Washington at New York

The New York Yankees have lost nine straight games for the first time since 1982, or 41 years ago. If they lose tonight they would match the 1912 team that lost 10 straight times, 111 years ago. You would have to think the Yankees will bear down here to avoid the embarrassment. Once again we have a situation where a long streak is present, and that usually means the oddsmakers overcompensate the line, as no one wants to touch the Yankees right now. The opposite has been historically true. A team on a nine-game losing streak has a +6% ROI in all previous games, which jumps to +9.3% at home. I like the NY Yankees in this one.