Its Friday, May 23 and the Yankees (30-19) are in Denver to take on the Rockies (8-42).
Clarke Schmidt is slated to take the mound for New York against Chase Dollander for Colorado.
The Yankees completed a sweep of the Rangers Thursday with a 1-0 win. Jorbit Vivas cracked his first career home run to account for the offense and Carlos Rodon and three relievers combined for the shutout. The Rockies lost four to the Phillies including a 2-0 loss Thursday. German Marquez allowed a single earned run over seven innings but received zero support from Colorado’s lineup.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Yankees at Rockies
- Date: Friday, May 23, 2025
- Time: 8:40PM EST
- Site: Coors Field
- City: Denver, CO
- Network/Streaming: YES, COLR
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Odds for the Yankees at the Rockies
The latest odds as of Thursday:
- Moneyline: Yankees (-302), Rockies (+242)
- Spread: Yankees -1.5
- Total: 12.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Yankees at Rockies
- Pitching matchup for May 23, 2025: Clarke Schmidt vs. Chase Dollander
- Yankees: Clarke Schmidt (1-1, 4.41 ERA)
- Last outing: 5/17 vs. Mets – 6IP, 2ER, 3H, 5BB, 5Ks
- Rockies: Chase Dollander (2-5, 6.28 ERA)
- Last outing: 5/18 at Arizona – 4.2IP, 1ER, 3H, 2BB, 6Ks
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Yankees at Rockies
- The Yankees have won 7 of their last 9 games, while the Rockies have lost 16 of 20 at home
- 6 of the Yankees’ last 7 games (86%) have stayed under the Total
- Aaron Judge is hitting .358 (24-67) in May but as a result his average has dropped to .396
- Jasson Dominguez is 6-26 (.231) over his last 7 games
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Expert picks & predictions for Friday’s game between the Yankees and the Rockies
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Yankees and the Rockies:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the New York Yankees on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play ATS on the New York Yankees at -1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 12.0.
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