Indians-Yankees Preview

The New York Yankees will be trying to extend a winning streak on Tuesday when they take on the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium.

Righthander Fausto Carmona will take the mound for the Indians to start this game. Carmona is 3-1 this season with a 2.60 ERA.

Carmona's opponent in this one will be Andy Pettitte. The Yankees lefthander has a 3.93 ERA to go along with a 3-3 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Indians lost to Kansas City 2-0 as a -165 favorite on Sunday. The two runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).

Aaron Laffey was a hard-luck loser for Cleveland after allowing one unearned run on four hits in seven innings.

The Yankees defeated Seattle 8-2 as a -130 favorite last time out. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).

Melky Cabrera hit a two-run home run and Robinson Cano added a solo shot for New York, while Darrell Rasner picked up the win after allowing two runs on five hits over six innings.

Current streak:
Cleveland has lost 2 straight games.
New York has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Cleveland: 14-17 SU
New York: 17-16 SU

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing Kansas City are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Seattle are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
NY Yankees are 19-4 SU in their last 23 games when playing at home against Cleveland
NY Yankees are 11-5 SU in their last 16 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 9 games

Next up:
NY Yankees home to Cleveland, Wednesday, May 7

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