Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees Betting Odds
Opening Moneyline: Twins +160 / Yankees -180 O/U 9.5 runs
Time: 7:05 PM EST Friday May 14, 2010
Tonight in an AL match up that may be a preview of a playoff series the New York Yankees host the Minnesota Twins. Both teams have the exact same record and tonight pitchers have the exact same record, but one main difference between these 2 teams is the Twins are in 1st place in their division and the Yankees are not.
Minnesota is coming off a win, is 7-3 in their last 10 games, and leads the AL Central with a 2.5 game lead over Detroit. The Yankees are coming off a loss, are 6-4 in their last 10 games, and are in 2nd place in the AL East 2.5 games back of the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Yankees are coming off a 4 game series against Detroit where they lost 3 of 4 games.
This season the Yankees are 10-2 at home and the Twins are 10-6 on the road.
In their last games the Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers 6-0 yesterday while the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Wednesday.
The Twins have lost 8 straight games against the Yankees in New York and have lost 10 straight to them overall including 3 in the playoffs last season. Minnesota has not won in the Big Apple since the 2007 season.
Taking the mound for the Yankees is A.J. Burnett (4-1 3.40 ERA), who was shelled for the first time this season in his last outing giving up 8 earned runs in only 4 innings in taking his first loss of the season. On the hill for the Twins is Francisco Liriano (4-1 2.36 ERA), who also got his first loss in his last start giving up 5 earned runs in 6 innings.
Liriano is 0-1 with a 3.18 ERA in 2 career starts against the Yankees.
Burnett has been dominant at home this season going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 2 starts at Yankee Stadium.
Dating back to last season New York is 17-4 in Burnett's last 21 home starts.
The Yankees' offense has scored the most runs in the AL this season, but in their 4 game series against Detroit they were shut out twice.
Betting Trends
Minnesota is 7-3 in their last 10 road games against a right-handed starter, 4-1 in their last 5 road games against teams with a home winning percentage of greater than 60%, and has an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 games.
New York is 4-0 in Burnett's last 4 home starts against teams with a winning record and has an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 games.
Our Selection : The Yankees are overvalued in tonight's game. Take the Twins at +160 on the moneyline at 5Dimes.
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