Data Skrive:
Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Thursday when the New York Yankees (74-53) and Cleveland Guardians (73-53) take to the field at 1:05 p.m. ET, live on YES. Aaron Judge is batting .334 for the Yankees (-169 favorites on the moneyline) while Steven Kwan leads the underdog Guardians (+142) with a .311 average. Gerrit Cole will get the ball for New York while Cleveland will counter with Gavin Williams.
Take a look at our betting preview for this game, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.83
Yankees to win vs Guardians -169
Yankees vs. Guardians Betting Lines
- Favorite: Yankees (-169)
- Underdog: Guardians (+142)
- Over/under: 8
Yankees vs. Guardians Betting Insights
- The Yankees have come away with 54 wins in the 96 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This year New York has won 23 of 37 games when listed as at least -169 on the moneyline.
- The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 62.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Guardians have gone 22-25 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 46.8% of those games).
- Cleveland has a 5-4 record (winning 55.6% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +142 or longer.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Guardians’ implied win probability is 41.3%.
Yankees vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders
- Judge is batting .334 with 47 home runs and 117 RBI. All three of those stats lead New York hitters this season.
- Judge ranks first in home runs and first in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Juan Soto has collected 137 hits this season and has an OBP of .433. He’s slugging .612 on the year.
- Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians in home runs (32) and runs batted in (101).
- Among all hitters in the majors, Ramirez ranks seventh in home runs and second in RBI.
- Josh Naylor is hitting .240 with 19 doubles, 27 home runs and 46 walks.
Yankees vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings
- The Yankees have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
- Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.79 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- Yankees pitchers have a 1.258 WHIP this season, 14th in the majors.
- The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Guardians pitching staff ranks ninth in MLB.
- Cleveland’s 3.77 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Guardians combine for the No. 6-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.219).