Data Skrive:
The Detroit Tigers (18-14 look to avoid the sweep when they visit the New York Yankees (21-13) in the final game of a two-game set. Oddsmakers have listed the Yankees as -125 favorites, while the Tigers are +106 underdogs to pick up a win. Nestor Cortes Jr. will get the ball for New York while Detroit will counter with Tarik Skubal.
Take a look at our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $36.00
Yankees to win vs Tigers -125
Yankees vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Yankees (-125)
- Underdog: Tigers (+106)
- Over/under: 7
Yankees vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 22 games this year and have walked away with the win 14 times (63.6%) in those games.
- New York has a record of 10-8 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -125 or more on the moneyline.
- The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 55.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Tigers have been the underdog on the moneyline 15 total times this season. They’ve gone 9-6 in those games.
- Detroit has a record of 4-3 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +106 or longer (57.1%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Tigers’ implied win probability is 48.5%.
Yankees vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Juan Soto leads New York in batting average (.320), home runs (eight) and runs batted in (25) this season.
- Soto ranks fifth in the majors in homers, and fifth in RBI.
- Alex Verdugo has 29 hits and an OBP of .367 to go with a slugging percentage of .439 this season.
- Riley Greene leads the Tigers with seven home runs while racking up a team-high batting average of .274.
- Greene is 12th in home runs and 76th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Mark Canha’s 16 runs batted in lead his team.
Yankees vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Yankees strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
- The Yankees have the second-best ERA (3.02) in the majors this season.
- Yankees pitchers have a 1.193 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- Detroit has a 3.10 team ERA that ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Tigers pitchers combine for the No. 3 WHIP in baseball (1.107).