After a rainout on Sunday and a scheduled off day on Monday, the Detroit Tigers return to action on Tuesday evening. Detroit hosts the New York Yankees for an American League tilt at Comerica Park. Detroit is 4-5 this season with a 2-4 mark at home. New York is 1-2 on the road and 5-5 overall to begin the 2022 campaign.
First pitch is at 6:40 p.m. ET in Detroit. Caesars Sportsbook lists New York as a -220 favorite (risk $220 to win $100) on the money line, while the over-under, or total number of runs Vegas thinks will be scored, is eight in the latest Yankees vs. Tigers odds. Before making any Tigers vs. Yankees picks, you need to see the MLB predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's advanced computer simulation model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times and it is off to a sizzling start to the 2022 season. It's on a 14-4 roll on top-rated MLB money-line picks through two weeks, returning over $800 for $100 players. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Yankees vs. Tigers, and just revealed its picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Now, here are several MLB odds and betting lines for Tigers vs. Yankees:
- Yankees vs. Tigers money line: Yankees -220, Tigers +190
- Yankees vs. Tigers over-under: 8 runs
- Yankees vs. Tigers run line: Yankees -1.5 (-125)
- NYY: The Yankees are 47-37 in the last 84 road games
- DET: The Tigers are 44-43 in the last 87 home games
Why you should back the Yankees
New York projects to have a sizable pitching advantage in this matchup. Four-time All-Star Gerrit Cole takes the hill for the Yankees, and he boasts a stellar 2.89 ERA in 676.2 innings since the start of the 2018 season. Over that large sample, Cole averages 12.6 strikeouts per nine innings and only 2.3 walks per nine innings, and he is capable of overall dominance. From there, the Yankees have the best team ERA in the American League (2.53) this season with 101 strikeouts in 10 games.
New York also has the best bullpen in the American League with an outstanding 2.08 ERA. New York's relievers generate a ground ball on 50.4 percent of occasions with more than a strikeout per inning. The Yankees are also facing a Tigers offense that is struggling to a .201 batting average and a .318 slugging percentage, with only six home runs in nine games. Detroit is also in the bottom three of the American League with only 28 runs scored this season.
Why you should back the Tigers
New York is off to a slow start on offense. The Yankees have only 30 runs in 10 games, hitting into the most double plays (10) in the American League. New York has an unsightly .366 slugging percentage with only two stolen bases. From there, Cole hasn't been his normal self, struggling to a 5.59 ERA in two starts in 2022.
On the Tigers side, Detroit has a top-three walk rate in the American League to begin the season, and they project for strong run prevention. Detroit's bullpen has a 2.97 ERA to begin the season, allowing only 2.52 walks and 0.69 home runs per nine innings. The Tigers also have a solid starting pitching option in 27-year-old left-hander Tyler Alexander. Alexander is dominant against left-handed batters, allowing a .586 OPS in his career, and he produced a rock-solid 3.81 ERA across more than 106 innings in 2021.
How to make Yankees vs. Tigers picks
SportsLine's model is leaning over on the total, projecting 8.5 combined runs, and it says one side of the money line has all the value. You can only get the model's MLB picks at SportsLine.
So who wins Yankees vs. Tigers? And which side has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Yankees vs. Tigers moneyline you need to jump on Tuesday, all from the model that has crushed its MLB picks, and find out.
