Yankees vs Tigers Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Aug 18

Detroit Tigers' Parker Meadows reacts after hitting a double against the Oakland Athletics during the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Oakland, Calif.
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  • The Tigers are -125 favorites vs the Yankees
  • Yankees vs Tigers Over / Under today: 7.5 Runs
  • Yankees / Tigers TV Channel: ESPN

The New York Yankees (+105) visit Journey Bank Ballpark to take on the Detroit Tigers (-125) on Sunday, August 18, 2024. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10pm EDT in Williamsport, PA.

This season, the Yankees are 73-51 against the spread (ATS), while the Tigers are 66-58 ATS.

Yankees vs Tigers Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Yankees starting pitcher: Marcus Stroman 8-6, 4.04 ERA
  • Tigers starting pitcher: Tarik Skubal 14-4, 2.53 ERA

Yankees vs. Tigers Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Yankees+1.5 -210O 8 -105+105
Tigers -1.5 +170U 8 -115-125

Yankees vs Tigers Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Yankees will win Sunday‘s MLB game with 51.9% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Yankees players for Sunday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Yankees Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Anthony Volpe has hit the Home Runs Over in 5 of his last 23 games (+25.00 Units / 109% ROI)
  • Jose Trevino has hit the Singles Under in 19 of his last 23 games (+14.25 Units / 51% ROI)
  • Gleyber Torres has hit the Hits Over in 24 of his last 30 games (+13.80 Units / 22% ROI)
  • Austin Wells has hit the Total Bases Over in 14 of his last 19 games (+10.85 Units / 47% ROI)
  • Aaron Judge has hit the Walks Over in 22 of his last 32 games (+9.85 Units / 22% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Tigers players for Sunday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Tigers Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Kerry Carpenter has hit the Home Runs Over in 6 of his last 15 games (+26.50 Units / 177% ROI)
  • Colt Keith has hit the Runs Under in 19 of his last 22 games (+13.05 Units / 29% ROI)
  • Parker Meadows has hit the Singles Over in 8 of his last 11 games (+10.00 Units / 91% ROI)
  • Tarik Skubal has hit the Pitching Outs Over in 10 of his last 12 games (+9.95 Units / 60% ROI)
  • Parker Meadows has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 11 of his last 13 games (+8.90 Units / 49% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the Game Total Over in 45 of their last 67 games (+22.55 Units / 30% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have covered the Run Line in 39 of their last 65 away games (+14.80 Units / 17% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the Moneyline in 41 of their last 65 away games (+8.40 Units / 10% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the Team Total Under in 9 of their last 12 games (+5.90 Units / 43% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 26 of their last 44 away games (+5.05 Units / 9% ROI)
  • The Detroit Tigers have covered the Run Line in 28 of their last 37 games (+19.75 Units / 39% ROI)
  • The Detroit Tigers have hit the Moneyline in 22 of their last 39 games (+9.35 Units / 23% ROI)
  • The Detroit Tigers have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 26 of their last 42 games (+7.70 Units / 15% ROI)
  • The Detroit Tigers have hit the Game Total Over in 58 of their last 107 games (+7.60 Units / 6% ROI)
  • The Detroit Tigers have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 8 of their last 12 games (+7.15 Units / 58% ROI)

Yankees Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Yankees are 65-59 against the Run Line (+10.1 Units / 6.7% ROI).

  • 73-51 when betting on the Moneyline for -4.75 Units / -2.49% ROI
  • 68-52 when betting on the total runs Over for +10.4 Units / 7.6% ROI
  • 52-68 when betting on the total runs Under for -22.7 Units / -16.67% ROI

Tigers Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Tigers are 66-58 against the Run Line (+2.6 Units / 1.54% ROI).

  • 60-64 when betting on the Moneyline for -3.8 Units / -2.72% ROI
  • 63-54 when betting on the total runs Over for +3.7 Units / 2.79% ROI
  • 54-63 when betting on the total runs Under for -15.35 Units / -11.5% ROI

Tigers vs Yankees Home Run Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Aaron Judge (NYY) 0.5 +240 0.5 -300
Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) 0.5 +290 0.5 -375
Juan Soto (NYY) 0.5 +425 0.5 -650
Kerry Carpenter (DET) 0.5 +450 0.5 -650
Spencer Torkelson (DET) 0.5 +450 0.5 -650

Tigers vs Yankees Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Kerry Carpenter (DET) 0.5 -250 0.5 +185
Juan Soto (NYY) 0.5 -250 0.5 +180
Gleyber Torres (NYY) 0.5 -210 0.5 +160
Aaron Judge (NYY) 0.5 -200 0.5 +155
DJ LeMahieu (NYY) 0.5 -200 0.5 +155

Tigers vs Yankees RBI Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Aaron Judge (NYY) 0.5 +125 0.5 -160
Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) 0.5 +135 0.5 -175
Spencer Torkelson (DET) 0.5 +140 0.5 -190
Colt Keith (DET) 0.5 +160 0.5 -225
Kerry Carpenter (DET) 0.5 +160 0.5 -210

Tigers vs Yankees Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Marcus Stroman (NYY) 4.5 +100 4.5 -135
Tarik Skubal (DET) 7.5 +110 7.5 -145

Marcus Stroman has located his pitches away 76% of the time (823/1,089) against right-handed batters this season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 48 total IP; League Avg: 49% — 100th Percentile.

