Astros vs. Yankees Prediction: MLB Betting Lines, Stats and Picks – September 2, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on September 2, 2023

Kyle Tucker will try to get his 100th RBI of the year (he has 98) when the Houston Astros (77-59) take on the New York Yankees (66-69) at 7:10 PM ET on Saturday.

The Yankees (+157 underdog moneyline odds) visit the Astros (-191). The matchup has an over/under of 8.5 total runs.

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Astros vs Yankees Betting Lines

Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total
Astros -191 +157 8.5

Astros Betting Insights

  • This season, the Astros have been favored 98 times and won 54, or 55.1%, of those games.
  • Houston has a record of 17-7 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -191 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Astros, based on the moneyline, is 65.6%.
  • So far this season, Houston and its opponents have hit the over in 70 of 136 games with a total.
  • The Astros are 68-68-0 against the spread this season.

Astros Last 10 Games Trend

Stat Avg/Total
Record 6-4
Runs Per Game 6.8
HR 13
ERA 5.10
K/9 8.4

Yankees Betting Insights

  • The Yankees have won in 21, or 40.4%, of the 52 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
  • This season, New York has been victorious one time in five chances when named as an underdog of at least +157 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 38.9% chance of walking away with the win.
  • New York’s games have gone over the total in 61 of its 135 opportunities.
  • The Yankees are 66-69-0 against the spread in their 135 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Yankees Last 10 Games Trend

Stat Avg/Total
Record 6-4
Runs Per Game 4.7
HR 25
ERA 2.56
K/9 10.1

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Astros Probable Pitcher – Hunter Brown

  • When Brown starts, his team is 9-15-0 against the spread this season.
  • The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, Aug. 26, when he tossed five innings while giving up two earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
  • Brown has started 24 games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings 16 times. He averages 5.3 innings per appearance.
  • He has made 25 appearances and finished five of them without allowing an earned run.
  • Brown’s team has been victorious in 52.6% of the games he’s started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 10-9.
  • In games Brown has started, his team is 13-11.
  • Games Brown has started this season hit the over 12 times in 24 chances.

Astros Relief Pitchers

Name Relief App. IP Ks ERA Holds Saves
Bryan Abreu 60 61 86 2.07 22 4
Kendall Graveman 58 59 59 3.20 11 8
Héctor Neris 57 56 63 1.93 26 2
Phil Maton 55 55.1 61 3.42 8 1
Ryan Pressly 55 57 63 3.32 0 29

Yankees Probable Pitcher – Luis Severino

  • Severino makes the start for the Yankees, his 17th of the season. He is 4-8 with a 6.64 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 81 1/3 innings pitched.
  • The right-hander last pitched on Monday against the Detroit Tigers, when he threw seven scoreless innings while giving up five hits.
  • Severino will look to continue a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.8 frames per appearance).
  • He is looking to keep a streak of two games without surrendering an earned run intact.
  • The Yankees are 3-8 in Severino’s 11 starts this season that they were the underdog on the moneyline.
  • Severino’s team is 7-10 in his 16 starts.
  • Severino has had 17 starts that oddsmakers set a total for this season, and nine of those matchups finished over the total.

Yankees Relief Pitchers

Name Relief App. IP Ks ERA Holds Saves
Wandy Peralta 55 48.1 45 3.17 15 4
Clay Holmes 52 51 60 3.00 5 16
Keynan Middleton 49 49.2 64 3.08 5 2
Albert Abreu 43 57 58 4.74 3 0
Michael King 39 73 87 2.96 8 6

Astros Hitting Trends

  • The Astros have racked up two or more dingers in 46 games this season, and are 35-11 in those contests.
  • Houston is 24-7 in games this season when it has had at least five extra-base hits.
  • The club has strung together at least eight hits 94 times this season, and has a 71-23 record in those games.
  • Houston has a 66-11 record in games this season when it scored at least five runs.
  • The Astros have drawn five or more walks in 44 games this season, and are 36-8 in those contests.

Yankees Hitting Trends

  • They have won 54 of the 73 games this season in which they hit two or more home runs.
  • New York has won 17 of its 21 games with five or more extra-base hits this season.
  • In 80 games this season with eight or more hits, they have a record of 52-28.
  • In 65 games this season with five or more runs scored, it has posted a record of 49-16.
  • In 40 games this season with five or more walks drawn, they’ve posted a record of 22-18

Astros vs. Yankees Prediction

Moneyline Pick: Astros (-191)
Over/Under Pick: Over (8.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.

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