Yanks Favorites Over Astros

The first wild card game of the MLB playoffs is tonight and the New York Yankees are the favorites over the Houston Astros.

The game starts at 8:05 p.m. ET and you can watch it on ESPN. The Yankees are -106 favorites, though they originally opened as +136 underdogs.

The Astros are 4-3 against the Yankees head-to-head this season. Houston is also comfortable in New York, they have won two of the three games they have played in the Big Apple this season. The Yanks have lost six of their last seven games, a rut that could not have come at a worse time.

The total is set at 7 runs. The Yankees are 9-3 on the OVER when closing as home underdogs. The Astros, though, trend toward the UNDER when playing against pitchers with ERAs better than 3.51.