Marcus Stroman has walked 19 of 110 batters (17%) when going through the lineup the third time in a game this season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 48 total IP; League Avg: 8% — first Percentile.

Marcus Stroman has located his pitches away 60% of the time (1,248/2,078) this season — 2nd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 48 total IP; League Avg: 47% — 99th Percentile.

Left-handed hitters have a groundball rate of 56% (223/395) against Marcus Stroman since last season — 3rd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 113 total IP; League Avg: 42% — 97th Percentile.

Tigers Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Tarik Skubal has allowed an OBP of just .204 (103 PA’s) with runners in scoring position this season — best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .308 — 100th Percentile.

Tarik Skubal has allowed an OBP of just .159 (536 PA’s) with two-strikes since last season — best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 113 total IP; League Avg: .244 — 100th Percentile.

Tarik Skubal has a strikeout rate of 48% (13 SO in 27 PAs) when going through the lineup the first time in a game this month (3 games) — best among among AL Starters; League Avg: 24% — 100th Percentile.

Opponents are hitting just .121 (16-for-132) against Tarik Skubal’s elevated fastball this season — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .206 — 97th Percentile.

Yankees Keys to the Game vs. the Tigers

The Yankees are 25-12 (.676) after a road win this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .469.

The Yankees are 13-22 (.371) when allowing 10 or more hits this season — tied for best in MLB; League Avg: .241.

The Yankees are 40-9 (.816) when they’ve scored in the first inning this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .647.

The Yankees are 114-35 (.765) when they’ve scored in the first inning since the 2022 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .640.

Tigers Keys to the Game vs. the Yankees

The Tigers are 10-46 (.179) when trailing entering the 8th inning this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .105.

The Tigers are just 41-11 (.788) when leading entering the 8th inning this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .894.

The Tigers are just 102-122 (.455) at home since the 2022 season — 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .526.

The Tigers are just 12-18 (.400) after a home win this season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .522.

Yankees hitters have an OPS of .797 (3,477 PA’s) against RHP this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .712.

Yankees hitters have an OBP of .338 (3,477 PA’s) against RHP this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .312.

Yankees hitters have drawn 157 walks in 1,316 PA’s (12%) against LHP this season — best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Yankees hitters are slugging .460 against RHP this season — best in MLB; League Avg: .401.

Tigers hitters have an OBP of just .298 (8,316 PA’s) against RHP since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .316.

Tigers hitters have an OBP of just .291 (12,654 PA’s) against RHP since the 2022 season — tied for lowest in MLB; League Avg: .314.

The Tigers are batting just .309 on the first pitch of at-bats since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .339.

Tigers hitters have an OBP of just .300 (10,666 PA’s) since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .317.

The longest HR allowed by the Yankees pitchers in the 2023 season traveled 536.1 feet — — longest in MLB; League Avg: 473.2

Opponents have a groundball batting average of just .206 against Yankees pitchers with the shift since the 2022 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .235.

Opponents have a miss rate of 27% against Yankees pitchers this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: 25%.

Opponents have a miss rate of 27% against Yankees pitchers since the 2022 season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: 26%.

Tigers pitchers have walked 329 of 4,589 batters (7%) this season — tied for 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Tigers pitchers have won only 16% of games in which they have allowed their opponent to score in three different innings at home since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 28%.

Tigers pitchers have walked 332 of 3,976 batters (8%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning since the 2022 season — 5th highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

The Tigers have won just 25% of home games in which their opponents scored first since last season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 37%.

Tigers vs. Yankees Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets 

  • Reese Olson (Detroit Tigers): Shoulder, 15-Day IL
  • Alex Lange (Detroit Tigers): Lat, 60-Day IL
  • Matt Manning (Detroit Tigers): Lat, 7-Day IL
  • Parker Meadows (Detroit Tigers): Hamstring, 10-Day IL
  • Matthew Boyd (Detroit Tigers): Elbow, 15-Day IL
  • Sawyer Gipson-Long (Detroit Tigers): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Eddys Leonard (Detroit Tigers): Undisclosed, 7-Day IL
  • Brendan White (Detroit Tigers): Elbow, 7-Day IL
  • Casey Mize (Detroit Tigers): Hamstring, 15-Day IL
  • Kerry Carpenter (Detroit Tigers): Back, 60-Day IL
  • Jonathan Loaisiga (New York Yankees): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Jasson Dominguez (New York Yankees): Oblique, 7-Day IL
  • Everson Pereira (New York Yankees): Elbow, 60-Day IL
  • Giancarlo Stanton (New York Yankees): Hamstring, 10-Day IL
  • Clayton Beeter (New York Yankees): Shoulder, 7-Day IL
  • Clarke Schmidt (New York Yankees): Lat, 60-Day IL
  • Jon Berti (New York Yankees): Calf, 60-Day IL
  • Ian Hamilton (New York Yankees): Lat, 15-Day IL
  • Anthony Rizzo (New York Yankees): Forearm, 60-Day IL
  • Jose Trevino (New York Yankees): Quadriceps, 10-Day IL

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Shane Jackson is a Web Content Writer for BetMGM, covering MLB and NBA. After graduating from the University of Kansas, his previous stops include MLB.com, Lawrence Journal-World, Manhattan Mercury, Bet Chicago Sports, WynnBET, and Sportsbook Review.