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The New York Yankees (92-66) host the Baltimore Orioles (88-70) at 7:05 p.m. ET Thursday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best power hitters in MLB. For the favored Yankees (-144), Aaron Judge has racked up 57 homers this season, first in the league, while Anthony Santander ranks ninth in the majors with 37 dingers of his own this season for the underdogs. New York’s Gerrit Cole and Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes have been named the starters for this contest.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $33.89
Yankees to win vs Orioles -144
Yankees vs. Orioles Betting Lines
- Favorite: Yankees (-144)
- Underdog: Orioles (+123)
- Over/under: 7.5
Yankees vs. Orioles Betting Insights
- The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 126 games this year and have walked away with the win 72 times (57.1%) in those games.
- This season New York has come away with a win 48 times in 81 chances when named as a favorite of at least -144 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 59% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Orioles have compiled a 20-17 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 54.1% of those games).
- Baltimore has played in three games as a moneyline underdog with odds of +123 or longer and won them all.
- The Orioles have a 44.8% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Yankees vs. Orioles Hitting Leaders
- Judge leads New York in batting average (.324), home runs (57) and runs batted in (142) this season.
- Among all MLB hitters, Judge is third in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
- Juan Soto has collected 163 hits this season and has an OBP of .419. He’s slugging .574 on the year.
- Gunnar Henderson leads the Orioles with a team-best batting average of .285.
- In all of the majors, Gunnar Henderson is ninth in home runs and 24th in RBI.
- Anthony Santander’s 44 home runs and 101 runs batted in both lead his team.
Yankees vs. Orioles Pitching Rankings
- The Yankees have a 9.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
- The Yankees have the sixth-best ERA (3.73) in the majors this season.
- The Yankees rank 12th in MLB with a combined 1.248 WHIP this season.
- The pitching staff for the Orioles has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 15th in the majors.
- Baltimore has the 14th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.95).
- The Orioles average MLB’s 11th-ranked WHIP (1.242).