The Detroit Tigers (18-15) and New York Yankees (22-13) meet Sunday for the finale of a 3-game series. First pitch from Yankee Stadium is set for 1:35 p.m ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Tigers vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: New York leads 2-0
New York beat Detroit 5-3 in the 2nd Game of the series Saturday while cashing as a -165 home favorite. The Yankees struck Detroit out 14 times and threw 100 strikes, while the Tigers struck the Yankees out only 8 times with 88 strikes thrown.
Detroit jumped out to a 1-0 lead Saturday, but the Yankees would go on to score 5 unanswered runs through the 1st and 3rd innings to take the lead back. The Tigers have lost 3 consecutive road games.
Tigers at Yankees projected starters
LHP Tarik Skubal vs. LHP Nestor Cortes
Skubal (4-0, 1.72 ERA) makes his 7th start. He has a 0.74 WHIP, 1.5 BB/9, and 10.1 K/9 in 36 2/3 innings.
- Last start: Win, 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 K in 4-1 win vs. Kansas City Royals Sunday
- Career vs. Yankees: 1-2, 3.60 ERA (15 IP, 6 ER), 12 H, 7 BB, 18 K in 3 starts
Cortes (1-3, 3.86 ERA) makes his 8th start. He has a 1.10 WHIP, 1.5 BB/9, and 7.9 K/9 in 42 innings.
- Last start: Loss, 6 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 5 K in 4-2 loss vs. Baltimore Orioles Tuesday
- Career vs. Detroit: 0-0, 4.50 ERA (6 IP, 3 ER), 9 H, 5 BB, 5 K across 1 start and 1 relief appearance
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Tigers at Yankees odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 9:47 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Tigers +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | Yankees -125 (bet $125 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Tigers +1.5 (-210) | Yankees -1.5 (+170)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7 (O: +100 | U: -120)
Tigers at Yankees picks and predictions
Prediction
Yankees 3, Tigers 2
Moneyline
BET YANKEES (-125).
New York has won back-to-back games and is 3-1 in its last 3 games, while the Tigers are only 2-3 in their last 5 overall and 0-3 in their last 3 road games. The Yankees are also 8-2 in their last 10 matchups vs. Detroit overall.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
I like Detroit to cover here, as 3 of its last 6 matchups with New York have finished within a 1-run margin, but +1.5 (-210) is not worth betting on. Bet on the spread and/or total instead.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 7 (-120).
The Under has hit in 2 of Detroit’s last 3 overall and is 4-2 in its last 6 games. For New York, the Under is 4-1-1 in its last 6 games. The Under has also hit in 4 of the last 6 Detroit-New York matchups and is 6-3-1 in the last 10 meetings.
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