The New York Yankees are prepared to battle against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium. Fox Sports Detroit will be showing this AL matchup and the game gets going at 7:05 p.m. ET.
Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees Odds
Oddsmakers have listed New York (-325) as the favorite over Detroit (+265). The total sits at 8.5 runs and bettors can take either the over or the under for -110. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds standing at +130 for the Tigers +1.5 runs and -150 for the Yankees -1.5.
The Yankees are 84-50 straight up (SU) and 67-66 against the spread (ATS). The team hasn’t moved the needle a whole lot for gamblers, losing 0.9 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 7.3 units (ATS). New York has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has hit in five of those seven. The Tigers are 54-80 SU and have gone 67-66 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 10.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 9.8 units ATS. Detroit has covered the spread only once in its last seven games and the over has cashed in five of those seven.
Yankees games have a 58-68-7 over/under record in 2018. Detroit has also been a great under bet with a total record of 55-71-7.
Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann is projected to start for the visiting Tigers. Zimmermann is 6-6 with a 4.38 ERA and 88 strikeouts. He has yet to face New York this year, but he did make two starts against the Yankees in 2017, putting together a 1-1 record against them with a 5.25 ERA and six strikeouts.
The Yankees are going with righty Luis Severino (17-6, 3.27 ERA), who has 189 punchouts and 41 walks to his name, as well as a 1.14 WHIP. Severino is 1-0 with 10 strikeouts and a 1.13 ERA in one start against Detroit this year.
New York’s pitching staff has allowed 4.1 runs per game overall this year as a unit. The team’s starting pitching staff has a 4.09 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 3.14, a WHIP of 1.17 and a K/9 of 11.4.
The New York offense is putting up 5.2 runs per contest, including 4.7 per game over its last 10 games and 4.0 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .228/.309/.420 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that span.
Giancarlo Stanton and Miguel Andujar have led the Yankees’ batters this year. Stanton is slashing .277/.351/.525 with 33 home runs, 84 RBIs and 87 runs scored, and Andujar is batting .300 with 22 homers, 74 RBIs and 69 runs.
In the visiting dugout, Detroit’s pitchers have allowed 4.8 runs per game and its starters own a 4.60 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 7.23 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.50, along with a K-per-9 of 8.02.
The Tigers offense has slashed .241/.301/.379 on its way to 3.8 runs scored per game this year, including 3.3 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
Right fielder Nicholas Castellanos and shortstop Jose Iglesias have paced Detroit’s offense. Castellanos is hitting .289/.344/.485 with 19 home runs, 73 RBIs and 72 runs scored, while Iglesias (.269/.310/.389) has produced five homers, 48 RBIs, 43 runs and 15 steals.
The Tigers have lost 14.3 units and are 47-52 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 37 of those games, as opposed to 56 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Yankees have lost 9.3 units and are 50-46 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s cashed in 43 of those games, compared to 50 that went under the total.
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Betting Notes
The under has hit in five of New York’s last seven games.
The Tigers have hit 12 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.
New York has posted 21.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 18.8 over its last five.
The Yankees have dropped three of their last four games SU.
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