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The New York Yankees (64-68) and Detroit Tigers (59-73) play the 3rd game of a 4-game series Wednesday at Comerica Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Yankees vs. Tigers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Yankees lead 2-0
The Yankees won 4-2 as -107 favorites in the 2nd game of the series Tuesday. Yankees 2B Gleyber Torres homered for the 2nd night in a row as the Bronx Bombers won back-to-back games for the 1st time since Aug. 2-3.
The Tigers have lost 4 straight games and have been outscored by 27 runs over that stretch.
Yankees at Tigers projected starters
RHP Gerrit Cole vs. TBD
Cole (11-4, 2.95 ERA) makes his 28th start. He has a 1.04 WHIP, 2.3 BB/9 and 9.7 K/9 in 168 innings.
- Last start: Win, 7 2/3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 BB, 11 K in 6-2 victory at Tampa Bay Rays Friday
- 2023 road stats: 4-2, 2.48 ERA (76 1/3 IP, 21 ER) in 12 starts
- Career vs. Tigers: 7-1, 1.94 ERA (65 IP, 14 ER), 43 H, 19 BB, 84 K in 11 starts — last faced Detroit in 2022
LHP Joey Wentz is expected to pitch multiple innings. Wentz (2-10, 6.62 ERA) has made 17 starts and 2 relief appearances this season. The rookie has a 1.65 WHIP, 3.7 BB/9 and 8.2 K/9 in 84 1/3 innings.
- Last start: No-decision, 5 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K in 4-1 loss at Cleveland Guardians Aug. 18
- 2023 home stats: 0-4, 7.44 ERA (42 1/3 IP, 35 ER) in 9 starts and 1 relief appearance
- Never faced Yankees before
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Yankees at Tigers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:24 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Yankees -225 (bet $225 to win $100) | Tigers +185 (bet $100 to win $185)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Yankees -1.5 (-130) | Tigers +1.5 (+105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Yankees at Tigers picks and predictions
Prediction
Yankees 6, Tigers 3
Moneyline
The Yankees (-225) should win their 3rd straight game, but there’s no need to pay the higher price on the moneyline when New York should win by multiple runs.
PASS. Bet the run line and/or the total instead.
Run line/Against the spread
Wentz is coming off 1 of his best performances of the season and should revert back to his usual self Wednesday. He faces a Yankees lineup that has been hitting better lately and is relying on a Tigers offense that is averaging just 2.25 runs over its last 4 games.
Cole has obviously been dominant vs. the Tigers in his career and should have no trouble setting up the Yankees for a blowout win.
BET YANKEES -1.5 (-130).
Over/Under
While I don’t expect the Tigers to score a lot of runs vs. Cole, the Yankees should be able to run up the score against Wentz and Detroit’s relievers.
The Over is 29-23-1 (55.8%) this season when the Tigers are home underdogs, according to TeamRankings.com, and I have no faith in Detroit’s pitching staff to keep this game low-scoring Wednesday.
BET OVER 7.5 (-120).
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