is slashing .289/.351/.400 with 10 home runs, 55 RBIs and 38 runs scored, and Castellanos is batting .273 with 11 homers, 37 RBIs and 57 runs.
In the visiting dugout, New York’s pitching staff allowed 4.6 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.62 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8.93 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.08, along with a K-per-9 of 9.88.
The Yankees offense has slashed .270/.342/.492 on its way to 5.8 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.5 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 6.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres have led New York’s hitters. LeMahieu is slashing .326/.376/.521 with 24 home runs, 91 RBIs and 100 runs scored, while Torres (.287/.346/.550) is up to 36 homers, 85 RBIs and 91 runs scored.
The Yankees have gained 7.7 units and are 29-17 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 23 of those games, compared to 21 that’ve gone under against lefties.
Yankees at Tigers MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in five of New York’s last seven games.
- The Yankees have hit 26 home runs in their last 10 games. The Tigers have hit 10 over their last 10.
- The Yankees have an OPS of .834 this season and an OPS of .836 against left-handed pitchers. The Tigers’ OPS sits at .685 overall and .715 against southpaws.
- New York has recorded 22.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 25.6 over its last five.
