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The Houston Astros (0-1) are set to take on the New York Yankees (1-0) Friday at 8:10 PM ET, airing on Apple TV+. The Astros are listed as -132 favorites by oddsmakers, while the underdog Yankees have +110 odds for the contest.
Cristian Javier will get the ball for Houston while New York will counter with Carlos Rodon.
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Astros and Yankees Betting Trends (2023)
The Astros were favored on the moneyline 125 total times last season. They went 64-61 in those games.
When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -132 or shorter last year, Houston finished with a record of 49-44 (52.7%).
The Yankees were underdogs 63 times last season and won 28, or 44.4%, of those games.
Last season, New York won 19 of its 42 games, or 45.2%, when it was the underdog by at least +110 on the moneyline.
The Astros combined with their opponents to go over the total 92 times last season for a 92-75-6 record against the over/under.
Games involving the Yankees went over the total set by oddsmakers in 71 of 161 chances last season.
Astros Stats & Insights (2023)
Last season the Astros were the fifth-highest scoring team in MLB action, averaging 5.1 runs per game (827 total).
Houston averaged 1.4 home runs per game to rank seventh in the majors with 222 total home runs last season.
The Astros had the fourth-best batting average in the majors (.259).
The club struck out 7.7 times per game, the third-fewest average in baseball.
The Astros pitching staff ranked seventh in the majors last season with a collective 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
Houston had the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.94).
Yankees Stats & Insights (2023)
The Yankees scored 673 runs (4.2 per game) last season, which ranked 25th in MLB.
New York ranked ninth in Major League Baseball with 219 home runs.
The Yankees ranked 29th in MLB with a team batting average of just .227.
New York ranked 20th with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.
The Yankees struck out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
New York pitched to a 3.98 ERA last season, which ranked 10th in baseball.
Astros Key Players to Watch (2023)
Javier makes his first start of the season for the Astros.
Last season, Kyle Tucker drove in 112 runs while batting .284.
Alex Bregman collected 163 hits, posted an OBP of .363, and a .441 SLG.
Yordan Alvarez finished with a .293 batting average last season and 31 home runs.
Jose Altuve collected 112 hits, posted an OBP of .393 and a .522 SLG.
Yankees Key Players to Watch (2023)
Rodon gets the nod for the Yankees and will make his first start of the season.
Juan Soto had 109 runs batted in while putting up a batting average of .275 last season.
Gleyber Torres had 28 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs and 67 walks while batting .273.
Aaron Judge hit 37 home runs last season while slugging .613.
Alex Verdugo had 37 doubles, five triples, 13 home runs and 45 walks while batting .264.
Astros and Yankees Injuries
Astros: Jose Urquidy: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Luis Garcia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Ortega: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Penn Murfee: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Verlander: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Shawn Dubin: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Yankees: DJ LeMahieu: 10 Day IL (Foot), Oswald Peraza: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), McKinley Moore: 15 Day IL (Knee), Tommy Kahnle: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Lou Trivino: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jasson Domínguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Scott Effross: 60 Day IL (Back)
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