Yankees vs. Rangers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 9, 2024

The New York Yankees (68-48) are -171 favorites to break their two-game losing streak when they face the Texas Rangers (54-61), losers of two in a row. The game begins Friday at 7:05 PM ET on BSSW, live from Yankee Stadium. Carlos Rodon starts for New York while Cody Bradford is Texas’ starter for the contest.

Check out our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Yankees vs. Rangers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-171)
• Underdog: Rangers (+143)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been victorious in 48, or 55.2%, of the 87 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season New York has been victorious 15 times in 26 chances when named as a favorite of at least -171 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 63.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Rangers have been the underdog on the moneyline 48 total times this season. They’ve finished 16-32 in those games.
• Texas is 1-4 (winning only 20% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +143 or longer.
• The Rangers have an implied moneyline win probability of 41.2% in this contest.

Yankees vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with 41, runs batted in with 104 and his batting average of .321 is also best on his team.
• Judge’s home runs put him first in MLB, and he is first in RBI.
• Juan Soto has collected 127 hits this season and has an OBP of .431. He’s slugging .584 on the year.
• Marcus Semien has racked up a team-high 57 runs batted in.
• Semien is 52nd in home runs and 50th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Corey Seager has hit 24 home runs with 57 RBI while hitting .274. Those stats all lead his team.

Yankees vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees average 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the league.
• The Yankees have the seventh-best ERA (3.78) in the majors this season.
• Yankees pitchers have a 1.240 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Rangers has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• Texas has a 4.23 team ERA that ranks 21st among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rangers average MLB’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.285).