Yankees vs. Astros Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 7, 2024

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The New York Yankees (23-13) and the Houston Astros (12-22) play on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, beginning at 7:05 PM ET. The Yankees are favored on the moneyline (-116), while the Astros are -102 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread (1.5) with +150 odds. New York has Luis Gil starting, while Houston will send out Justin Verlander.

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Yankees vs. Astros betting lines

  • Favorite: Yankees (-116)
  • Underdog: Astros (-102)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

  • The Yankees are 16-8 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 66.7% of those games).
  • New York has a record of 16-8 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -116 or shorter (66.7% winning percentage).
  • The Yankees have an implied moneyline win probability of 53.7% in this game.
  • New York has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 14 times this season for a 14-20-2 record against the over/under.
  • The Yankees are 15-20-0 ATS this season.

Yankees hitting info

  • Juan Soto leads the Yankees with eight home runs and 28 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .316.
  • Soto’s home runs rank seventh in MLB and he ranks fourth in RBI in MLB.
  • Soto heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a double, a triple, a walk and three RBI.
  • Alex Verdugo is batting .261 with six doubles, four home runs and 17 walks.
  • Verdugo ranks 75th in homers and 111th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
  • Aaron Judge is batting .220 with eight doubles, seven home runs and 26 walks.
  • Judge has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .313 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and two RBI.
  • Anthony Volpe is batting .252 with five doubles, a triple, three home runs and 17 walks.

Yankees pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Yankees has a collective 8.7 K/9, the 10th-best in MLB.
  • New York’s 3.00 team ERA ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Yankees have the seventh-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.176).
  • Yankees pitchers combine to allow the eighth-fewest home runs in baseball (31 total, 0.9 per game).
  • New York struck out 11 Tigers batters while giving up five hits in a 5-2 win in its last game.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

  • This season, the Astros have won two out of the five games in which they’ve been the underdog.
  • Houston has entered three games this season as the underdog by -102 or more and is 1-2 in those contests.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 50.5% chance to win.
  • So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 11 of its 34 games with a total.
  • The Astros are 11-22-0 against the spread this season.

Astros hitting info

  • Kyle Tucker leads Houston in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (23) this season while batting .276.
  • Among all batters in the majors, Tucker’s home run total is fifth, and his RBI total is 17th.
  • Jose Altuve is batting .343 to lead Houston, while adding seven homers and 12 runs batted in this season.
  • Altuve ranks 19th in homers and 132nd in RBI among all batters in the major leagues.
  • Yordan Alvarez has collected 33 base hits, an OBP of .327 and a slugging percentage of .439 this season.
  • Jeremy Pena has collected 42 hits this season and has an OBP of .367. He’s slugging .446 on the year.
  • Pena has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with a triple, a walk and two RBI.

Astros pitching rankings

  • The Astros have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
  • Houston pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.75 ERA this year, which ranks 26th in MLB.
  • Astros pitchers have a 1.449 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
  • The Astros have given up the 16th-fewest long balls so far this season with 36 home runs allowed.
  • Houston pitchers struck out eight Mariners hitters while allowing 10 base hits in a 5-4 loss its last time out.
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