The New York Yankees are prepared to battle against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The matchup will be televised nationally on Fox and the opening pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET.
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Odds
New York (+120) is coming into this one as the underdog to Boston (-130) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this one at 8 runs (-115 for the over and -105 for the under). Runline odds stand at +115 for taking the Red Sox -1.5 runs and -135 for the Yankees +1.5.
The Red Sox have gone 55-28 SU this year and are 47-35 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 14.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 12.8 units ATS. The Yankees, on the other hand, are 53-26 SU and 42-36 ATS. They’ve gained 9.6 units for moneyline bettors and 4.3 units ATS.
New York games have an over/under record of 33-42-3 so far in 2018. The Red Sox have an over/under record of 38-41-3.
The left-handed Chris Sale is getting the nod for Boston. Sale (7-4, 2.56 ERA) has recorded 153 strikeouts in 109 innings so far. He’s 1-0 with eight strikeouts and a 1.50 ERA against New York this year.
The Yankees will turn to righty Sonny Gray (5-5, 4.93 ERA), who has 73 strikeouts and 34 walks as well as a WHIP of 1.44. Gray is 0-1 with three strikeouts and an 18.00 ERA in one start against Boston this year.
As a unit, New York’s pitchers have allowed 3.7 runs per game overall this year. Its starters have a 3.75 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has recorded a solid ERA of just 2.66, a WHIP of 1.09 and a K/9 of 12.0. In 32 divisional games, Yankees starters have an ERA of 3.95 and the bullpen’s ERA is 2.81.
The New York offense is putting up 5.1 runs per contest, including 5.0 per game against divisional foes and 4.8 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .239/.309/.449 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Yankees’ offense has been led by Giancarlo Stanton, who is hitting .263/.339/.507 with 19 home runs, 46 RBIs and 47 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, Boston’s pitchers have allowed 3.7 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.76 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 9.53 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.15, along with a WHIP of 1.21.
Red Sox hitters have slashed .265/.333/.457 on their way to 5.1 runs scored per game this season, including 5.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
Boston’s hitters have been paced by J.D. Martinez. Martinez is hitting .321/.389/.639 with 25 home runs, 64 RBIs and 57 runs scored.
The Yankees are looking for another win after an 8-1 victory in the prior game of this series.
Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Red Sox, ATS Winner – Red Sox, O/U – OVER
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Notes
Betting Notes
The under has cashed in six of New York’s last seven games.
The Red Sox have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games, including 10 over their last five.
Boston has posted 25.8 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 24.4 over its last five.
The Yankees have won three of their last four games SU.
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