Yankees vs. Guardians ALCS Game 5 Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – October 19, 2024

Expect the long ball when Aaron Judge (58 HR) and the New York Yankees (94-68) take on Jose Ramirez (14 HR) and the Cleveland Guardians (92-69) at Progressive Field, beginning at 8:08 p.m. ET live on truTV. The Yankees are -120 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup. New York’s Carlos Rodon and Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee have been named the starters for this contest. The Yankees are -120 favorites on the moneyline to win this contest with the Guardians (+100).

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Yankees vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-120)
• Underdog: Guardians (+100)
• Over/under: 7.5

Yankees vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been favorites in 138 games this season and have come away with the win 80 times (58%) in those contests.
• This season New York has come away with a win 75 times in 129 chances when named as a favorite of at least -120 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 54.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Guardians have been the underdog on the moneyline 64 total times this season. They’ve gone 29-35 in those games.
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +100 or longer, Cleveland has a 16-31 record (winning only 34% of its games).
• The Guardians have a 50% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Yankees vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Judge leads New York in home runs with 58, runs batted in with 144 and his batting average of .322 is also best on his team.
• Of all batters in baseball, Judge’s home run total ranks him first and his RBI tally ranks him first.
• Juan Soto has 166 hits and an OBP of .419 to go with a slugging percentage of .569 this season.
• Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 39 home runs and 118 runs batted in.
• Ramirez ranks fifth in home runs and third in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Josh Naylor is batting .243 with 27 doubles, 31 home runs and 58 walks.

Yankees vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the league.
• The Yankees have pitched to a 3.75 ERA this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
• The Yankees have a combined WHIP of 1.244 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Guardians pitching staff ranks ninth in the majors.
• Cleveland has the third-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.61).
• The Guardians have the fourth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.202).