Yankees vs. Tigers Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 3

Updated May. 3, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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Alex Verdugo and the New York Yankees will look to get the better of Reese Olson, the Detroit Tigers' starting pitcher, on Friday at 7:05 PM ET. Bookmakers list the Yankees as -169 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Tigers +142 moneyline odds. New York is a 1.5-run favorite (at +121 odds). The total is 7.5 runs for this game (with -118 odds to hit the over and -102 odds on the under).

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Yankees-Tigers game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Yankees vs. Tigers Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, May 3, 2024 at 7:05 PM ET
Where: Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Yankees	-169	+142	7.5	-118	-102	-1.5	+121	-144

Yankees vs. Tigers Prediction

Score Prediction: Yankees 5, Tigers 4
Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Yankees 55%, Tigers 45%

Yankees vs. Tigers Betting Insights

This season, the Yankees have been favored 21 times and won 13, or 61.9%, of those games.
This season New York has won four of its seven games when favored by at least -169 on the moneyline.
The Yankees have a 62.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
The Tigers have been victorious in nine, or 64.3%, of the 14 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Oddsmakers have given Detroit the worst odds of winning it has seen this season with a +142 moneyline listed for this contest.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 41.3% chance of walking away with the win.

Yankees Recent Betting Performance

The Yankees were the moneyline favorite for seven of their last 10 games, and went 4-3 in those matchups.
Over their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Yankees combined with their opponents to hit the over on the run total four times.
The Yankees have put together a 4-6-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Yankees Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	5.4
HR	19
ERA	3.37
K/9	9.2

Yankees Player Insights

Juan Soto is the bat to watch in the Yankees lineup, leading the team in batting average (.331), home runs (8), and RBI (25).
Soto ranks fifth in homers and fifth in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
Soto takes a hitting streak of 10 games into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .351 with a double, a triple, three home runs, seven walks and five RBI.
Alex Verdugo is hitting .269 with six doubles, four home runs and 16 walks.
Verdugo ranks 64th in home runs in MLB, and 94th in RBI.
Verdugo enters this game looking for his sixth game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is hitting .364 with two home runs, two walks and five RBI.
Anthony Volpe has five doubles, a triple, three home runs and 14 walks while hitting .262.
Oswaldo Cabrera has four doubles, four home runs and six walks while hitting .252.

Yankees Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Anthony Volpe	0.5 (-244)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+215)
Giancarlo Stanton	0.5 (-185)	1.5 (+140)	0.5 (+350)	0.5 (+140)
Aaron Judge	0.5 (-233)	1.5 (+105)	0.5 (+220)	0.5 (+110)
Gleyber Torres	0.5 (-204)	0.5 (-204)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+220)
Oswaldo Cabrera	0.5 (-120)	0.5 (-120)	0.5 (+1000)	0.5 (+290)

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Tigers Recent Betting Performance

The Tigers have played as underdogs four times over their past 10 games and won each of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Tigers and their opponents have combined to hit the over four times.
The Tigers are 7-3-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Tigers Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	7-3
Runs Per Game	4.8
HR	14
ERA	3.34
K/9	9.2

Tigers Player Insights

Riley Greene has put up a team-high seven home runs.
Greene is 11th in homers and 71st in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Greene has collected a hit in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
Mark Canha has driven in the most runs for the Tigers with 16 runs batted in.
Canha is currently 39th in home runs and 59th in RBI in the big leagues.
Kerry Carpenter leads the Tigers with a team-high batting average of .269.
Matthew Vierling is hitting .282 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and three walks.

Tigers Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Spencer Torkelson	0.5 (-154)	0.5 (-154)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+210)
Colten Keith	0.5 (-154)	0.5 (-154)	0.5 (+750)	0.5 (+220)
Zachary McKinstry	0.5 (-145)	0.5 (-145)	0.5 (+1000)	0.5 (+285)
Wenceel Perez	0.5 (-179)	0.5 (-179)	0.5 (+900)	0.5 (+230)
Riley Greene	0.5 (-179)	0.5 (-179)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+260)

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