The New York Yankees are set to face the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series on Thursday at 5:08 p.m. ET, live on truTV from Progressive Field. The Guardians are looking to avoid a 3-0 series deficit after losing the first two games. Currently, the Yankees are favored with odds of -119, while the Guardians are underdogs at -100. On the run line, New York is favored at -1.5 with odds of +149. The game's total is set at 7 runs, with -121 odds for the over and +101 for the under.
Game Overview
Yankees vs. Guardians Prediction
Score Prediction: Guardians 5, Yankees 4
Total Prediction: Over 7 runs
Win Probabilities: Yankees 51%, Guardians 49%
Betting Insights
This season, the Yankees have been favored 136 times, winning 79 of those games (58.1%).
New York is 74-54 when favored at -119 or higher.
The moneyline suggests a 54.3% chance for the Yankees to win.
The Guardians have been underdogs in 62 games, winning 28 (45.2%).
Cleveland has won 17 of 49 games as underdogs of -100 or worse on the moneyline.
Their implied victory probability for this matchup is 50%.
Yankees Recent Performance
In their last 10 games, the Yankees were favored every time, finishing with a 7-3 record.
They have gone over the total in five of those 10 games.
Against the spread, they are 5-5 in their last 10 games.
Yankees Recent Stats
Record: 7-3
Runs Per Game: 4.7
Home Runs: 11
Earned Run Average (ERA): 3.30
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings (K/9): 9.5
Key Players
Aaron Judge: Leading the team with a .322 batting average, 58 home runs, and 144 RBIs. His home run count ranks first in the league.
Juan Soto: Batting .288 with 31 doubles, four triples, 41 home runs, and 129 walks; he ranks fourth in home runs and sixth in RBIs.
Jazz Chisholm: Hitting .256 with 24 home runs and 21 doubles.
Gleyber Torres: Batting .257 with 15 home runs and 26 doubles.
Yankees Team Props
Hits O/U: Juan Soto 0.5 (-210), Giancarlo Stanton 0.5 (-190), Aaron Judge 0.5 (-200)
Total Bases O/U: Soto 1.5 (+130), Stanton 1.5 (+120), Judge 1.5 (+115)
Guardians Recent Performance
The Guardians have played as underdogs in four of their last 10 games, winning just one.
In the last 10 games with a total, they’ve gone over four times.
Against the spread, they have three wins in their last 10.
Guardians Recent Stats
Record: 4-6
Runs Per Game: 3.4
Home Runs: 9
ERA: 3.10
K/9: 10.7
Key Players
Jose Ramirez: Leads the team with 39 home runs and 118 RBIs, ranking fifth in the league for home runs and third in RBIs.
Josh Naylor: Has 31 home runs and a .243 batting average.
Steven Kwan: The team leader in batting average at .292.
Andres Gimenez: Hitting .252 with 22 doubles.
Game Information
When: Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 5:08 p.m. ET
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
TV: truTV
Previous Matchups
In their last games:
Game 1 (10/15/2024): Yankees won 6-3
Game 2 (10/14/2024): Yankees won 5-2
The Yankees are looking to maintain their momentum, while the Guardians are eager to get back in the series. Tune in for what promises to be an exciting matchup!