Yankees vs. Mariners odds, prediction, line: 2022 MLB picks, Wednesday, August 3 best bets from proven model
Wed, Aug 3, 2022
MLB News (AP)
Two American League playoff contenders square off on Wednesday afternoon. The AL East-leading New York Yankees host the Seattle Mariners for a matinee tilt. The game is the finale of a three-contest series at Yankee Stadium. The Mariners are 56-49, while the Yankees bring an MLB-best 70-35 record into Wednesday's matchup.
First pitch is at 1:05 p.m. ET in New York. Caesars Sportsbook lists New York as a -190 favorite (risk $190 to win $100) on the money line, while the over-under, or total number of runs Vegas thinks will be scored, is 7.5 in the latest Mariners vs. Yankees odds. Before you make any Yankees vs. Mariners picks, be sure to see the MLB predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times, and it enters Week 18 on a 20-14 roll on top-rated MLB picks, returning almost $400 for $100 players. This is the same model that pegged the 2021 Atlanta Braves at 10-1 as one of three best bets to win it all last season. Anybody who has followed it has seen profitable returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Yankees vs. Mariners and just locked in its picks and MLB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several MLB odds and betting lines for Mariners vs. Yankees:
- Mariners vs. Yankees money line: Yankees -190, Mariners +158
- Mariners vs. Yankees over-under: 7.5 runs
- Mariners vs. Yankees run line: Yankees -1.5 (+122)
- SEA: The Mariners are 20-19 in day games
- NYY: The Yankees are 23-11 in day games
- Mariners vs. Yankees picks: See picks at SportsLine
Seattle can be confident with Luis Castillo on the hill. The two-time All-Star is making his first start in a Mariners uniform after arriving in a deadline deal from Cincinnati. Castillo has a 2.86 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP this season, with 9.53 strikeouts and 2.96 walks per nine innings. Opponents have only a .592 OPS against Castillo this season, and he owns a blistering career ground ball rate of 53.2 percent.'
Castillo has been dominant lately, posting a 1.59 ERA in his last five starts, and Seattle's bullpen is above-average on the whole. Seattle's relievers rank in the top three of the AL in strikeout rate and walk rate, and the Mariners are also in the top three of the league in walks on offense. The Mariners are above the league average in home runs, triples, and on-base percentage in 2022.
The Yankees have MLB's best offense this season. In addition to leading the club to the best win-loss record in the league, New York's lineup has produced the most runs in the American League. The Yankees also sit atop the AL in home runs, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, and total bases this season, with Aaron Judge in the middle of it all.'
The MVP front runner has an MLB-leading 43 home runs, and Judge is leading the AL in runs scored, RBI, and total bases. The four-time All-Star has a .676 slugging percentage this season, and Judge can tee off on the opposition. New York also has an elite starting pitcher on the hill in Gerrit Cole, and New York's relievers are in the top three of the AL in wins above replacement, ground ball rate, and ERA with more than a strikeout per inning in 2022.
SportsLine's model is leaning over on the total, projecting 8.6 combined runs, and it says one side of the money line has all the value. You can only get the model's MLB picks at SportsLine.
So who wins Yankees vs. Mariners? And which side has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of you need to jump on, all from the model that has crushed its MLB picks, and find out.
