Yankees vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 25, 2024

Entering Sunday’s matchup with the New York Yankees (76-53), the Colorado Rockies (47-82) are on a three-game losing streak. The contest starts at 1:35 p.m. ET on YES with the Yankees listed as -296 favorites, while the are +238 underdogs who may be heading for a fourth straight defeat. Marcus Stroman starts for New York while Austin Gomber is Colorado’s starter for the contest.

Check out our preview for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Yankees vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-296)
• Underdog: Rockies (+238)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been victorious in 56, or 57.1%, of the 98 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year New York has won four of five games when listed as at least -296 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 74.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Rockies have been the underdog on the moneyline 129 total times this season. They’ve finished 47-82 in those games.
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +238 or longer, Colorado has a 1-2 record (winning only 33.3% of its games).
• The Rockies have a 29.6% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Yankees vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in batting average (.333), home runs (49) and runs batted in (119) this season.
• Among batters in MLB, Judge is first in homers and first in RBI.
• Juan Soto is batting .297 with an OBP of .429 and a slugging percentage of .603 this season.
• Brenton Doyle paces the Rockies in home runs (21) and runs batted in (61).
• In all of MLB, Doyle ranks 31st in home runs and 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 strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• The Yankees have pitched to a 3.73 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
• The Yankees rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.251 WHIP this season.
• The 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rockies pitching staff ranks last in MLB.
• Colorado’s 5.53 team ERA ranks last across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rockies average baseball’s highest WHIP (1.525).