Yankees vs. Tigers Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/3/2022

Only one streak will continue when the New York Yankees (36-15) (three-game win streak) and the Detroit Tigers (21-30) (three-game win streak) meet on Friday at 7:05 PM ET. The Yankees have been set as -350 favorites by oddsmakers for the contest at Yankee Stadium. Gerrit Cole gets the starting nod for New York while Elvin Rodriguez is Detroit’s starter for the contest.

Yankees vs. Tigers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Yankees vs. Tigers

Our computer pick: Detroit Tigers (+279) and Over (8)

Yankees vs. Tigers Game Info

• New York Yankees probable starting pitcher: Gerrit Cole
• Detroit Tigers probable starting pitcher: Elvin Rodriguez
• Game Day: Friday, June 3, 2022
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers Pitching Matchup

Yankees Starter Gerrit Cole

• Cole (4-1) gets the starting nod for the Yankees in his 11th start of the season. He has a 3.12 ERA in 57 2/3 innings pitched, with 72 strikeouts.
• His most recent time out came on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when the righty went six innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up two hits.
• The 31-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.12, with 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opponents are batting .203 against him.
• Cole has six quality starts under his belt this year.
• Cole will try to extend an eight-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.2 frames per outing).
• He will face a Tigers offense that ranks last in the league with 146 runs while batting .223 as a squad. It has a collective .326 slugging percentage (30th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 30 home runs (30th in MLB).
• Cole has pitched 1 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on one hit while striking out three against the Tigers this season.
• This season, the 31-year-old ranks 27th in ERA (3.12), 18th in WHIP (1.023), and third in K/9 (11.2) among qualifying pitchers.

Tigers Starter Elvin Rodriguez

• Rodriguez will get the start for the Tigers, his third of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians, throwing four innings without allowing a run.
• He has pitched in three games this season with an ERA of 6.17, a batting average against of .209 and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• In two starts, Rodriguez has pitched through or past the fifth inning one time. He has a season average of 3.3 frames per outing.
• The Yankees have scored 237 runs this season, which ranks ninth in MLB. They are batting .242 for the campaign with 73 home runs, first in the league.

Yankees Betting Picks & Insights

• The Yankees have entered the game as favorites 46 times this season and won 32, or 69.6%, of those games.
• New York has not been a bigger favorite this season than the -350 moneyline set for this game.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 77.8% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
• New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 21 of their 50 opportunities.
• The Yankees are 25-25-0 ATS in their 50 games with a spread this season.

Tigers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Tigers have been victorious in 14, or 37.8%, of the 37 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Detroit has played as an underdog of +279 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 26.4% chance of pulling out a win.
• Detroit’s games have gone over the total in 15 of their 51 opportunities.
• The Tigers are 24-27-0 against the spread in their 51 games that had a posted line this season.

Yankees Leaders & Batting Stats

• Aaron Judge leads the Yankees in home runs (19), runs batted in (39) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .303.
• Of all hitters in the majors, Judge ranks first in home runs and seventh in RBI.
• Anthony Rizzo is hitting .213 with 10 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 23 walks.
• Rizzo is 12th in home runs in baseball, and 17th in RBI.
• DJ LeMahieu is hitting .258 with 11 doubles, four home runs and 16 walks.
• Gleyber Torres is batting .250 with seven doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and eight walks.

Tigers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jonathan Schoop leads the Tigers with five home runs.
• Among all batters in the majors, Schoop ranks 90th in homers and 148th in RBI.
• Schoop carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .421 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, a walk and seven RBI.
• Jeimer Candelario’s five home runs are a team-high total.
• Candelario ranks 90th among all hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 148th in RBI.
• Harold Castro has six doubles, a triple, four home runs and three walks while hitting .316.
• Miguel Cabrera has a team-high batting average of .286 while pacing the Tigers in runs batted in with a mark of 18.

Betting Tips for Yankees vs. Tigers

We have the Tigers on the moneyline at +279 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after digging through all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8 runs.