Sportsbooks online have the New York Yankees favored in the American League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Angels.The Yankees are considering going with a three-man pitching rotation for the series and that won’t hurt their offshore sportsbook odds either.
Sportsbooks online numbers have the Yankees as -175 favorites to win the series against the Angels. Sportsbooks online have them favored in sports betting by about that same amount in Game 1 on Friday when CC Sabathia is scheduled to go against the Angels John Lackey. Sabathia could get three starts in the sportsbooks online series if it goes seven games. “We are definitely considering going to a three-man rotation in this round.” Manager Joe Giradi said.
The key for New York in this sportsbooks online series is keeping Joba Chamberlain in the bullpen. He has performed much better as the setup man to Mariano Rivera. If the Yankees need a fourth starter it would likely be Chamberlain or Chad Gaudin on the offshore sportsbook board. With an extra day off between Games 4 and 5 in sportsbooks online, the Yankees can go with just three starting pitchers if the weather holds. That would mean Sabathia on the sportsbooks online board in Game 1, 4 and 7. A.J. Burnett would start Game 2 and Game 5 in online betting while Andy Pettitte would be the starter on the offshore sportsbook board in Game 3 and in Game 6. What that means is that Sabathia would be pitching on three day’s rest for Game 4 but on regular rest for a Game 7 as sportsbooks online info shows.
All of these projections in sportsbook online action depend upon the weather. There is a chance of rain on Friday and that could throw everything out of whack in sportsbook online. What helps the Yankees is that Sabathia has not pitched for a while since the American League, for reasons beyond comprehension, is not starting the ALCS until Friday. Sabathia has not pitched since last Wednesday when the Yankees won in sportsbook online odds. That will mean he gets eight days rest between offshore sportsbook starts. “We’ve talked a little about what we might do,” Girardi said. “We told him, though, to concentrate on Game 1. That’s the most important game and we’ll go from there.”
If the Yankees need a fourth starter they may choose Gaudin and keep Chamberlain in the setup role.