2024-08-17 23:05:02
It’s Saturday, August 17, and the New York Yankees (73-50) weekend in Motown continues against the Detroit Tigers (59-64).
Aaron Judge hit his MLB-leading 44th HR and Gerrit Cole fanned 8 in six scoreless innings as the Yankees took the opener of this series 3-0 last night.
New York leads the American League East by a game over the Baltimore Orioles. The Tigers sit in 4th in the AL Central.
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● Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024
● Time: 1:10PM EST
● Site: Comerica Park
● City: Detroit, MI
● TV/Streaming: YES, BSDET, MLBN
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The latest odds as of Saturday morning:
● Money Line: Tigers +165, Yankees -200
● Spread: Tigers +1.5 (+105), Yankees -1.5 (-125)
● Over/Under: 8.5 runs
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● The Yankees have won 3 straight. They are 6-4 in their last 10 games. They are 41-23 away from Yankee Stadium. Their overall run differential for the season is now +121.
● The loss last night snapped Detroit’s 4-game winning streak. The Tigers are 6-4 in their last 10 games. They are 29-32 at Comerica Park. Their overall run differential for the season is -8.
● Who’s Hot? Gerrit Cole is rounding into form over his last few starts. The veteran hurler has allowed just 3 earned runs (1.59 ERA) in 3 starts (17 innings) in August. He has picked up 22 strikeouts in those three outings.
● Who’s Not! Anthony Volpe did pick up a hit in New York’s last game, but he is still just 2 for his last 34 (.059) with 14 strikeouts over his last 9 games.
● Today’s pitching matchup (August 17): Carlos Rodon vs. Keider Montero
○ Yankees: Rodon (13-7, 4.18 ERA) has allowed 61 earned runs and 117 hits while striking out 143 over 131.1 innings
○ Detroit: Montero (3-5, 5.76 ERA) has allowed 35 earned runs and 57 hits while striking out 44 over 54.2 innings
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● The Yankees have covered the Run Line in each game during this modest 3-game winning streak
● The Yankees have won 13 of their last 16 games against the Tigers
● Carlos Rodon has won his last 4 starts for the Yankees
● Keider Montero has won his last two starts for the Tigers
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Yankees vs. Tigers today:
– Moneyline: NBC Sports is leaning heavily towards a play on the Yankees on the Moneyline
– Spread: NBC Sports is recommending a play on the Yankees on the Run Line
– Total Runs: NBC Sports is leaning heavily towards a play on the Total OVER 8.5 runs
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