Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees Odds, Picks and Predictions

THE Houston Astros (12-24) and New York Yankees (25-13) close a 3-game series in the Bronx on Thursday. Opening pitch at Yankee Stadium is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze the FanDuel Sportsbook lines around the Astros vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Yankees lead 6-0

Houston had a rough start to the season, and that start included New York sweeping the Astros at home in a season-opening 4-game set. Now, after losses Tuesday and Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, Houston heads into Thursday’s series finale looking to avoid a 0-for-2024 against the Yanks.

New York hasn’t lost since last Thursday. Over their last 11 games, the Yankees are 8-3 with a plus-31 run differential.

Astros among Yankees projected starters

RHP Ronel Blanco against RHP Marcus Stroman

Blanco (3-0, 2.09 ERA) is lined up for his 7th start. He has a 0.96 WHIP, 3.7 BB/9 and 8.4 K/9 in 38 2/3 innings.

• Has a 3.71 ERA over 97 career IP
• Last outing: No decision, 6 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K in a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday

Stroman (2-1, 3.41 ERA) is making his 8th start. He has a WHIP of 1.43, 4.9 BB/9 and 8.5 K/9 in 37 innings.

• Last outing: No decision, 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 5 BB, 3 K in a 2-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday
• Career vs. Astros: 3-1, 2.50 ERA (36 IP, 10 ER), 36 H, 9 BB, 38 K in 6 starts
• Walked 10 batters over his final IP of 9 1/3

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Astros alongside Yankees

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• Money line: Astros +118 (bet $100 to win $118) | Yankees -138 (bet $138 to win $100)
• Running Line (RL)/Against the Spread (ATS): Astros +1.5 (-176) | Yankees -1.5 (+146)
• More/Less (O/U): 8.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

Astros at Yankees Picks and Predictions

Prediction

Yankees 6, Astros 4

Money line

Aside from a three-game stretch from April 27-30 in which the Astros scored 30 runs, Houston has scored just 2.91 runs per game since April 21. But Houston has been pretty good against ground ball types, and Stroman has walked 10 batters. his last 9 1/3 innings.

Blanco has an attractive ERA of 2.09. But this figure was supported by extremely lucky rates at the margins.

Imagine it YANKEES (-138) ML action as having just the slightest lean in this contest.

Running Line/Against the Spread

A better relative value can be found on the ML: PASS.

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There’s a skinny Yankees-style snowball with an Astros play-offense slant. Also add some fade to the Blanco side of the equation.

Now add that Stroman is an outfielder and the Astros are a club that has been critical of such types thus far.

The Over has picked up 2 easy wins so far in this series and is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in the series at Yankee Stadium.

TAKE IT ON 8.5 (-110) in this series finale.

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