Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Yankees Baseball Betting Tips and Predictions 7/31/2019
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
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Probable Pitchers: Zack Greinke vs. Masahiro Tanaka
Yankee Stadium is the venue where Luke Voit and the New York Yankees (67-38, 1st in AL East) will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (53-54, 3rd in NL West) on Wednesday. The Yankees open this contest at -150 while the Diamondbacks are priced at +140. The over/under has been set at 10.
The Diamondbacks have been hot and cold for MLB bettors, having gone 53-54-0 SU. New York covers 63.8% of the time, going 67-38-0 straight up. The Yankees have been an excellent option for baseball bettors as favorites, going 59-26-0 SU. The Diamondbacks are covering 47.6% of the time as an underdog, having gone 30-33-0 straight up.
Valuable Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Trends
The Diamondbacks have been a pretty good Over choice for O/U MLB bettors, having gone 52-49-6.
Arizona covers 51.7% of the time away from home, having gone 30-28-0 straight up.
Important New York Yankees Betting Trends
The Yankees are covering 69.1% of the time at Yankee Stadium, going 38-17-0 SU.
The Yankees have been a rough Under choice for O/U MLB bettors, having gone 58-43-4.
Key Arizona Diamondbacks Injuries
7/26/2019 Luke Weaver SP Elbow Expected to be out until at least Aug 5
7/20/2019 Matt Andriese RP Foot Expected to be out until at least Jul 30
6/27/2019 Steven Souza RF Knee Out for the season
5/30/2019 Taijuan Walker SP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Aug 1
3/11/2019 Silvino Bracho RP Elbow Out for the season
Key New York Yankees Injuries
7/28/2019 DJ LeMahieu 2B Groin Probable for Jul 30
7/28/2019 CC Sabathia SP Knee Expected to be out until at least Aug 11
7/28/2019 Dellin Betances RP Lat Expected to be out until at least Aug 20
7/27/2019 Jonathan Loaisiga SP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Aug 7
7/25/2019 Luis Severino SP Lat Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
7/25/2019 Brett Gardner CF Knee Expected to be out until at least Aug 2
7/24/2019 Gary Sanchez C Groin Expected to be out until at least Aug 3
7/22/2019 Ben Heller RP Forearm Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
7/21/2019 Giancarlo Stanton LF Knee Expected to be out until at least Aug 15
7/20/2019 Greg Bird 1B Foot Expected to be out until at least Aug 10
6/30/2019 Jacoby Ellsbury CF Foot Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
6/20/2019 Jordan Montgomery SP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Aug 15
6/16/2019 Jake Barrett RP Elbow Expected to be out until at least Jul 30
5/21/2019 Miguel Andujar DH Shoulder Out for the season
Useful Pitching Statistics
The Diamondbacks have a 53-54 overall record this season. Starting pitcher Zack Greinke has a 10-4 record with an earned run average of 2.87 and a WHIP of 0.94 this season. He has 128 strikeouts over his 141 innings pitched and he's given up 115 hits. He's allowed 7.3 hits per 9 innings and he has a FIP of 3.15. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.44 and they have given up 352 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .244 against the bullpen and they've struck out 372 hitters and walked 156 batters. As a team, Arizona allows 8.5 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.8 batters per nine innings. They are 12th in the league in team earned run average at 4.32. The Diamondbacks pitchers collectively have given up 908 base hits and 463 earned runs. They have allowed 137 home runs this season, ranking them 20th in the league. Arizona as a pitching staff has walked 333 batters and struck out 941. They have walked 3.1 men per 9 innings while striking out 8.8 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 1.29 and their FIP as a unit is 4.27.
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Hitting Statistics
As a team Arizona is hitting .257, good for 11th in the league. The Diamondbacks hold a .445 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .326, which is good for 11th in baseball. They rank 8th in MLB with 9.0 hits per game. Ketel Marte is hitting .320 with an on-base percentage of .378. He has 132 hits this season in 413 at bats with 65 runs batted in. He has a slugging percentage of .576 and an OPS+ of 143. Eduardo Escobar is hitting .284 this year and he has an on-base percentage of .342. He has totaled 118 hits and he has driven in 80 men in 415 at bats. His OPS+ is 123 while his slugging percentage is at .535. The Diamondbacks have 967 hits, including 205 doubles and 148 home runs. Arizona has walked 345 times so far this season and they have struck out 902 times as a unit. They have left 746 men on base and have a team OPS of .770. They score 5.13 runs per contest and have scored a total of 549 runs this year.
Useful Pitching Statistics
New York has a 67-38 overall mark this year. With an earned run average of 4.79, Masahiro Tanaka has a 7-6 record and a 1.26 WHIP. He has 102 strikeouts over the 120.1 innings he's pitched. He also has given up 122 hits. He's allowing 9.1 hits per nine innings and his FIP stands at 4.58. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.90 and they have given up 381 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .239 against the Yankees bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 460 batters and walked 163 opposing hitters. As a team, New York allows 8.8 hits per nine innings while striking out 9.4 batters per nine innings. They are 15th in the league in team earned run average at 4.39. The Yankees pitchers as a team have surrendered 917 base knocks and 456 earned runs this season. They have given up 165 home runs this year, which ranks 5th in Major League Baseball. New York as a staff has walked 318 hitters and struck out 982 batters. They give up a walk 3.1 times per 9 innings while they strike out 9.4 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.32 while their FIP as a staff is 4.53.
Hitting Statistics
As a team, they are batting .270, good for 3rd in the league. The Yankees hold a .473 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .344, which is good for 3rd in baseball. They rank 6th in MLB with 9.3 hits per contest. Luke Voit comes into this matchup batting .279 with an OBP of .391. He has 97 hits this year along with 54 RBI in 348 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .494 with an OPS+ of 136. Gleyber Torres is hitting .291 this season and he has an OBP of .358. He has collected 105 hits in 361 at bats while driving in 55 runs. He has an OPS+ of 128 and a slugging percentage of .504. The Yankees as a unit have 972 base hits, including 179 doubles and 177 homers. New York has walked 389 times this year and they have struck out on 932 occasions. They have had 691 men left on base and have an OPS of .817. They have scored 5.81 runs per game and totaled 610 runs this season.
Who will win tonight's Diamondbacks/Yankees MLB game against the spread?
Guy's Pick: Take the Yankees -150
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