Houston Astros vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, June 24, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-110) New York (-110)

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (51-18) will attempt to defeat the Houston Astros (43-25) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Houston at -110 while New York is sitting at -110. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Justin Verlander and Luis Severino.

As a team, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which is 16th in the league. They are sitting with 294 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .317. The Astros have compiled 110 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 93 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 286 runs batted in in addition to 536 hits on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .239. Houston has a slugging percentage of .418 and have been called out on strikes 497 times, while drawing a walk on 239 occasions.

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The Astros have compiled a team earned run average of 3.04 for the season (3rd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 575 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 187 batters and their FIP sits at 3.55 as a squad so far this season. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.07 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.13. Astros pitchers have yielded 57 home runs in addition to 233 runs in total (3rd in baseball).

The Astros bullpen have recorded a save rate of 82.6% and has entered the game in 66 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 71 runners on the year and 26.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. Astros relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 47 times as well as having 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 210 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have accumulated 43 holds for the year (9th in the league). They have earned 19 saves for the year and have blown 4 out of their 23 save opportunities.

The Houston Astros have 1,801 putouts this season, as well as 542 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them sitting 9th in MLB, and they have twisted 49 double plays. The Astros have converted 71.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,403 innings, ranking them 6th in pro baseball.

Verlander (234-132 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.41 while he has gone up against 12,532 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 2,596 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 866 free passes. His ERA is 3.30 (1,126 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.128. Verlander has taken the hill for 3,070 innings and is sitting with 3,094 punch outs during his career.

The Yankees have a team slugging percentage of .442 and they are recording 5.12 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have recorded 96 two-baggers, while taking a walk 259 times as well as scoring 353 runs. New York has a total of 115 long balls so far this year as well as 333 runs batted in. They have struck out on 565 occasions (19th in MLB) and have tallied 565 hits. The New York Yankees have accounted for a team OBP of .327 as well as a batting average of .246 on the year.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 208 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 2.90 (200 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 60 HR's and they yield 3.01 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.064 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.32 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.64 (630 strikeouts against 173 bases on balls). They rank 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 488.

New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.3% of 99 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 88 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 84 save situations, the Yankees have earned 46 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. They rank 8th in baseball holding a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 211 relievers to the hill for the year. New York has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 35 save chances and they have come away with 25 saves.

Out of their 5,592 innings on the field, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (1st in pro baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 42 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (3rd in the majors). The Yankees have accrued 636 assists, 27 errors and have accounted for 1,864 putouts for the year.

During his MLB career, Severino has conceded 513 base hits while earning 677 K's in 602 innings. Severino (47-27 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.41 ERA and has conceded 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 228 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.135 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.98 and he has gone up against 2,468 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (-110)

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