Detroit pays a visit to New York on Sunday, hoping to shut down the Yankees bats in baseball action at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees will rely on CC Sabathia to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Max Scherzer will be his counterpart for the Tigers. CC Sabathia is 2-0 this season, and Max Scherzer is 1-2.



View Detroit vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Yankees in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -185 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
The Yankees sit at No. 5 in the American League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Tigers sit at an American League No. 6 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between New York and its American League No. 3-rated batting order, averaging 5.6 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 7 lineup of the Tigers at 4.4 runs per outing.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the American League's No. 12-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Tigers own the American League's No. 9 mark in runs allowed.

The Tigers were a 7-5 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Detroit at +115 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors. Detroit got the job done in their last match in a 7-5 victory over New York on Saturday at Yankee Stadium behind starter Drew Smyly.




Detroit Tigers Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Kansas City are 7-3
After playing NY Yankees are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Baltimore are 6-4
After playing Detroit are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

A few Tigers at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Yankees' last 11 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Yankees' last 10 games


Next up:
Detroit home to Kansas City, Monday, April 30
NY Yankees home to Baltimore, Monday, April 30