Baseball betting stays focused on inter-league play on Tuesday as the Diamondbacks of Arizona swing away against the Yankees of New York.

Ivan Nova gets the call for the New York Yankees and he will try to build on a 0-1 mark. In the other dugout, Brandon McCarthy brings a 0-1 ledger to the game for the Diamondbacks as he tries to quiet the Yankees bats.



View Arizona vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
New York was a -123 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers at Sportsbook settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 9.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the American League No. 2-ranked Yankees and the National League No. 3-rated Diamondbacks in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 3 ranked American League offense (5.5 runs per game) against a Diamondbacks defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 4 in the National League at 3.9 runs allowed per game. The Yankees have been averaging 9.4 hits per game, less than the Diamondbacks have managed so far this season (9.7 hits on average).

New York owns the American League's No. 8 defense, allowing 4.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Arizona's National League No. 4-rated defense.

In their last action, Arizona was a 1-0 Sportsbook at home against the Dodgers. Bettors on Arizona at -124 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Arizona threw a shutout at Los Angeles in their last outing, using a shutdown performance by J.J. Putz to defeat Los Angeles 1-0 on Sunday.

New York won its last outing, a 3-0 result against the Orioles on April 14. Bettors who backed the Yankees at -106 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Hiroki Kuroda silenced the Orioles bats in a 3-0 victory last time out versus Baltimore at Yankee Stadium.


Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Arizona are 9-1
After playing Baltimore are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

A few Diamondbacks at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Arizona's last 17 games on the road
Arizona is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Arizona is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games at home


Next up:
Arizona at NY Yankees, Wednesday, April 17