Yankees vs. Rangers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 2, 2024

The New York Yankees (79-57) visit the Texas Rangers (64-72) at 8:05 p.m. ET Monday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best home-run hitters in baseball. Aaron Judge has racked up 51 homers this season (No. 1 in the league) for the favored Yankees which sit as -200 favorites, while Corey Seager ranks ninth in the majors with 30 dingers of his own for the underdogs. Gerrit Cole will get the ball for New York while Texas will counter with Andrew Heaney.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Yankees vs. Rangers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-200)
• Underdog: Rangers (+168)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been victorious in 59, or 56.2%, of the 105 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• New York has a record of 17-11 when favored by -200 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 66.7% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Rangers have been the underdog on the moneyline 57 total times this season. They’ve gone 18-39 in those games.
• Texas has played as a moneyline underdog of +168 or longer in just two games this season, which it lost both.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rangers a 37.3% chance to win.

Yankees vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders

• Judge leads New York in home runs with 51, runs batted in with 123 and his batting average of .330 is also best on his team.
• Among hitters in MLB, Judge is first in homers and first in RBI.
• Juan Soto has collected 143 hits this season and has an OBP of .420. He’s slugging .590 on the year.
• Seager paces the Rangers with 30 home runs and 74 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .275.
• Among all batters in MLB, Seager is ninth in homers and 34th in RBI.
• Marcus Semien is hitting .238 with 25 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 56 walks.

Yankees vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees average 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the league.
• The Yankees have pitched to a 3.76 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
• The Yankees have a combined WHIP of 1.251 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB.
• Texas’ 4.28 team ERA ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rangers average MLB’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.283).