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Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees
The New York Yankees will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Sunday when they take on the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium.
Lance McCullers Jr. will be the starting pitcher for the Astros on this day. Right hander McCullers Jr. is 4-2 this season with a 2.01 ERA.
The Yankees will counter McCullers Jr. with Nestor Cortes Jr.. Left hander Cortes Jr. has a 2.46 ERA to go along with a 13-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Astros as -101-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
The Yankees were a 5-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Astros. That made winners of bettors who got Houston at 126 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Houston won its last outing, a 5-0 result against the Yankees on October 22. Bettors who backed the Astros at 126 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Houston:
Team record: 112-56 SU
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
Houston is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 102-68 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
NY Yankees is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
NY Yankees is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home
Next up:
Houston at New York Monday, October 24