If you didn’t believe in the New York Yankees before, it’s getting hard to doubt them now. The AL East-leading Yanks will aim for their seventh consecutive victory against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday for the middle contest of a three-game set. Sportsbooks opened the Halos as +112 home underdogs with a total of 8.5.
CC Sabathia and JC Ramirez will get the start for the Yankees and Angels, respectively. Sabathia (7-2, 3.66 ERA) will look to win his sixth consecutive outing after scattering five hits over eight scoreless innings vs Boston last Wednesday. The 36-year-old owns a 9-9 record and 4.03 ERA in 20 career starts opposite Los Angeles and is 4-5 with a 3.76 ERA in 11 turns at Angel Stadium.
Ramirez (6-4, 4.33) gave up four runs and 10 hits over five innings at Detroit last Thursday but still managed to come away with his third victory in four outings. The Nicaraguan has made two relief appearances against the Bronx Bombers in his career, issuing two walks and recording three strikeouts over two innings of work.
The Yankees have had no issue dispatching the Angels of late. In New York's last nine vs Los Angeles, they're 8-1 SU.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the Los Angeles Angels as 121 underdogs on the moneyline for this contest. The over under was hovering near 8.5 for betting fans hoping to turn a profit on totals at Sportsbook.
Odds Shark prediction models pick the Yankees to win this game 8.8-1.1. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Los Angeles Angels bring a 33-34 record to the battle against the 38-23 Yankees. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Los Angeles vs New York injuries news.
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Los Angeles Angels at No. 12 and the New York Yankees at No. 1 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively, the game matches up Los Angeles Angels No. 24 ranked offense (4.24 runs per game) against a New York Yankees defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 3 at 3.95 runs allowed per game. The Los Angeles Angels have been averaging 8.06 hits per game, less than the New York Yankees have managed so far this season (9.67 hits on average).
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Los Angeles has the No. 8-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Yankees own the No. 3 mark in runs allowed.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
New York got the job done in their last match in a 5-3 victory over Los Angeles on Monday at Angel Stadium behind starter Masahiro Tanaka.
Next Betting Matchups
New York at Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 14th