Yankees vs. Reds Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 4, 2024

The Cincinnati Reds (41-45) seek to complete a series sweep as they take a 2-0 lead into the finale versus the New York Yankees (54-34) at 1:05 PM ET on Thursday from Yankee Stadium. The Yankees are favored (-179) by oddsmakers to prevent the sweep and pick up their first win of the series. New York’s Marcus Stroman and Cincinnati’s Frankie Montas have been named the starters for this contest.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this tilt, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Yankees vs. Reds Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-179)
• Underdog: Reds (+149)
• Over/under: 9

Yankees vs. Reds Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 66 games this year and have walked away with the win 40 times (60.6%) in those games.
• This season New York has been victorious nine times in 15 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 Reds have been the moneyline underdog 49 total times this season. They’ve gone 20-29 in those games.
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +149 or longer, Cincinnati has a record of 5-3 (62.5%).
• The Reds have a 40.2% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Yankees vs. Reds Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in batting average (.318), home runs (32) and runs batted in (83) this season.
• Among batters in baseball, Judge is first in home runs and first in RBI.
• Juan Soto is batting .300 with an OBP of .437 and a slugging percentage of .560 this season.
• Elly De La Cruz paces the Reds with 15 home runs.
• Among all hitters in the majors, De La Cruz ranks 24th in homers and 72nd in RBI.
• Spencer Steer’s 51 runs batted in pace his team.

Yankees vs. Reds Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
• Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.55 this year, fifth-best in baseball.
• The Yankees have a combined 1.213 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
• The Reds pitching staff is 17th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Cincinnati’s 3.84 team ERA ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Reds combine for the 11th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.240).