Yankees vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 21, 2024

Expect the long ball when Aaron Judge (53 HR) and the New York Yankees (89-64) take on Brent Rooker (38 HR) and the Oakland Athletics (67-86) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, beginning at 9:07 p.m. ET live on YES. The Yankees are -179 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup. Carlos Rodon will get the ball for New York while Oakland will counter with JP Sears.

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Yankees vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-179)
• Underdog: Athletics (+149)
• Over/under: 8

Yankees vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been favorites in 121 games this season and have come away with the win 69 times (57%) in those contests.
• This season New York has been victorious 25 times in 41 chances when named as a favorite of at least -179 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 64.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Athletics have won 40.6% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (54-79).
• Oakland has a record of 18-33 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +149 or longer (35.3%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 40.2%.

Yankees vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Judge leads New York in batting average (.321), home runs (53) and runs batted in (136) this season.
• Judge ranks first in the majors in homers, and first in RBI.
• Juan Soto has collected 157 hits this season and has an OBP of .418. He’s slugging .575 on the year.
• Rooker paces the Athletics with 38 home runs and 110 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .304.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Rooker’s home run total puts him fifth, and his RBI total ranks third.
• JJ Bleday is hitting .246 with 43 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 64 walks.

Yankees vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
• The Yankees have pitched to a 3.73 ERA this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
• The Yankees have a combined WHIP of 1.251 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 7.9 K/9, the third-worst in MLB.
• Oakland has a 4.34 team ERA that ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Athletics average MLB’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.332).