Yankees vs. Astros Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 7, 2024

The New York Yankees (23-13) are favored on the moneyline (-116) in Tuesday’s contest against the Houston Astros (12-22). First pitch is at 7:05 PM ET on TBS. The Astros, with +150 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5). New York’s Luis Gil gets the start, and he’ll go against Houston’s Justin Verlander.

Take a look at our betting preview for this tilt, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Yankees vs. Astros Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-116)
• Underdog: Astros (-102)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Astros Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been favorites in 24 games this season and have come away with the win 16 times (66.7%) in those contests.
• This year New York has won 16 of 24 games when listed as at least -116 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 53.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Astros have been the moneyline underdog five total times this season. They’ve gone 2-3 in those games.
• Houston has a 1-2 record (winning only 33.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -102 or longer.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Astros have an implied win probability of 50.5%.

Yankees vs. Astros Hitting Leaders

• Juan Soto leads New York in home runs with eight, runs batted in with 28 and his batting average of .316 is also best on his team.
• Including all hitters in Major League Baseball, Soto is seventh in homers and fourth in RBI.
• Alex Verdugo has collected 30 hits this season and has an OBP of .353. He’s slugging .417 on the year.
• Kyle Tucker leads the Astros in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (23).
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Tucker’s home run total puts him fifth, and his RBI total ranks 17th.
• Jose Altuve’s .343 batting average paces his team.

Yankees vs. Astros Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the league.
• Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.00 this year, third-best in baseball.
• The Yankees have a combined WHIP of just 1.176 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• Houston has a 4.75 team ERA that ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Astros combine for the third-worst WHIP in baseball (1.449).