Astros at Yankees 10/17/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees
MLB: 8:08 PM EST
Oct. 17, 2019
TV: FS1
Latest Odds : NYY -135 O/U 8
The Houston Astros visit Yankee Stadium on Thursday to play the New York Yankees in Game 5 of their best of seven American League Championship Series. The two play Game 4 Wednesday with the Astros leading the series 2-1. Houston took the series lead after defeating the Astros in Game 3 on Tuesday 4-1. Gerrit Cole did not have his best stuff on the mound for Houston but shutout the Yankees for seven innings helping give the Astros the win.
Yankees starter Luis Severino did not pitch well. The right-hander gave up an early home run to Josh Reddick. The Yankees left the bases loaded against Houston during the first inning and stranded nine through the first five innings. Gleyber Torres knocked in the Yankees only run with a home run off Joe Smith 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. The Astros have not yet announced their starting pitcher for Game 5 of the series on Thursday against the Yankees.
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. The Yankees have not yet announced their starting pitcher for Thursday’s Game 5 of the series against the Astros.
Recent Betting Trends:
Houston is 9-3 in its last 12 on the road
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Astros last 5
New York is 9-4 in its last 13 postseason games at home
The UNDER has cashed in 15 of the Yankees last 21 versus an opponent from the AL West
Free Betting Pick: New York Yankees -135
Houston has lost 8 of its last 11 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees bats through three games of the series have been quite silent with the exception of Gleyber Torres. However, New York has won 8 of its last 11 versus an opponent with a winning percentage above .600 and has lost just 18 of its last 72 played at home. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win 7-4