The New York Yankees will likely be without star slugger Aaron Judge when they travel to face the Texas Rangers on Friday. The first pitch is set for 8:05 p.m. ET from Globe Life Field. Judge left the series opener Thursday with what he described as discomfort in his right hip and suggested he might need a game or two off to recover. He is considered doubtful for Friday. The Yankees (15-11) won the opener of the three-game series 4-2 to hand the Rangers (14-11) their fourth consecutive defeat. But Texas will attempt to get back on track behind ace Jacob deGrom (2-0, 3,04 ERA), who is coming off the latest in a series of stellar outings.
For Friday, the Rangers are -225 money-line favorites (risk $225 to win $100), while the Yankees come back at +180 in the latest Caesars Sportsbook MLB odds. The over/under for total runs scored is 7. That's one of 14 games on the Friday MLB schedule. Other MLB lines of note include Braves at Mets (+118) at 7:10 p.m. ET, Phillies at Astros (-155) at 8:10 p.m. ET and Cardinals at Dodgers (-135) at 10:10 p.m. ET. Before making any MLB picks or parlays, be sure to check out the MLB predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer model.
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After simulating every game on Friday 10,000 times, the model is picking the Toronto Blue Jays (-110) to defeat the Seattle Mariners. The model sees Toronto coming out on top a whopping 63% of the time in this matchup despite Seattle's recent dominance in the rivalry.
The Mariners (11-14) have won seven straight meetings in this rivalry but on Friday will run into a red-hot Blue Jays (16-9) club that has won four straight and just swept a three-game set from the Chicago White Sox by a combined score of 20-2.
Toronto is 7-2 in home games and Blue Jays hitters have a collective .338 on-base percentage, the fourth-best percentage in the majors. The Mariners have dropped three of four and lost consecutive series against the Phillies and Cardinals. You can see who else to back here.
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The model also locked in three other best bets for Friday, including one on a big road underdog. You can see the model's best bets at SportsLine.
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