<p>After splitting the first two games of this best-of-five ALDS in New York, the teams move to Cleveland for the next two games, beginning with a huge Game 3 Saturday night. Triston McKenzie, who already owns one win this postseason, hits the hill for the Guardians here against<br />
Luis Severino for the Yankees.</p>
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<h2>Yankees-Guardians Game 3 Playoff Betting Odds</h2>
<p>The divisional-round baseball betting lines opened New York and Severino at around -120 over Cleveland and McKenzie, with an over/under of 6.5. Both figures were holding steady in the early betting action.</p>
<h2>Yankees-Guardians Game 3 Betting Preview </h2>
<p>New York won the opener of this series Tuesday night 4-1, but Cleveland, following an off-day and a rainout, came from behind to win Game 2 Friday 4-2 in 10 innings.</p>
<p>The Yankees won Tuesday as -185 favorites on the dime line, while the Guardians won Friday as +140 underdogs.</p>
<p>Also, Game 1 played under a total of seven runs, while Game 2 played under 6.5.</p>
<p>Stretching back about six weeks and including these playoffs, Cleveland is 27-7 over its last 34 games.</p>
<p>New York finished seven games ahead of the Guardians in the regular-season standings and took the season series from Cleveland five games to one.</p>
<h2>Game 3 Pitching Match-Up </h2>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/330457&quot; title="Triston Mckenzie Pitching Game Stats">McKenzie</a> hit 17/30 on quality starts this season, and he’s 1/1 this postseason. Last Saturday, in the wild-card series clincher against Tampa Bay, he tossed six innings of two-hit, scoreless ball in a 1-0 Cleveland victory. And over his last four starts, he’s held opponents to four runs and 15 hits through 25 innings, with three walks and 31 strikeouts.</p>
<p>The Guardians played 19-11 with McKenzie this season, and they’re 6-1 his last seven times out.</p>
<p>Over two career starts against the Yankees, one last year and one earlier this season, McKenzie allowed three runs and five hits through 11 innings, with five walks against 12 whiffs. Cleveland won both of those games.</p>
<p><a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/70174&quot; title="Luis Servino Pitching Game Stats">Severino</a> hit 7/19 on quality starts this year. Most recently, 12 days ago, he tossed seven innings of hitless, scoreless ball in a 7-0 New York win over Texas. And over his last three starts, he allowed three runs and just five hits through 16 innings, with five walks and 17 strikeouts.</p>
<p>The Yankees played 13-6 with Severino this season, 4-1 his last five times out.</p>
<p>This will be Severino’s first start against Cleveland since 2018, and that’s already a long time ago.</p>
<h2>Splits With the Sticks</h2>
<p>New York batted .241 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .323 team OBP and a .422 team slugging percentage.</p>
<p>Cleveland slashed .259/.321/.396 against right-handed pitching this season.</p>
<h2>The Bullpens</h2>
<p>The Guardians bullpen posted a 3.05 ERA this season, along with a 1.11 WHIP and a 3.08 K/BB ratio. Numbers like those lead us to rank this unit among the top handful of bullpens in Baseball.</p>
<p>The Yankees bullpen recorded a 2.97 ERA this season, which ranked third-best in Baseball, along with a 1.19 WHIP and a 2.46 K/BB ratio.<br />
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<h2>MLB Betting Trends</h2>
<p>New York played 42-39 on the road this season and 73-48 against right-handed starters.</p>
<p>Cleveland played 46-35 at home and 64-53 against right-handed starters.</p>
<h2>Totals Report</h2>
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<li>The Unders played 81-77 in Yankees games.</li>
<li>The Totals split 78-78 in Guardians games this season.</li>
<li>The Overs played 40-37 at Progressive Field this season.</li>
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