Baseball bettors look for value at Progressive Field on Monday as host Cleveland battles the New York Yankees in baseball odds action.

Ubaldo Jimenez gets the call for the Cleveland Indians and he will try to build on a 0-0 mark. In the other dugout, Hiroki Kuroda brings a 0-1 ledger to the game for the Yankees as he tries to quiet the Indians bats.



View NY Yankees vs Cleveland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook MLB line for this matchup, Cleveland sat as -128 favorites. The total was set at 8.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Indians, most recently No. 10 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Yankees, who rate an American League No. 4 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Cleveland's No. 5-rated American League offense, averaging 4.7 runs per game, against a Yankees defense that ranks No. 12 in the American League at 5.5 in runs allowed per game. The Indians have averaged 9.2 hits per game so far, more than Yankees batters have averaged on the year (8 hits per game).

Defensively, New York features the American League's No. 14-rated defense on the road, allowing 5.3 runs per game. Cleveland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 11 in the American League at home, scoring 0 runs per game.

Last time out for New York, they were a 7-0 Sportsbook as they battled the Tigers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at +183 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. The Yankees didn’t allow a single run in their last start, as their staff shut out Detroit 7-0 on Sunday at Comerica Park.

In their last action, Cleveland was a 13-0 Sportsbook on the road against the Rays. Bettors on Cleveland at +182 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (13) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Cleveland routed Tampa Bay on Sunday by a 13-0 score at Tropicana Field, plating runs all day in baseball betting action.


New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 6-4
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After a win are 3-7

A few Yankees at Indians trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees' last 7 games when playing Cleveland
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games


Next up:
NY Yankees at Cleveland, Tuesday, April 9