Aaron Judge leads the New York Yankees (77-62) into a matchup with Jeremy Pena and the Houston Astros (77-63) on Thursday at 7:40 p.m. ET at Daikin Park. Judge is batting .323, the best batting average in MLB, for the favored Yankees (-148), while Pena is fifth in MLB play with a .306 batting average this season for the underdog Astros (+123). New York has Carlos Rodon starting, while Houston counters with Cristian Javier.

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Yankees vs. Astros betting lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-148)
• Underdog: Astros (+123)
• Over/under: 9

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

• The Yankees have won 57.3% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (67-50).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -148 or shorter, New York has a 48-28 record (winning 63.2% of its games).
• The Yankees have a 59.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• New York has combined with opponents to go over the total 67 times this season for a 67-65-6 record against the over/under.
• The Yankees have collected a 63-75-0 record ATS this season.

Yankees hitting info

• Judge has put up a team-high batting average of .323, while pacing the Yankees in home runs (43) and runs batted in (97).
• Judge ranks fourth in homers and seventh in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Judge heads into this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with a double, two home runs, four walks and two RBIs.
• Cody Bellinger is hitting .278 with 23 doubles, five triples, 27 home runs and 43 walks.
• Bellinger currently ranks 24th in homers and 19th in RBI in the majors.
• Bellinger brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .182 with a double, a home run, two walks and five RBIs.
• Trent Grisham has nine doubles, a triple, 29 home runs and 68 walks while hitting .246.
• Jazz Chisholm is hitting .243 with 13 doubles, a triple, 28 home runs and 54 walks.
• Chisholm brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a double, two home runs, four walks and four RBIs.

Yankees pitching rankings

• The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Yankees pitching staff ranks third in the majors.
• New York’s 3.93 team ERA ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Yankees average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.260).
• The Yankees surrender the 11th-fewest home runs in baseball (150 total, 1.1 per game).
• New York lost to the Astros 8-7 in its last game with eight strikeouts while allowing 11 hits.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• This season, the Astros have won 27 out of the 46 games, or 58.7%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Houston has a record of 8-4 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +123 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 44.8% chance of a victory for the Astros.
• Games involving Houston have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 63 of 140 chances this season.
• The Astros are 70-70-0 against the spread in their 140 chances this season.

Astros hitting info

• Jose Altuve is batting .270 this season with a team-high 24 home runs.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Altuve’s home run total is 39th, and his RBI total is 61st.
• Pena is batting .306 to lead Houston, while adding 15 homers and 53 runs batted in this season.
• Pena ranks 116th in home runs and 128th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Yainer Diaz has 118 hits this season and a slash line of .253/.283/.413.
• Diaz has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .211 with three doubles and an RBI.
• Christian Walker is a key run producer for Houston with a .235 average, 21 homers and 74 RBI.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros strike out an MLB-high 9.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
• Houston has pitched to a 3.87 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
• The Astros have a combined WHIP of just 1.222 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
• With 171 homers allowed, the Astros rank 22nd in the league at preventing long balls.
• Houston earned an 8-7 win in its most recent game, striking out 10 Yankees batters while allowing 11 hits.