Houston Astros vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-128) New York (+106)

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (61-54) will attempt to defeat the Houston Astros (64-51) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Astros at -128 while the Yankees are sitting at +106. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Hunter Brown and Cam Schlittler.

Houston is slugging .407 and have struck out 894 times, while taking a walk on 332 occasions. They have compiled 475 runs batted in as well as 1,005 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is at .258. The Astros have tallied 179 doubles as a unit and have hit 126 balls out of the park. They have racked up 497 runs scored and have an OBP of .322. As a team, the Houston Astros are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 18th in the league.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.24 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.20. Astros pitchers have surrendered 135 home runs and also 450 runs in total (5th in MLB). Houston has conceded 880 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 422 earned runs. The Astros have an earned run average of 3.72 this year (8th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,107 hitters. They have walked 342 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.80 as a team this season.

The Astros relievers have compiled a save rate of 73.9% and have entered the game in 116 save situations. The relievers have inherited 110 base runners over the course of the season and 26.4% of those players earned a run for their team. Astros bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 81 times in addition to having 112 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have dispatched 358 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have recorded 68 holds so far this year (12th in MLB). They have accumulated 34 saves on the campaign and have blown 12 of their 46 chances to get a save.

The Astros have transformed 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,198 innings, which ranks them 11th in MLB. The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 3,066 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 898 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which is 7th in MLB, and have a total of 71 double plays.

Brown (33-27 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.57 and he has gone up against 1,967 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 418 base hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 161 walks. His earned run average is 3.62 (192 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.214. Brown has taken the ball for 477 innings and has earned 534 K's in his pro baseball career.

The New York Yankees have an OBP of .329 in addition to a batting average of .250 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,007 occasions (6th in MLB) and have earned 976 hits. New York has accounted for 182 home runs over the course of the season as well as 563 runs batted in. The Yankees have a team slugging % of .447 and they tally 5.10 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have put up 189 doubles, while taking a walk 434 times and earning 587 runs.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.264 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.05 as a team so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.00 (1,019 strikeouts against 402 bases on balls). They rank 5th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 882. They have yielded 129 homers and they relinquish 4.42 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The New York pitching staff have surrendered 499 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.05 (457 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 115 save situations, the Yankees have earned 67 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 47 save chances and they have earned 31 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 117 times in high leverage situations and also on 126 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 26.6% of 188 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 9th in MLB holding a save rate of 66.0%, and they have sent 383 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year.

The New York Yankees have gotten 75 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (21st in MLB). The Yankees have recorded 974 assists, 63 errors and have earned a total of 3,050 putouts for the year. Out of their 9,150 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (9th in MLB).

Schlittler (1-2 career win-loss record) has a 4.69 earned run average and has conceded 10.3 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.91 and he has gone up against 88 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 10 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.719 and a FIP of 4.6. So far in his MLB career, Schlittler has surrendered 22 base knocks while totaling 21 strikeouts in 19 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (-128)

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