Free MLB Picks For Today, Thursday 10/17/2024
NY Yankees vs. Cleveland Guardians MLB Pick Prediction 10/17/2024
Yankees at Guardians 5:08PM ET—Clarke Schmidt to start for NY. Schmidt in 16 starts in 2024 delivers an ERA of 2.85 with WHIP of 1.18. The righthander strikes out 26.3% with 8.5% walks. Ground balls sit at 40.5% with 0.84 home runs per nine innings. Matthew Boyd to start for Cleveland. Boyd has eight starts with an ERA of 2.72 with WHIP of 1.13. The lefthander strikes out 27.7% with 7.8% walks. Ground balls dealt at 31.4% with 0.91 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
NY has won eight of ten against the Guardians. Schmidt allowed two earned runs in 4 2/3rd innings against the Royals in his lone postseason start this year. Boyd in his two postseason appearances allowed no runs in 6 2/3rd innings. The team record behind Schmidt on the road as a favorite of -110 or higher this season is 4-1. NY is 30-12 on the road against a winning team. Cleveland is 9-13 at home in their past 22 against winning teams with a -6.1-unit loss. The Yankees bullpen in their past ten games has an ERA of 1.91. Play NY -112.
LA Dodgers vs. NY Mets MLB Pick Prediction 10/17/2024
Dodgers at Mets— Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start for LA. Yamamoto in 18 starts on the campaign delivers an ERA of 3.00 with WHIP of 1.11. The righthander strikes out 28.5% with 6% walks. Grounders dished at 47.9% with 0.70 home runs per nine innings. Jose Quintana will start for NY. Quintana has 31 starts with an ERA of 3.75 with WHIP of 1.25. The lefthander fans 18.8% with 8.8% walks. Ground balls come in at 47.4% with 1.16 home runs per nine innings.
The Pick:
LA has won six of seven against the Mets. They have won all four at NY this season. Yamamoto in his two postseason starts allowed five earned runs in eight innings. Quintana allowed one run in 11 postseason appearances. The team record behind Yamamoto on the road is 7-1 with a +5.1-unit return. The team mark behind Quintana at home is 0-2 facing teams that average 1.25 home runs per game or greater. LA is 19-6 on the road against left-handed starters with a +12.5-unit return. NY is 7-11 at home as an underdog of +100 or higher with a -2.9-unit return. Play LA -130.