Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees Prediction MLB Picks 5/3/24

New York Yankees (20-13) vs Detroit Tigers (18-13)

Game Info: Friday, May 3, 2024 at 7:05 pm (Yankee Stadium)

Marcus Stroman (2-1) (3.69) vs Reese Olson (0-4) (3.18)

Betting Odds: New York Yankees -185 / Detroit Tigers +156 --- Over/Under: 7.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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In this article, we will formulate a Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees Prediction for this MLB game on Friday, May 3rd at Yankee Stadium To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Tigers recent form and recent player performance

-The Yankees recent form and recent play performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Detroit

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving New York

-Recent betting trends in games played between Detroit and New York

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for today’s game between the Yankees and Tigers.

Tigers Have Been Impressive This Season

The Tigers have been impressive so far this season and coming into this game with an 18-13 record overall. The Tigers faced off against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday and they were able to secure the 4-1 victory. Matt Vierling had a strong game hitting one home run and driving in three RBIs. Kenta Maeda has been good his last few starts and he went six innings giving up four hits and one run. The Tigers on the season is averaging 4.09 runs while their pitching is giving up 3.77 runs per game. The offense is ranked 19th in the league while the defense is ranked 7th. The Tigers will face the Guardians after this series.

Olson Needs Another Strong Start

Getting the start for the Tigers will be Reese Olson who sits with an 0-4 record and an ERA of 3.18. In his last start against the Kansas City Royals he went seven innings giving up three hits and one run. In this game, Olson is going to have another good start.

Yankees Have Lost Three of Four

The Yankees have lost three of four and the Baltimore Orioles weren’t kind to them. In the last game on Thursday the Yankees only scored two runs and that led to the five run defeat. Gleyber Torres did hit a solo home run. The Yankees are averaging 4.75 runs while their pitching is giving up 3.45 runs per game. The offense has been ranked 12th in the league while the pitching is ranked 3rd. They have a run differential of 1.28 which is 6th in the league. The offense might get the credit but the pitching has been good. Juan Soto has hit eight home runs and driven in 25 RBis so far this season.

Stroman Needs to be Good

Marcus Storman is going to get the job for the Yankees and he comes into this game with a 2-1 record and an ERA of 3.39. In his last start against the Milwaukee Brewers he went four innings giving up six hits and four runs. Two starts ago against the Oakland Athletics he went 5.1 innings giving up seven hits and three earned runs.

New York Yankees Player Prop Facts

Alex Verdugo has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances in night games.
Gleyber Torres has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Yankees' last seven home games against AL Central opponents.
Gleyber Torres has scored at least one run in each of the Yankees' last eight games against the Tigers.
Anthony Rizzo has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 appearances against the Tigers after playing the previous day.
Anthony Rizzo has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances against the Tigers after playing the previous day.
Marcus Stroman has recorded six or more strikeouts in seven of his last eight home appearances against AL opponents.
Aaron Judge has recorded at least one Double in three of the Yankees' last four games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
Juan Soto has recorded a Single in each of the Yankees' last seven games.
Juan Soto ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.441) this season.

Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts

Kerry Carpenter has recorded at least one RBI in seven of the Tigers' last eight games as underdogs against AL opponents.
Kerry Carpenter has recorded at least one total base in each of the Tigers' last 11 night games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Spencer Torkelson has hit at least one home run in three of the Tigers' last four road games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Kerry Carpenter has recorded at least one hit in each of the Tigers' last 11 night games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Riley Greene has scored at least one run in each of the Tigers' last four night games.
Matt Vierling has recorded at least one Double in three of the Tigers' last four road games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Andy Ibanez has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances with the Tigers as underdogs against AL opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

The New York Yankees rank 2nd in the league for home runs this season (41).
The New York Yankees rank 2nd in the league for walks this season (139).
The Detroit Tigers rank T1st in the league for triples this season (8).
The Detroit Tigers rank 4th in the league for ERA this season (3.13).