MLB Betting: Twins vs Yankees

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Yankee Stadium. The Twins will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Francisco Liriano in this game. Liriano has a 4-1 record and a 2.36 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Yankees will be AJ Burnett. The righthander has a 3.40 ERA to go along with a 4-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Denard Span went 2-for-3 and drove in one run as the Twins snuck past the White Sox 3-2 on Wednesday. The Twins won the game as -140 favorites, while the five runs went UNDER the day?s posted over/under (8). Carl Pavano improved to 4-3 with that win, allowing two earned runs off six hits in seven innings of work. The Yankees were shut down 6-0 by the Tigers in the series finale last time out, as -138 favorites. The teams played UNDER that game's posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. C.C. Sabathia surrendered six runs off nine hits over his six innings of work for the Yankees. Team records: Minnesota: 22-12 SU New York: 22-12 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 9-1 Before playing Minnesota are 9-1 After playing Detroit are 8-2 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Minnesota NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota NY Yankees are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Minnesota Next up: NY Yankees home to Minnesota, Saturday, May 15 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.