The New York Yankees are set to face off against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Game 1 of their doubleheader. This AL showdown will begin at 1:10 p.m. ET and YES Network is in line to televise the game.
New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Odds
The Tigers are 28-31 SU and 34-24 ATS. They’ve gained 7.3 units for moneyline bettors and 6.4 units against the spread (ATS). The Yankees, on the other hand, are 37-17 SU and have gone 30-24 ATS. Overall, the team’s accumulated 11.1 units for moneyline gamblers and 4.9 units ATS.
Detroit games have an over/under record of 25-31-2 thus far in 2018. The Yankees have been a decent over bet with a total record of 30-21-3.
The right-handed Luis Severino will get the nod for the visiting Yankees. Severino is 8-1 with a 2.31 ERA and 92 strikeouts. This is his first start against Detroit this year. He did make two starts against the team in 2017, posting a 2-0 record with a 1.54 ERA and 16 strikeouts.
The Tigers are putting the ball in the right hand of Drew VerHagen (0-1, 6.30 ERA), who has 11 strikeouts and seven walks this season as well as a 1.30 WHIP. VerHagen is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA against New York this year.
Detroit’s pitching staff has yielded 4.6 runs per game overall this year as a unit. The club’s starters have a 4.19 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.46 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 8.2 K/9.
The Detroit offense is putting up 4.3 runs per contest, including 5.1 per game over its last 10 games and 5.6 per game over its last five. The team has hit .281/.351/.443 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
Nicholas Castellanos has helped lead the Tigers’ offense this season with six home runs, 32 RBIs and 30 runs scored.
For the visitors, New York’s pitching staff allowed 4.3 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.09 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 8.83 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.32, along with a K-per-9 of 12.16.
Yankees hitters have slashed .258/.341/.470 on their way to 5.7 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.7 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
Aaron Judge has led New York’s offense and is slashing .288/.414/.585 with 16 home runs, 41 RBIs and 42 runs scored. He did not do especially well on the road in 2017, maintaining a slash line of .257/.405/.533 across 343 plate appearances (compared to his overall season line of .284/.422/.627).
The Tigers are coming off of an 8-4 loss against the Blue Jays, while the Yankees just got an 8-5 victory over the Orioles.
New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Tigers, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER
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The under has cashed in three of New York’s last seven games.
The Yankees have hit 18 home runs in their last 10 games. The Tigers have hit nine over their last 10.
The New York defense has allowed nine errors over the last 10 games, compared to four errors for Detroit over its last 10.
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