The New York Yankees are still trying to establish their dominance in the AL East, and a series victory over the AL-leading Houston Astros would go a long way to doing that. Sportsbooks opened the ’Stros as -137 home favorites with a total of 9.5.
- The OVER is 4-1 in the Astros' last 5 home games.
- The Yankees are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Houston.
- The Yankees are 4-1 in Jordan Montgomery's last 5 starts.
Jordan Montgomery and Francis Martes will get the start for the Yanks and Astros, respectively. Montgomery (6-4, 3.53 ERA) has won four straight starts and shut down the Chicago White Sox in his last appearance when he gave up one run and five hits over seven innings of work.
Martes (2-0, 5.51) won his first two major-league starts but ran into a speed bump in his third while escaping with a no-decision against Seattle on Sunday. The 21-year-old has registered 16 strikeouts in 16 1/3 frames but has also allowed 11 free passes in that span.
UNDER bettors have been profiting in a big way when these teams collide in Texas of late. In the last 14 meetings between the Yankees and Astros in Houston, the UNDER is 11-3.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Houston Astros were listed as -137 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total line around 9.5 earlier at Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 5.2-4.8 result in favor of the Astros. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
New York Yankees vs Houston Astros Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
54-27 Houston battles the Yankees, currently with a 43-35 mark. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Houston vs New York injuries news.
The OddsShark MLB Power Rankings have the Houston Astros at No. 4 and the New York Yankees at No. 6 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Houston has baseball's No. 3-rated offensive output, at 9.79 hits per game. The New York Yankees average 9.46 hits per game, good for No. 3 on the list.
Comparing defensive stats, New York owns the No. 8-rated road mark, allowing 4.24 runs per game on the highway. Houston, on the other hand, rates No. 17 in scoring at home.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
New York got the job done in their last match in a 13-4 victory over Houston on Friday at Minute Maid Park behind starter Michael Pineda.
- NY Yankees is 3-14 ATS in its last 17 games
- NY Yankees is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
- NY Yankees is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
- Houston is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
- Houston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home
- Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Next Betting Matchups
New York at Houston, Sunday, July 2
