Guardians vs. Yankees ALCS Game 2 Prediction: Odds, expert picks, pitching matchup, betting trends and stats

Juan Soto opened the scoring in the ALCS with a monster home run in the third inning against Cleveland starter Alex Cobb, and the Yankees cruised to a 5-2 victory in Game 1 of the ALCS against Cleveland. The home run was the start of a 3-run third inning for New York and would be enough to propel them to victory against a Guardians team that nearly gave away the victory to its opponent with two home runs and five wild pitches and a walking nine Hitters.

The second home run was let sail by Giancarlo Stanton to seal it in the 7th^Th But most of the damage had already been done… by the guards… themselves. Two of the five wild pitches thrown by Cleveland produced runs for New York and six of the nine walks came within a nine-batter stretch of the game. Add in a playoff gem from Yankees starter Carlos Rodon — six three-hit innings, one run ball with nine strikeouts — and you have the early momentum of the series that belongs to New York as Game 2 approaches Tuesday night.

Gerrit Cole will take the mound for New York while Tanner Bibee gets the call for Cleveland.

Let's delve a little deeper into Game 2 and find a sweat or two.

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Game details and how to watch Guardians @ Yankees – Game 2

● Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
● Time: 7:38 p.m. ET
● Website: Yankee Stadium
● City: New York, NY
● TV/Streaming: TBS, TruTV, MAX

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ALCS Game 2 odds for Guardians @ Yankees

The latest odds from Tuesday morning:

● Money line: Cleveland Guardians (+145), New York Yankees (-175)
● Spread: Guards +1.5 (-160), Yankees -1.5 (+135)
● In total: 7

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Likely starting players for Cleveland @ New York

● Pitching matchup on Tuesday (October 15): Tanner Bibee vs. Gerrit Cole

○ Guardian: Bibee – Pitched two games in the division series – Cleveland won both – including Game 4, which evened the series at two games apiece. In that game, Bibee pitched four innings with 4 hits and 2 runs.

○ Yankees: Cole – Won twice in the division series, including the decisive win in Game 4 in Kansas City, throwing 7 innings with 6 hits and 1 run ball.

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Top betting trends and insights to know ahead of ALCS Game 2 Guardians @ Yankees

• Teams that win Game 1 of a 7-game series in the 2-3-2 format have won 66 of the 99 series.
• The Yankees have won 7 straight times against the Guardians in games started by Gerrit Cole.
• In his last five starts at Yankee Stadium, Gerrit Cole had a 3.75 ERA.
• The Yankees hit two HRs in Game 1. No team hit more home runs than the Yankees this season.
• Aaron Judge is now 2-15 (.133) with no extra base hits and 6 strikeouts this postseason.
• Jose Ramirez is 3-20 (150) with 1 HR, 1 2B and 3 strikeouts this postseason.
• New York and Cleveland have met in the playoffs six times: 1997, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2020 and 2022. The Yankees have won four of the six series, including the most recent series – the 2022 ALDS – by a score of 3 games to 2. The Yankees are 16-12 against Cleveland in the playoffs.

Playoff stories for Cleveland and New York

• Guardian: Cleveland has an all-time record of 63-61. They appeared in the World Series six times – 1920, 1948, 1954, 1995, 1997 and 2016 – and lost six times.
• Yankees: The Yankees want to reach their 41st place^st AL pennant. New York has won 27 world championships. Their last World Series win was in 2009. They have been to the playoffs 57 times.

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Expert tips and predictions for Game 2 of the ALCS between Cleveland and New York

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Here are the best bets our model predicts for Tuesday's second game between the Guardians and Yankees:

• Money line: NBC Sports recommends a game against the Yankees on the moneyline
• Spread: NBC Sports recommends a game against the Yankees on the run line
• Total number of runs: NBC Sports is leaning towards a game with OVER of 7 total runs

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