Yankees vs. Reds Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 2, 2024

The Cincinnati Reds (39-45), led by Jonathan India on a 12-game hitting streak, will meet the New York Yankees (54-32) Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees are -200 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 7:05 PM ET on YES. Luis Gil takes the mound for New York while Graham Ashcraft is Cincinnati’s starter for the contest.

Check out our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Yankees vs. Reds Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-200)
• Underdog: Reds (+168)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Reds Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 64 games this year and have walked away with the win 40 times (62.5%) in those games.
• This season New York has come away with a win seven times in 10 chances when named as a favorite of at least -200 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 66.7% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Reds have compiled an 18-29 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 38.3% of those games).
• Cincinnati has played as a moneyline underdog of +168 or longer in just two games this season, which it won both.
• The Reds have a 37.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Yankees vs. Reds Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with 31, runs batted in with 82 and his batting average of .316 is also best on his team.
• Judge ranks first in homers and first in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
• Juan Soto has 89 hits and an OBP of .437 to go with a slugging percentage of .568 this season.
• Elly De La Cruz has a team-best 14 home runs.
• De La Cruz is 30th in home runs and 79th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Spencer Steer’s 51 runs batted in lead his team.

Yankees vs. Reds Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
• The Yankees have the fifth-best ERA (3.54) in the majors this season.
• The Yankees have a combined 1.222 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Reds has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• Cincinnati has the 11th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.86).
• The Reds average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.242).