Yankees vs. Guardians ALCS Game 3 Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – October 17, 2024

The ALCS rolls on Thursday at 5:08 p.m. ET when the New York Yankees visit the Cleveland Guardians live on truTV from Progressive Field. The Yankees lead the series 2-0, and the Guardians hope to battle back with a win in Game 3. Cleveland has not named a starting pitcher for this contest, while New York is expected to send Clarke Schmidt to the mound. Oddsmakers have installed the Guardians as -102 underdogs, while the Yankees are -117 favorites on the moneyline.

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Yankees vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-117)
• Underdog: Guardians (-102)
• Over/under: 7

Yankees vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Yankees have won in 79, or 58.1%, of the 136 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• New York has a record of 74-54 when favored by -117 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 53.9% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Guardians have been the underdog on the moneyline 62 total times this season. They’ve finished 28-34 in those games.
• Cleveland has a 20-33 record (winning only 37.7% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -102 or longer.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Guardians have an implied win probability of 50.5%.

Yankees vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in batting average (.322), home runs (58) and runs batted in (144) this season.
• Among all batters in baseball, Judge’s home run total places him first and his RBI tally ranks him first.
• Juan Soto is batting .288 with an OBP of .419 and a slugging percentage of .569 this season.
• Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians in home runs (39) and runs batted in (118).
• Among all hitters in MLB, Ramirez’s home run total puts him fifth, and his RBI total ranks third.
• Josh Naylor is batting .243 with 27 doubles, 31 home runs and 58 walks.

Yankees vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
• The Yankees have the seventh-best ERA (3.75) in the majors this season.
• The Yankees have a combined WHIP of 1.244 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 8.9 K/9, the ninth-best in MLB.
• Cleveland has a 3.61 team ERA that ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Guardians pitchers combine for the No. 4 WHIP in the majors (1.202).