Yankees vs. Angels Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 7, 2024

The New York Yankees will take the field against the Los Angeles Angels (49-63) on Wednesday. The game begins at 4:05 PM ET on BSW, with the Yankees listed as -278 favorites on the moneyline. New York’s Nestor Cortes Jr. gets the start, and he’ll go against Los Angeles’ Carson Fulmer.

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

Yankees vs. Angels Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-278)
• Underdog: Angels (+230)
• Over/under: 9

Yankees vs. Angels Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 84 games this year and have walked away with the win 47 times (56%) in those games.
• This season New York has been victorious three times in four chances when named as a favorite of at least -278 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 73.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Angels have put together a 42-49 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 46.2% of those games).
• Los Angeles has played as a moneyline underdog of +230 or longer in only one game this season, which it lost.
• The Angels have an implied moneyline win probability of 30.3% in this contest.

Yankees vs. Angels Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in batting average (.322), home runs (41) and runs batted in (103) this season.
• Judge’s home runs rank him first in Major League Baseball, and he is first in RBI.
• Juan Soto is batting .310 with an OBP of .437 and a slugging percentage of .598 this season.
• Zachary Neto has 23 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 25 walks while hitting .256.
• Neto’s home run total ranks 79th in MLB, and he is 70th in RBI.
• Nolan Schanuel is batting .251 with 12 doubles, 11 home runs and 47 walks.

Yankees vs. Angels Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
• The Yankees have the fourth-best ERA (3.71) in the majors this season.
• The Yankees have a combined WHIP of just 1.229 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
• The Angels pitching staff is 27th in MLB with a collective eight strikeouts per nine innings.
• Los Angeles has a 4.56 team ERA that ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Angels combine for the 22nd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.309).