New York Yankees (14-11) vs. Texas Rangers (14-10)
April 28, 2023 8:05 pm EDT
The Line: Texas Rangers -205 / New York Yankees +170; Over/Under: +7.5
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The New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers meet in MLB action from Globe Life Field on Thursday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Texas is listed as a -205 home favorite while the Yankees are +170 road underdogs. The total for this game is set at 7.5 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Clarke Schmidt will start for the Yankees here and is 0-2 with a 6.30 ERA and 24 strikeouts this season. Texas sends Jacob deGrom to the mound here and is 2-0 with a 3.04 ERA and 43 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
Texas’ 4-2 win over the Yankees on October 5th, 2022, made it back-to-back wins for Texas in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
New York is 2-7 in their last 9 games against the AL West and 0-5 in their last 5 Friday games while the under is 9-3 in their last 12 games overall. Texas is 10-4 in their last 14 home games and 14-41 in their last 55 games against the AL East while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 home games.
Pick
I’m backing the Rangers here. The Rangers are still a solid group and these are the kinds of games that you bring a guy like Jacob deGrom in for. The Yankees are a solid group, but they’re not hitting the best right now, they’re not getting the home run pop from Aaron Judge, Anthony Rizzo and others and while it’s not often you get plus money with the Yankees, it’s also rare to get a decent price with Jacob deGrom, and I think the Rangers get to Schmidt and snag a win with their ace on the bump.
