Yankees vs. Astros ALCS Game 3 prediction: Odds, expert MLB picks

Yankees lost the first two games of the ALCS in Houston. Oddsmakers give the Yankees a 15.4% chance of coming back and advancing to the World Series. The Astros are -800 to advance to another Fall Classic.

Yankees are down in the ALCS and need to win to advance. Houston is 5-0 in this postseason and has scored 7 runs per game. Gerrit Cole will start for the Yankees against Cristian Javier. Javier has a better ERA than Cole in regular season. Houston has only scored more than four runs once in a game in these playoffs. The team is in need of a win in order to avoid elimination. They are playing in Game 3 on Saturday.

Cole and Javier are on the mound for the Yankees. Cole has exceptional command and ranks in the 75th percentile in walk rate. Javier struggles to keep traffic down on basepaths. Yankees walked more than any other team in MLB during the regular season.

Yankees vs. Astros ALCS Game 3 is on tonight at 8 p.m. ET.