Yankees vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 24, 2024

The New York Yankees (76-53), led by Aaron Judge on a four-game home run streak, are -278 favorites on the moneyline to defeat the Colorado Rockies (47-82). First pitch is set for 2:05 p.m. ET Saturday, live from Yankee Stadium and airing on COLR. Will Warren starts for New York while Bradley Blalock is Colorado’s starter for the contest.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Odds to Win

Yankees to win vs Rockies -278

Bet $20, Payout $27.19

Yankees vs. Rockies Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Yankees (-278)
  • Underdog: Rockies (+225)
  • Over/under: 9

Yankees vs. Rockies Betting Insights

  • The Yankees have come away with 56 wins in the 98 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
  • New York has a record of 6-2 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -278 or more on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 73.5% chance of pulling out a win.
  • The Rockies have won 36.4% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (47-82).
  • When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +225 or longer, Colorado has a record of 2-4 (33.3%).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rockies’ implied win probability is 30.8%.

Yankees vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

  • Judge leads New York in home runs with 49, runs batted in with 119 and his batting average of .333 is also best on his team.
  • Judge is first in homers and first in RBI among all batters in MLB.
  • Juan Soto has collected 137 hits this season and has an OBP of .429. He’s slugging .603 on the year.
  • Brenton Doyle leads the Rockies with 21 home runs and 61 runs batted in.
  • Doyle’s home run total ranks 31st in MLB, and he is 54th in RBI.
  • Ezequiel Tovar is hitting .270 with 35 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 18 walks.

Yankees vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

  • The Yankees have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
  • Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.73 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
  • Yankees pitchers have a 1.251 WHIP this season, 13th in the majors.
  • The Rockies pitching staff is last in MLB with a collective 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Colorado has the bottom-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (5.53).
  • Pitchers for the Rockies combine for the worst WHIP in MLB (1.525).