The New York Yankees are set to host the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium. This AL matchup will be televised nationally on ESPN and the first pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. ET.
Houston Astros at New York Yankees Odds
Houston (+155) is entering this game as the underdog to New York (-165) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this game at 8 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total stand at +100 for the over and -120 for the under. You can also bet on the game’s runline with the most recent odds standing at -140 for the Astros +1.5 runs and +120 for the Yankees -1.5.
The Astros have gone 35-21 SU this year and are 31-24 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 1.7 units for moneyline bettors and 5.6 units ATS. Houston’s covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in five of those seven. The Yankees, on the other hand, are 34-17 SU and 26-24 ATS. The team’s gained 7.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 0.8 units ATS. New York has covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the under has cashed in three of those seven.
Yankees games have a 28-20-2 over/under record thus far in 2018. Houston has been a decent under bet with a total record of 20-32-3.
The southpaw Dallas Keuchel will get the start for the visiting Stros. Keuchel is 3-6 with a 3.39 ERA and 53 strikeouts. He’s 0-1 with five strikeouts and a 3.86 ERA against New York this year.
The Yankees are handing the ball to righty Luis Severino (7-1, 2.28 ERA), who has 81 punchouts and 20 walks to his name, as well as a 1.00 WHIP. Severino is 1-0 with 10 strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA over one starts against Houston this year.
New York’s pitching staff has given up 4.3 runs per game overall this year as a unit. Its starters have a 4.14 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.38 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 12.1 K/9.
New York’s offense has put up 5.7 runs per outing, including 5.8 per game over its last 10 games and 3.2 per game over its last five. The team has hit .229/.301/.404 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Yankees’ offense has been led by Aaron Judge and Miguel Andujar. Judge is slashing .288/.422/.586 with 15 home runs, 40 RBIs and 40 runs scored, while Andujar is batting .297 with five homers, 18 RBIs and 26 runs.
Judge didn’t perform very well against lefty pitching last season, slashing .230/.439/.496 across 155 plate appearances (compared to his overall season line of .284/.422/.627).
For the visitors, Houston’s pitchers have allowed 2.8 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 2.48 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 10.44 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.02, along with a WHIP of 0.97 and a K/9 of 10.15.
The Astros offense has slashed .258/.333/.420 on its way to 5.0 runs scored per game in 2018, including 6.6 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 7.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Houston’s hitters have been powered by second baseman Jose Altuve and right fielder George Springer. Altuve is slashing .332/.379/.467 with four home runs, 29 RBIs, 33 runs and six stolen bases, while Springer (.287/.348/.493) is up to 11 homers, 34 RBIs and 42 runs scored.
The Astros have gained 4.2 units and are 22-16 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in 14 of those games, as opposed to 22 that’ve hit the under in such games. On the other hand, the Yankees have netted 5.9 units and are 9-8 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in seven of those games, as opposed to nine that’ve gone under.
Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Astros, O/U – OVER
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The Astros have hit 16 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.
New York has posted 25.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 18.4 over its last five.
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