New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers 8/31/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers
MLB: 1:10 PM EST
Aug. 31, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : NYY -125 ; O/U 8.5
The New York Yankees will end a four-game set Thursday afternoon in Detroit against the Detroit Tigers. New York has four games low .500 after winning three of the last five including both games in this series. On Thursday Clarke Schmidt will take the mound for New York for the 28th time this year. On the year Schmidt is 8-8 with a 4.51 ERA after giving up 73 runs and 129.2 innings of work. On the road Schmidt has had a ton of issues allowing 36 runs on 66 hits in 58.1 innings across 12 games.
Offensively New York has struggled all season carrying a .228 team average after compiling just 985 hits to score 556 runs. Aaron Judge leads the team with 29 home runs and 56 RBIs this season. Gleyber Torres is the top bat with a .271 batting average to go along with a .339 on base percentage.
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The Detroit Tigers stay at home Thursday 14 games below .500 on a four-game skid following the two run loss to New York in their last game. Offensively Detroit has been terrible this season with just 1041 hits across 132 games per eight. The Detroit power has led the way for the team this season as the Tigers have a .378 slugging percentage to go along with 134 team home runs. Spencer Torkelson has been the biggest bat for Detroit this season leading the team with 23 home runs and 68 RBIs.
Tarik Skubal got the start and took the loss for Detroit in game two of this set after giving up three runs on four hits across six innings of work. Offensively Detroit was terrible with just seven hits in 32 at bats including just one with runners in scoring position to leave six men on days. Parker Meadows led the way for Detroit with three hits in four at bats to drive in both of the Tigers runs.
Recent Betting Trends:
* The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Yankees' last 10 games.
* NY Yankees are 3-12 SU in their last 15 games.
* NY Yankees are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against Detroit.
* The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games.
* Detroit are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Free Betting Pick: New York Yankees -125
The Yankees have been atrocious all year but will have the edge on Thursday. Look for New York to use their strengths to overcome a lackluster Detroit team. The Yankees will do the job on Thursday to get the road win. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win 7-3.