Baseball Betting – Yankees at Tigers on ESPN. The New York Yankees get the ESPN spotlight on Monday as they visit the Detroit Tigers in baseball betting.You might look at the pitching matchup and think it favors Detroit but based on the numbers, New York has the edge. You can bet on MLB games right now at the Sbg sportsbook.
Bartolo Colon vs. Justin Verlander
The Yankees are thrilled with what they have gotten so far out of Bartolo Colon. He will be making his third start for New York and he is 2-0 with a 1.84 ERA as a starter this season. He is 2-1 on the year with a 2.77. He has not had much success in his career against Detroit with a 7-8 record and an ERA of 5.40. Justin Verlander was not very good in the month of April but that is nothing new to gamblers who bet on MLB. Verlander almost always struggles out of the gate. He has been much better in May in his career though with a record of 18-8. He is 2-3 overall on the season with a 3.64 ERA. In his career against the Yankees he is 4-3 with a 3.91 ERA.
Tigers 6-game Losing Streak
Detroit is not playing well lately having lost their last six games. And the losses came against Seattle and Cleveland. This four-game series against the Yankees doesn’t figure to be easy either. This is really a must-win for Detroit in the series with their best pitcher on the mound. The bottom line with Detroit though is that they are not playing up to expectations and that Jim Leyland is overrated as a manager. The Tigers have done nothing with all of their talent under Leyland and it looks to be the same thing in 2011.
Game Trends
In this series, the Yankees are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings but the Tigers are 4-1 in Verlander’s last 5 home starts vs. the Yankees. The Yankees are 56-22 in baseball betting in their last 78 vs. the American League Central. The Tigers are 9-22 in their last 31 vs. the American League East. The Tigers are 0-4 in their last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Tigers are 57-25 in Verlander’s last 82 home starts. The Under is 5-1-1 in the Yankees last 7 overall. The Over is 5-1 in the Tigers last 6 home games. The Over is 5-1 in Verlander’s last 6 starts overall and the Over is 5-2 in Verlander’s last 7 home starts. In this series, the Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Detroit.