Yankees vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 23, 2024

Aaron Judge seeks to extend his 10-game hitting streak as the New York Yankees (75-53) take on the Colorado Rockies (47-81) and Brenton Doyle, who has an 11-game hit streak of his own. The Yankees are listed as -286 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 7:05 p.m. ET on Friday, live on YES from Yankee Stadium. New York’s Carlos Rodon gets the start, and he’ll go against Colorado’s Kyle Freeland.

Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Yankees vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-286)
• Underdog: Rockies (+233)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 97 games this year and have walked away with the win 55 times (56.7%) in those games.
• This season New York has been victorious five times in six chances when named as a favorite of at least -286 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 74.1% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Rockies have been the moneyline underdog 128 total times this season. They’ve gone 47-81 in those games.
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +233 or longer, Colorado has a 2-3 record (winning 40% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rockies’ implied win probability is 30%.

Yankees vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Judge leads New York in batting average (.334), home runs (48) and runs batted in (118) this season.
• Among all MLB batters, Judge is second in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
• Juan Soto is batting .299 with an OBP of .430 and a slugging percentage of .607 this season.
• Doyle leads the Rockies with 21 home runs and 61 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Doyle ranks 30th in home runs and 52nd in RBI.
• Ezequiel Tovar is batting .270 with 34 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 17 walks.

Yankees vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• The Yankees have pitched to a 3.76 ERA this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
• The Yankees rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.254 WHIP this season.
• The 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rockies pitching staff ranks last in MLB.
• Colorado’s 5.55 team ERA ranks last among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rockies have the highest WHIP in the majors (1.529).