NY Yankees at Cincinnati MLB Lines & Betting Pick

Two first place teams will meet in Cincinnati on Tuesday night. The New York Yankees will take on the Cincinnati Reds. The New York Yankees are 20-9 on the season, and have won their last 5 games. The Yankees are coming off a three game sweep on the road at the Chicago Cubs, and overall, they have won 8 out of their last 10.

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The Cincinnati Reds are now ½ game ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Central. The Reds are 17-14 on the season, and have won 5 straight games. The Reds have won 7 out of their last 10 overall. The New York Yankees are -118 in this game against the Reds on Tuesday night.

NY Yankees at Cincinnati MLB Lines & Betting Pick

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When: Tuesday May 9th, 2017; 6:10pm CT Where: Great American Ballpark; Cincinnati, OH TV: FS1 Radio: New York / Cincinnati Stream Option: MLB.tv MLB Odds: New York Yankees -118

Why Bet on New York Yankees?

There is no team hotter than the New York Yankees to start the season. The Yankees are 0-9, and have won 8 out of 14 on the road. The Yankees have scored 167 runs this season, and allowed 115. The Yankees outscored the Chicago Cubs 19-12 in the three game sweep. The win on Sunday night came in 18 innings. Aaron Judge has been on fire for the Yankees. He is batting .317 on the season, and crushed 13 homeruns, and drove in 28 runs. Starlin Castro is also having a solid season for the Yankees. He is batting .355 on the season. New York, as a team is hitting .271, which ranks fourth in all of Major League Baseball.

Why Bet on Cincinnati Reds?

The Cincinnati Reds are also coming into the game red hot. After losing four straight games, the Reds have now won 7 out of their last 8 games. The Reds are coming off a three game sweep over the San Francisco Giants. In the sweep, the Reds outscored San Francisco 31-5. The Reds are led by several talented offensive players. Joey Votto is batting .278, but has 9 homeruns and 26 runs batted in. Zack Cozart is near the top of the National League, with a .351 average. Cincinnati is third in the league in runs, as they have scored 163. The Reds are batting .265 as a team.

Betting Score & Prediction

C.C. Sabathia throws for the New York Yankees in this game. The 36 year old is 2-1 on the season, but holds a 5.45 earned run average. Sabathia has struck out 25 batters, and walked just 15 on the season. He will face Tim Adleman for the Reds. Adleman is 1-1, with a 4.22 earned run average. Look for the New York Yankees to keep the mashing going. The Yankees are in a hitters ballpark, and will score a bunch of runs. There will be plenty of runs scored in this game, but look for the Yankees to outslug the Reds. The final bet for this game is the New York Yankees -118 over the Cincinnati Reds.