New York Yankees at Houston Astros 9/2/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros
MLB: 7:10 PM EST
Sep. 02, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : HOU -172 ; O/U 9
The New York Yankees stay on the road Friday night for game two of three in Houston against the Houston Astros. New York comes into Friday four games below .500 following a one run loss in the 10th inning against the Detroit Tigers to end a three-game win streak. Luis Severino will take the mound for New York Saturday night making his 17th start in 18th appearance on the year. Severino has struggled this season having allowed 67 runs and 81.1 innings of work resulting in a 6.64 ERA. On the road Severino has been even worse giving up 46 runs in 44.2 innings of work resulting in an 8.06 ERA.
Offensively New York has been terrible with a .228 team average as the Yankees have scored just 565 runs on 998 hits in 134 games played. Gleyber Torres is the top bat in the New York line up leading the team with a .270 batting average to go along with a team high 57 RBIs. Aaron Judge has supplied the power this season with 29 home runs to lead the team.
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The Houston Astros are 19 games above .500 coming into Friday riding a five game win streak following a three run win over Boston. Offensively Houston has been fantastic this season as the Astros have scored 683 runs on 1195 hits in 133 games played. The Astros power has shined as well compiling 177 home runs to go along with a .428 slugging percentage. Kyle Tucker has done everything for Houston this season leading the team with a .292 batting average to go along with a team leading 26 home runs and 97 RBIs.
The Houston offense did the job in their last game as the Astros compiled twelve hits in 37 at bats to score seven runs in the game. The Astros compiled four hits in 12 at bats with runners in scoring position leading to the victory. Michael Brantley shined with two hits and four at bats to drive in two runs, while five other Astros drove in one run each.
Recent Betting Trends:
* The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 6 games.
* NY Yankees are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games against Houston.
* NY Yankees are 5-13 SU in their last 18 games.
* The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 12 games.
* Houston are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
Free Betting Pick: Houston Astros -172
The Houston Astros are in the middle of a race for their division title. Look for Houston to continue to roll Friday night against a terrible team and a bad pitcher. The Astros will do the job Saturday night to get the home win against the Yankees. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win 7-3.