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Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees

The Houston Astros will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

Lance McCullers Jr. will be the starting pitcher for the Astros on this day. Right hander McCullers Jr. is 2-1 this season with a 3.38 ERA.

Meanwhile, it'll be Gerrit Cole who starts for the Yankees. Right hander Cole is 4-1 with a 1.43 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -188-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total opened at 7.5.

Last time out for New York, they were a 6-3 winner as they battled the Astros on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -134 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

In their last action, Houston was a 6-3 loser on the road against the Yankees. Bettors on New York at -134 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Houston:
Team record: 15-15 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Houston is 7-16 ATS in its last 23 games
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Houston is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games on the road

New York:
Team record: 16-14 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Yankees's last 16 games

Next up:
Houston home to Toronto Friday, May 7
New York home to Washington Friday, May 7