Astros vs. Yankees odds, tips and betting trends

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05 August 2023

Astros vs. Yankees odds, tips and betting trends

The New York Yankees (57-53) and Houston Astros (63-48) will battle on Saturday at Yankee Stadium, with first pitch at 1:05 PM ET.

The Yankees play as a home underdog (+120) versus the Astros (-141). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Houston Astros looking to Justin Verlander (6-5), and Nestor Cortes Jr. (5-2) answering the bell for the New York Yankees.

Yesterday, the Astros claimed a 7-3 win over the Yankees, with Hunter Brown (6.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 4 K) registering the win for the Astros. Kyle Tucker went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI to lead the offensive attack. Luis Severino (4.0 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 4 K) picked up the loss for the Yankees.

Before the Astros vs. Yankees matchup, here’s what you need to get ready for Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:26 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Astros (-141, bet $141 to win $100)
Underdog: Yankees (+120, bet $100 to win $120)
Over/under: 8.5

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Astros Stats and Trends

Astros Betting Records

This season, the Astros have been favored 78 times and won 44, or 56.4%, of those games.
Houston has a record of 33-19, a 63.5% win rate, when favored by -141 or more by bookmakers this season.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 58.5% chance to win.
Games involving Houston has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 54 of 111 chances this season.
The Astros are 57-54-0 against the spread this season.

Justin Verlander (Astros Probable Starter)

Verlander (6-5 with a 3.15 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 94 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Astros, his 17th of the season.
The righty last appeared for the New York Mets on Sunday, when he threw 5 1/3 innings against the Washington Nationals, allowing one earned run while giving up five hits.
The 40-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.15, with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 16 games this season. Opponents are hitting .219 against him.
Verlander is trying to record his ninth quality start of the year in this matchup.
Verlander will try to extend a 10-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.9 innings per appearance).
He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 16 appearances this season.
He will face a Yankees offense that ranks 29th in MLB with 828 total hits (on a .230 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .404 (17th in MLB) with 153 total home runs (seventh in MLB).
Verlander has a 0.75 ERA and a 0.75 WHIP against the Yankees this season in 12 innings pitched, allowing a .125 batting average over two appearances.

Astros Batting Stats

The Astros rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 141 home runs.
The offense for Houston has a slugging percentage of .416 this season, 13th in MLB.
The Astros’ .250 batting average ranks 17th in the league this season.
Houston has scored the 10th-most runs in the majors this season with 528.
The Astros have an on-base percentage of .321 this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
Houston is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking fifth with an average of 7.8 strikeouts per game.

Yankees Stats and Trends

Yankees Betting Records

The Yankees have been chosen as underdogs in 39 games this year and have walked away with the win 15 times (38.5%) in those games.
New York has a win-loss record of 9-10 when favored by +120 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 45.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
New York and its opponents have hit the over in 49 of its 109 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Yankees have an against the spread record of 54-55-0 in 109 games with a line this season.

Nestor Cortes Jr. (Yankees Probable Starter)

Cortes (5-2) gets the starting nod for the Yankees in his 12th start of the season. He’s put together a 5.16 ERA in 59 1/3 innings pitched, with 59 strikeouts.
His last time out was on Wednesday, May 31 against the Seattle Mariners, when the lefty tossed five innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing five hits.
The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.16, with 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season. Opponents are hitting .253 against him.
Cortes has three quality starts under his belt this year.
Cortes has put up nine starts this season that he pitched five or more innings.
So far during the 2023 campaign he has surrendered at least one earned run in all of his outings.
The opposing Astros offense has a collective .250 batting average, and is 14th in the league with 942 total hits and 10th in MLB action with 528 runs scored. They have the 13th-ranked slugging percentage (.416) and are 10th in all of MLB with 141 home runs.

Yankees Batting Stats

The Yankees rank seventh in MLB play with 153 home runs. They average 1.4 per game.
So far this season, New York ranks 17th in the majors, slugging .404.
The Yankees have the third-worst batting average in the league (.230).
New York scores the 21st-most runs in baseball (474 total, 4.3 per game).
The Yankees’ .302 on-base percentage is the fifth-worst in baseball.

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