Tigers vs. Yankees Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 18, 2024

The Detroit Tigers (59-64) and New York Yankees (73-50) meet Sunday at Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, starting at 7:10 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Tigers are -120 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Yankees are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +162 odds. Detroit’s Tarik Skubal gets the start, and he’ll go against New York’s Marcus Stroman.

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Tigers vs. Yankees Betting Lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-120)
• Underdog: Yankees (+102)
• Over/under: 7.5

Tigers vs. Yankees Betting Insights

• The Tigers have been favorites in 47 games this season and have come away with the win 24 times (51.1%) in those contests.
• Detroit has a record of 19-15 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -120 or more on the moneyline.
• The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 54.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Yankees have won 20 of the 25 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (80%).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +102 or longer, New York has a 10-2 record (winning 83.3% of its games).
• The Yankees have an implied moneyline win probability of 49.5% in this contest.

Tigers vs. Yankees Hitting Leaders

• Matt Vierling has been key for Detroit with 14 home runs, 46 RBI and a batting average of .258 this season.
• Vierling’s home runs put him 98th in MLB, and he is 115th in RBI.
• Colt Keith has collected 96 hits this season and has an OBP of .302. He’s slugging .378 on the year.
• Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 44 home runs and 111 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .333.
• In all of the majors, Judge is first in homers and first in RBI.
• Juan Soto is batting .305 with 24 doubles, four triples, 34 home runs and 103 walks.

Tigers vs. Yankees Pitching Rankings

• The Tigers have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the majors.
• Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.89 this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The Tigers have a combined 1.201 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Yankees pitching staff ranks seventh in MLB.
• New York has a 3.80 team ERA that ranks eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Yankees have the 13th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.253).