Astros starter Cristian Javier had a tough stretch from late June through early July. He's been pitching much better over the last few weeks. Javier is coming off of a 9 strikeout performance against the Rays where he allowed just 3 hits in 6 innings. He has allowed only 7 hits in his last 16.2 innings. Both teams have good bullpens, but the Astros offense has been significantly better. Even since Aaron Judge has returned, the Yankees offense is still struggling. Over the last 6 games for these teams, the Astros offense is hitting .288 as a team with a .844 OPS. The Yankees offense is hitting .241 with a .690 OPS over that same sample size. Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt has allowed a home run in 3 consecutive starts, and he’s 3-5 with a 4.01 ERA at home this season. We are going to side with the more reliable starter, and the better offense. Our wager is a half unit on the Astros moneyline.

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