The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees meet Sunday in MLB action at Yankee Stadium. Here’s a Yankees vs Red Sox Prediction. This article will include a Yankees vs Red Sox Pick.
Boston Red Sox Betting Preview
The Boston Red Sox are 27-35 on the year and play the Rays and Rangers next. The Boston Red Sox are batting .247 on the season, have a .318 OBP, and have a .380 slugging percentage. The Boston Red Sox pitching staff has a 3.83 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Wilyer Abreu leads the Boston Red Sox with 67 hits and 29 RBI, while Ceddanne Rafaela and Willson Contreras have combined for 122 hits and 62 RBI.
Ranger Suarez gets the ball for the Boston Red Sox, and he is 2-3 with a 3.38 ERA and 57 strikeouts this season. Suarez is 1-2 with a 4.38 ERA and 12 strikeouts in his career against the New York Yankees.
New York Yankees Betting Preview
The New York Yankees are 37-26 on the year and play the Blue Jays and Guardians next. The New York Yankees are batting .241 on the season and have a .329 OBP and a .432 slugging percentage. The New York Yankees’ pitching staff has a 3.30 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. Ben Rice leads the New York Yankees with 64 hits and 45 RBI, while Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge have combined for 113 hits and 78 RBI.
Cam Schlittler gets the ball for the New York Yankees, and he is 7-3 with a 1.89 ERA and 84 strikeouts this season. This will be Schlittler’s second career game against the Boston Red Sox.
Why the New York Yankees will win
- The Yankees have won eight of their last nine day games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- The Red Sox have lost each of their last three games against AL East opponents following a road win.
- The Yankees have covered the run line in four of their last five games against the Red Sox.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last three games against AL East opponents following a road win.
- The Red Sox have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five games at Yankee Stadium.
- The Red Sox have lost the first inning in six of their last seven road games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Red Sox have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six day games against American League opponents.
Why the Boston Red Sox will win
- The Red Sox have won seven of their last eight games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Yankees have lost four of their last five games as favorites against AL East opponents.
- The Red Sox have covered the run line in each of their last nine road games against American League opponents.
- The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- The Yankees have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Red Sox’s last eight games as underdogs against the Yankees have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Six of the last seven games between the Red Sox and Yankees have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Red Sox’s last 12 games against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of the Yankees’ last six home games.
New York Yankees Player Prop Facts
- Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Giancarlo Stanton has hit at least one home run in three of his last four home appearances against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Ben Rice ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.652) this season.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Willson Contreras has hit a home run in each of the Red Sox’s last two games.
- Ranger Suarez has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances with his team as a road underdog against AL opponents.
- Masataka Yoshida has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 road appearances against AL East opponents.
- Jarren Duran is one of only nine players to record 10+ Home Runs and 10+ Stolen Bases this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Yankees rank 1st in the league for home runs this season (91).
- The Yankees rank 2nd in the league for home runs allowed this season (55).
- The Red Sox rank 30th in the league for home runs this season (48).
- The Red Sox rank 29th in the league for runs scored this season (248).
Yankees vs Red Sox Prediction
The Yankees have done a good job of rebounding from losses this season, and Schlittler is too consistent to bet against. Through 76.1 innings, Schlittler has a 1.89 ERA and 0.86 WHIP while striking out 84. The Yankees are 9-4 this season when Schlittler pitches. I like the Yankees to bounce back in this spot, and I’ll lay the RL to shave down the price.