Yankees vs. Astros Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - April 24

Aaron Judge and Yordan Alvarez face off in a showdown of top-10 sluggers when the New York Yankees and Houston Astros play on Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET. Judge has nine home runs (fourth in league) for the Yankees, while Alvarez ranks first with 11 dingers for the Astros. Will Warren (2-0, 2.49 ERA) will start for the Yankees, who are 16-9 this season and first in the AL East. Lance McCullers (1-1, 6.20 ERA) is expected to start for the Astros, who are 10-16 and fifth in the AL West.

The Yankees are currently a moderate moneyline favorite (-153) on the road at the Astros (+128). The over/under for this contest is 9.

Yankees vs. Astros Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Friday, April 24, 2026
• Game time: 8:10 p.m. ET
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Stadium: Daikin Park
• Favorite: Yankees (-153)
• Underdog: Astros (+128)
• Over/under: 9

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Yankees vs. Astros: Betting the Moneyline

• The Yankees have a 14-9 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 60.9% of those games).
• Houston has won in five of the 10 contests it has been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• New York has entered 14 games this season favored by -153 or more and is 8-6 in those contests.
• This season, the Astros have come away with a win one times in five chances when named as an underdog of at least +128 or longer on the moneyline.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Yankees' implied win probability is 60.5%.
• The Astros have an implied victory probability of 43.9% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

Yankees vs. Astros: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Yankees have played in 25 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total nine times (9-14-2).
• Houston's games have gone over the total in 18 of its 26 chances.
• The Yankees have collected a 14-11-0 record ATS this season (covering 56% of the time).
• The Astros are 10-16-0 against the spread in their 26 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.