The New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers meet up on Sunday Night Baseball
and Tigers fans hope Verlander rolls into the form he showed last
season after the All-Star break.
The Yankees will give the ball to starter Masahiro Tanaka in this one. Right hander Tanaka is 0-0 this season with a 3.17 ERA.
Tanaka's opponent in this one will be Justin Verlander. The Tigers right
hander has a 4.50 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
Detroit was a 8-4 loser in its last match on the road against the
Yankees. They lost as -111 favorites, while the total score of 12 made
winners of OVER bettors.
The Yankees were a 8-4 winner in their most recent outing on the road
against the Tigers. That made winners of bettors who got New York at 101
on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER
bettors.
New York:
Team record: 3-2 SU
NY Yankees is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
NY Yankees is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit:
Team record: 3-1 SU
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games at home
Detroit is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
Next up:
New York at Toronto Tuesday, April 12
Detroit home to Pittsburgh Monday, April 11
Tanaka and Verlander toe the rubber on ESPN as Yankees battle Detroit - Handicappers Hideaway