Tigers vs Yankees Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The New York Yankees will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium. The Tigers will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Justin Verlander in this game. Verlander has a 13-7 record and a 3.72 ERA this season. Verlander's opponent in this one will be CC Sabathia. The Yankees ace lefthander has a 3.14 ERA to go along with a 15-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Max Scherzer threw six scoreless innings to earn the victory in the Tigers' 3-1 win over the Yankees on Monday night. Detroit won as +160 road underdogs, while the game played UNDER the 9-run total listed by sportsbooks. Ryan Raburn hit a two-run blast for the Tigers, who also got a big fly from Miguel Cabrera in the upset. Brett Gardner drove in the lone run for New York, while losing pitcher Javier Vazquez gave up two runs over four innings for the Yankees. Current streak: Detroit has won 3 straight games. New York has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Detroit: 58-60 SU New York: 72-46 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After a win are 3-7 New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Detroit are 4-6 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 Detroit's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Detroit is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games at home Next up: NY Yankees home to Detroit, Wednesday, August 18 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.