Houston Astros vs New York Yankees Prediction 3-29-24 Picks

In this article we will formulate a New York Yankees vs Houston Astros betting prediction for this MLB game on Friday, March 29th at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

• The Yankees recent form and recent player performance 
• The Astros recent form and recent play performance
• Recent Betting trends and streaks involving New York
• Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Houston
• Recent betting trends in games played between New York and Houston
• A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between New York and Houston

Yankees Preview

The New York Yankees are 1-0 this season after they defeated Houston by a score of 5-4 in their first game. New York trailed 4-0 in the second inning, but their pitching staff shut the Astros down after that. The Yankees scored three runs in the fifth, had a home run from Cabrera in the 6th, and a Verdugo sacrifice fly in the seventh to complete the comeback. New York had eight hits, but they did draw nine walks in the game. Cortes pitched five innings, allowing four earned runs on five hits. The projected starting pitcher for New York in this game is Carlos Rodon, who was 3-8 with a 6.85 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP over 64.1 innings pitched last season. The Yankees will face the Diamondbacks after this series.

Astros Preview

The Houston Astros are 0-1 this year after they lost to New York in Game 1 by a score of 5-4. The Astros led 4-0 in the second inning, but their bats went silent the rest of the way for the loss. Houston had RBI singles from McCormick and Diaz in the first inning, then a solo homer in the second by Meyers. The Astros did record 13 hits and had the tying run thrown out at the plate in the ninth inning. Framber Valdez only made it through 4.2 innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits. The projected starting pitcher for Houston in this game is Cristian Javier, who was 10-5 with a 4.56 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP over 162 innings pitched last year. The Astros will meet the Blue Jays following this series.

Houston Astros Team Facts

• The underdogs have won each of the Astros’ last 11 games.
• The road team has covered the run line in each of the Astros’ last 11 games.
• The Astros have trailed after 3 innings in nine of their last 12 games as favorites against American League opponents.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Astros’ last five games.
• The Astros have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last six games as favorites against American League opponents.

New York Yankees Team Facts

• The Yankees have won each of their last five games as underdogs against the Astros.
• The Yankees have covered the run line in each of their last 10 games as underdogs against the Astros following a road win.
• The Yankees have led after 7 innings in each of their last five games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
• The Yankees have lost the first inning in each of their last four night games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
• The Yankees have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five games.

Yankees vs Astros Betting Prediction

New York was able to get the dramatic win in Game 1 of this series on Thursday, but Houston’s offense was able to make plenty of contact on the New York pitching staff. Houston’s lineup is very dangerous and even though they didn’t score any runs in the final seven innings, I still like them more than New York’s. New York is going with Rodon on the mound in this game, but he is coming off of a very rough season in 2023. Javier was pretty inconsistent in 2023, but I will take him over Rodon. Take the Astros here.