Jimmy Boyd
Jul 12 '18, 7:10 PM in 9h
MLB | Yankees vs Indians
Play on: Indians +120 at MyBookie
1* Free pick on Indians
I like the value here with Cleveland on the money line in Thursday's series opener against the Yankees. New York is one of the biggest public teams out there and the public simply can't resist betting the Yankees when Luis Severino is on the mound. It's hard to argue with them, given New York has won 17 of his 19 starts, but there's no reason the Yankees should be favored on the road against a team like Cleveland, who has their ace on the mound in Corey Kluber.
Kluber had a bit of a rough patch after an impressive start to the season, but comes in off 7 shutout innings in his last start and is sitting at 7-1 with a 1.43 ERA and 0.797 WHIP over 10 home starts. Kluber is also 5-2 with a 3.19 ERA and 0.941 WHIP in 9 career starts against the Yankees. In his last 4 regular-season starts against NY, Kluber has pitched at least 8 innings and has not allowed more than 2 runs.
It's also worth noting that the Indians are 62-27 over their last 89 home games and 41-18 in their last 59 at home vs a right-handed starter. They are also 11-3 in Kluber's last 14 starts against the AL East and 18-5 in his last 23 starts in a series opener. Take Cleveland!