Yankees vs. Astros Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 27

A pair of baseball's best power hitters go head-to-head when the New York Yankees and Houston Astros meet at Yankee Stadium, at 7:05 p.m. ET on Thursday. Ben Rice has 35 homers (fifth in league) for the Yankees, and Yordan Alvarez is third with 36 long balls for the Astros. Gerrit Cole (7-6, 3.11 ERA) will start for the Yankees, who are 75-57 this season and second in the AL East. Hayden Wesneski (3-1, 4.23 ERA) is starting for the Astros, who are 66-67 and first in the AL West.

Bookmakers have made the Yankees a decent moneyline favorite (-159) at home over the Astros (+138). The total for this contest is set at 8.

Yankees vs. Astros Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Thursday, August 27, 2026
• Game time: 7:05 p.m. ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium
• Favorite: Yankees (-159)
• Underdog: Astros (+138)
• Over/under: 8

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• TV Channel: YES and SCHN
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Yankees vs. Astros: Betting the Moneyline

• The Yankees have a 63-44 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 58.9% of those games).
• Houston has won in 39, or 52.7%, of the 74 contests it has been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• New York has a record of 24-15, a 61.5% win rate, when favored by -159 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Astros have a mark of 3-7 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +138 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have a 61.4% chance to win this game based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 42% chance of pulling out a win.

Yankees vs. Astros: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Yankees have combined with opponents to go over the total 56 times this season for a 56-72-4 record against the over/under.
• Games involving Houston have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 70 of 133 chances this season.
• The Yankees have covered 49.2% of their games this season, going 65-67-0 ATS.
• The Astros have an against the spread mark of 66-67-0 in 133 games with a line this season.