Astros at Yankees 10/18/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees
MLB: 7:08 PM EST
Oct. 18, 2019
TV: FS1
Latest Odds : NYY -130 O/U 8
The Houston Astros visit Yankee Stadium on Friday to play the New York Yankees in Game 5 of their best of seven American League Championship Series after Game 4 was postponed Wednesday and moved to Thursday. Houston took the series lead 2-1 after defeating the Astros on Tuesday 4-1 in Game 3. Gerrit Cole did not have his best stuff on the mound for Houston but shutout the Yankees for seven innings.
The Yankees did not get a good pitching performance from starter Luis Severino. The right-hander gave up an early home run to Josh Reddick and did not have his best stuff. The Yankees left the bases loaded against Houston in the first inning and stranded nine in the first five innings. Gleyber Torres knocked in the Yankees run with a home run in the eighth.
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This postseason, Jose Altuve is the Astros leader in batting average at .375, in hits with 12, home runs with four and RBIs with six. As a team, Houston is averaging .218 at the plate. On Friday, the Astros will send Justin Verlander to the mound. The right-hander during the postseason is 1-1 with an ERA of 3.12, 20 Ks and 8 BBs in three starts
Gleyber Torres leads the Yankees postseason with a .417 batting average, in hits with 10, home runs with three and RBIs with 10. As a team, New York is batting .255. On Friday, the Yankees will send James Paxton to the mound. This postseason the lefthander is 0-0 with an ERA of 5.14, 11 Ks and 3 BBs in two starts.
Recent Betting Trends:
Houston is 40-12 in its last 52 versus a left-handed starter
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Astros last 5 with 1 PUSH
New York is 54-18 in its last 72 played at home
The UNDER has cashed in each of the Yankees last 4
Free Betting Pick: UNDER 8
While the Astros will win behind a strong performance on the mound by Justin Verlander, the play here is the UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Astros last 5 with 1 PUSH, 4 of the last 5 the Astros have played against an opponent with a winning record and in 11 of Houston’s last 15 on the road. In addition, the UNDER has cashed in each of the Yankees last 4. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win, but our best play is UNDER 4-2