Yankees vs. Mets Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 24, 2024

The New York Yankees (60-43) hope to avoid an upset as -170 favorites when they take on Jeff McNeil (with homers in two straight contests) and the New York Mets (52-48). First pitch is at 7:05 PM ET Wednesday, live from Yankee Stadium and airing on ESPN. The Yankees’ Gerrit Cole and the Mets’ Sean Manaea have been named the starters for this contest.

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

Yankees vs. Mets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-170)
• Underdog: Mets (+142)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Mets Betting Insights

• The Yankees have come away with 44 wins in the 79 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season, the Yankees have come away with a win 15 times in 24 chances when named as a favorite of at least -170 or shorter on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 63% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Mets have won 45.2% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (19-23).
• The Mets have a record of 3-4 in games they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +142 or longer (42.9%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Mets have an implied win probability of 41.3%.

Yankees vs. Mets Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in batting average (.309), home runs (35) and runs batted in (89) this season.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Judge’s home run total ranks him first and his RBI tally places him first.
• Juan Soto is batting .308 with an OBP of .432 and a slugging percentage of .588 this season.
• Francisco Lindor leads the Mets with 19 home runs and has racked up a team-high batting average of .256.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Lindor’s home run total puts him 18th, and his RBI total ranks 34th.
• Pete Alonso’s 19 home runs lead his team.

Yankees vs. Mets Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• The Yankees have the fourth-best ERA (3.56) in the majors this season.
• The Yankees have a combined 1.203 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
• The Mets pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB with a collective 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
• The Mets have a 4.19 team ERA that ranks 21st among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Mets average baseball’s 23rd-ranked WHIP (1.315).