Padres vs. Yankees Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 26, 2024

Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Sunday when the San Diego Padres (27-27) and New York Yankees (36-17) take to the field at 4:10 PM ET, live on YES. Luis Arraez is batting .335 for the Padres (-122 favorites on the moneyline) while Juan Soto leads the underdog Yankees (+102) with a .315 average. Joe Musgrove takes the mound for San Diego while Clarke Schmidt is New York’s starter for the contest.

Here is our betting preview for this contest, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Padres vs. Yankees Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-122)
• Underdog: Yankees (+102)
• Over/under: 7

Padres vs. Yankees Betting Insights

• The Padres have been chosen as favorites in 31 games this year and have walked away with the win 16 times (51.6%) in those games.
• This year San Diego has won 10 of 22 games when listed as at least -122 on the moneyline.
• The Padres have an implied victory probability of 55% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Yankees have won 69.2% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (9-4).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +102 or longer, New York has a 5-1 record (winning 83.3% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Yankees a 49.5% chance to win.

Padres vs. Yankees Hitting Leaders

• Jurickson Profar has been key for San Diego with 60 hits, an OBP of .425 plus a slugging percentage of .503.
• Among all MLB hitters, Profar ranks fifth in batting average, third in on-base percentage, and 23rd in slugging.
• Arraez is batting .335 to lead San Diego this season.
• Soto paces the Yankees in runs batted in (43) and has a team-high batting average of .315.
• In all of the majors, Soto is fifth in home runs and fourth in RBI.
• Aaron Judge has hit 16 home runs to lead his team.

Padres vs. Yankees Pitching Rankings

• The Padres have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fourth-best in baseball.
• The Padres have the 14th-ranked ERA (4.00) in the majors this season.
• The Padres have a combined 1.217 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
• The Yankees pitching staff ranks seventh in MLB with a collective 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
• New York has a 2.81 team ERA that ranks first across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Yankees have the third-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.137).