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The New York Yankees (24-13) hope to avoid an upset as -146 favorites when they take on Kyle Tucker (with homers in two straight contests) and the Houston Astros (12-23). First pitch is at 7:05 PM ET Wednesday, live from Yankee Stadium and airing on SCHN. Carlos Rodon will get the ball for New York while Houston will counter with Spencer Arrighetti.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $33.70
Yankees to win vs Astros -146
Yankees vs. Astros Betting Lines
- Favorite: Yankees (-146)
- Underdog: Astros (+123)
- Over/under: 8.5
Yankees vs. Astros Betting Insights
- The Yankees have been victorious in 17, or 68%, of the 25 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- New York has a record of 8-4 when favored by -146 or more this year.
- The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 59.3% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Astros have been the underdog on the moneyline six total times this season. They’ve gone 2-4 in those games.
- Houston has not played a game this season with moneyline odds of +123 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Astros have an implied win probability of 44.8%.
Yankees vs. Astros Hitting Leaders
- Juan Soto leads New York in batting average (.329), home runs (eight) and runs batted in (28) this season.
- Among hitters in Major League Baseball, Soto is 15th in home runs and sixth in RBI.
- Alex Verdugo has 33 hits and an OBP of .362 to go with a slugging percentage of .450 this season.
- Tucker leads the Astros in home runs (10) and runs batted in (24).
- Among all hitters in MLB, Tucker ranks second in homers and 21st in RBI.
- Jose Altuve’s .336 batting average is a team-high mark.
Yankees vs. Astros Pitching Rankings
- The Yankees have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
- The Yankees have pitched to a 2.94 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
- The Yankees have a combined 1.172 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 17th in the majors.
- Houston has the 27th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.92).
- The Astros have the third-highest WHIP in baseball (1.472).