Yankees vs. Angels Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 8, 2024

The Los Angeles Angels (50-64) will look to Zachary Neto, with homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the New York Yankees (68-47) Thursday at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees are -278 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 7:05 PM ET live on MLB Network. New York’s Nestor Cortes Jr. and Los Angeles’ Tyler Anderson have been named the starters for this contest.

Be sure to check out our preview for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Yankees vs. Angels Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-278)
• Underdog: Angels (+226)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Angels Betting Insights

• The Yankees have come away with 48 wins in the 86 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This year New York has won four of five games when listed as at least -278 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 73.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Angels have gone 43-50 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 46.2% of those games).
• Los Angeles has played as a moneyline underdog of +226 or longer in just two games this season, which it lost both.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Angels’ implied win probability is 30.7%.

Yankees vs. Angels Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with 41, runs batted in with 104 and his batting average of .324 is also best on his team.
• Judge’s home runs put him first in baseball, and he ranks first in RBI.
• Juan Soto is batting .306 with an OBP of .432 and a slugging percentage of .587 this season.
• Neto leads the Angels with 16 home runs and 59 runs batted in.
• In all of the majors, Neto ranks 61st in home runs and 38th in RBI.
• Nolan Schanuel has 12 doubles, 11 home runs and 49 walks while batting .249.

Yankees vs. Angels Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
• Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.73 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
• Yankees pitchers have a 1.235 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
• The Angels pitching staff is 27th in MLB with a collective 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Los Angeles has the 27th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.54).
• The Angels average baseball’s 22nd-ranked WHIP (1.314).