The New York Yankees (42-31) host the Los Angeles Angels (36-37) at 1:05 p.m. ET on Thursday, providing a matchup between two top-10 power hitters. Aaron Judge has 26 home runs (second in MLB) for the favored Yankees (-272), while Taylor Ward is eighth in MLB play with 18 home runs this season for the underdog Angels (+220). New York’s Carlos Rodon and Los Angeles’ Tyler Anderson pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Yankees vs. Angels betting lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-272)
• Underdog: Angels (+220)
• Over/under: 9.5

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

• The Yankees have put together a 39-25 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 60.9% of those games).
• New York has a 3-1 record (winning 75% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -272 or shorter.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Yankees have an implied win probability of 73.1%.
• New York has combined with opponents to go over the total 30 times this season for a 30-40-2 record against the over/under.
• The Yankees have a 31-41-0 record ATS this season (covering 43.1% of the time).

Yankees hitting info

• Judge leads the Yankees with 26 home runs and 60 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .366.
• Among batters in MLB play, Judge ranks second in home runs and third in RBI.
• Cody Bellinger is batting .251 with 12 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 27 walks.
• Bellinger ranks 61st in home runs among hitters in MLB and 59th in RBI.
• Bellinger takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with a double, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
• Paul Goldschmidt has 14 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 23 walks while batting .300.
• Anthony Volpe has 20 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 26 walks while hitting .235.

Yankees pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Yankees has a collective 9.4 K/9, the second-best in the majors.
• New York’s 3.54 team ERA ranks eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Yankees have the sixth-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.193).
• Yankees pitchers combine to surrender the sixth-fewest home runs in baseball (71 total, one per game).
• New York its 3-2 loss the last time out, the team struck out seven Angels batters while allowing eight hits.

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels have been underdogs in 59 games this season and won 28 (47.5%) of those contests.
• Los Angeles has played as an underdog of +220 or more once this season and won that game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 31.2% chance of a victory for the Angels.
• So far this season, Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in 37 of its 73 games with a total.
• The Angels have an ATS record of 37-36-0 in 73 games with a spread this season.

Angels hitting info

• Nolan Schanuel leads Los Angeles with a batting average of .281. He’s also hit five home runs with 25 RBI.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Schanuel is 182nd in homers and 146th in RBI.
• Schanuel has hit safely in four games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .261 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs.
• Ward is batting .209 this season with a team-high 18 home runs and 49 RBI.
• Ward is eighth overall in homers and 15th in RBI this year.
• Zach Neto has collected 61 base hits, an OBP of .314 and a slugging percentage of .473 this season.
• Jo Adell has collected 45 hits this season and has an OBP of .289. He’s slugging .459 on the year.

Angels pitching rankings

• The Angels strike out 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
• Los Angeles pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.63 ERA this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• Angels pitchers have a 1.465 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
• The Angels have given up the 24th-fewest long balls so far this season with 95 home runs allowed.
• Los Angeles earned a 3-2 win in its most recent game, striking out 10 Yankees batters while allowing three hits.