The Detroit Tigers are in the Bronx to take on the New York Yankees on Friday night. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Yankees prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.

The Tigers will have Reese Olson on the mound. Marcus Stroman will get the ball for the Yankees.

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Tigers-Yankees Odds

Detroit Tigers: +1.5 (-162)

Moneyline: +142

New York Yankees: -1.5 (+134)

Moneyline: -168

Over: 7.5 (-115)

Under: 7.5 (-105)

How to Watch Tigers vs. Yankees

Time: 7:05 PM ET/4:05 PM PT

TV: Bally Sports Detroit, YES Network

Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)

Why The Tigers Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Tigers have Reese Olson on the mound, and despite his record, he is pitching well. Olson has a 3.18 ERA and 1.31 WHIP, and he has gone at least five innings in four of his five starts. Olson is coming off an outing against a very good Kansas City Royals team in which he went seven innings, allowed three hits, and one run while striking out eight. He does not get a lot of run support, but he has thrown well enough to keep the Tigers in the game each time he takes the mound. If that can continue in this one, the Tigers will cover the spread.

Olson does a great job getting hitters to chase. He has a 33.1 percent chase rate, and his whiff rate is almost at 30 percent. The Yankees do a good job not chasing or whiffing, but Olson excels in those two categories. He has pitched well this season, and he needs to get the Yankees to chase some pitches off the plate. If he can do that, the Tigers are going to win this game.

Why The Yankees Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Yankees have Stroman on the mound, and he has been pitching well. He has an even better matchup in this game, as well. The Tigers are bottom-10 in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and wOBA. Stroman should be able to have another outing in which he goes deeper into the game, and that will help the Yankees win this game.

The Yankees have been hitting the ball much better this season. They are batting .246 as a team, and they are third in the MLB in home runs, and their average exit velocity is sixth-best in the MLB. They hit the ball hard, and they do it with power. If New York can continue seeing the ball well, they are going to win this game.

Final Tigers-Yankees Prediction & Pick

This is a very good matchup. The Tigers and Yankees are both fighting to be at the top of their respective divisions. In fact, do not be surprised to see these two teams at the top of their divisions come September. For this May game, I have to go with the home team. The Tigers have not given Reese Olson much run support this year, and the Yankees will take advantage of that. I am going to go with the Yankees to win this game straight up. Another decent bet for this game would be the under as both pitchers are good. However, my bet for this game will remain the Yankees moneyline.

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Final Tigers-Yankees Prediction & Pick: Yankees ML (-168)