Thursday, May 08, 2008

Indians-Yankees Pointspread Pointers

The New York Yankees will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium.
The Indians will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Paul Byrd in this game. Byrd has a 1-2 record and a 3.74 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Mike Mussina who starts for the Yankees. Righthander Mussina is 4-3 with a 4.23 ERA so far this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Casey Blake drove in one run in helping the Indians defeat the Yankees 3-0 in the middle game of a three-game series on Wednesday, as +125 underdogs. The four runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8).
Blake finished 1-for-3 at the plate for the Indians, and Cliff Lee won his sixth straight on the mound.
Bobby Abreu went 2-for-4 at the plate for the Yankees, who were favored at -140. Chien-Ming Wang allowed three runs over seven innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Cleveland has won 2 straight games.
New York has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Cleveland: 16-17 SU
New York: 17-18 SU
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After a win are 7-3

New York most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Detroit are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 6-19 SU in their last 25 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 19-6 SU in their last 25 games when playing at home against Cleveland
NY Yankees are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games at home
NY Yankees are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Next up:
Cleveland home to Toronto, Friday, May 9
NY Yankees at Detroit, Friday, May 9
Stevie Vincent is the founder of the ground-breaking betting science of forensic handicapping and the former Executive Editor of the Freescoreboard Tailgate Party. His BetOnSports360 sports betting plays are available exclusively at OffshoreInsiders.com 
  

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