The Boston Red Sox (6-15) and New York Yankees (14-6) meet Sunday night at 7:08 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Red Sox-Yankees MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets for this Yankee Stadium affair between longtime AL East rivals.
Red Sox at Yankees: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Chris Mazza vs. LHP J.A. Happ
Mazza aced the Yankees on Aug. 1, holding them scoreless in a 2-2/3-inning relief stint. The contest marked his first (and only) game of 2020 and the 10th of his career. Sunday’s start will be the first of Mazza’s career.
- The 30-year-old right-hander starts this one for a team with its pitching in shambles. Through Saturday, BoSox starting pitchers have notched a 6.95 ERA (29th MLB); the bullpen owns a mark of 5.44 (23rd).
Happ has been awful through two starts. The Yankee hurler is halfway (or perhaps two-thirds) on the outside-looking-in on the New York rotation. He hasn’t appeared in a game since Aug. 5. Happ has pitched 7 IP, allowing 8 ER in the process this season. His 4.91 ERA last season marked his highest since 2011.
- Current Boston bats own a shaky .610 OPS and .130 isolated power against the veteran port-sider. A year ago, Happ started four games against the Sox, posting a 3.09 ERA.
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Red Sox at Yankees: Key injuries
(Get the latest injury news here.)
Red Sox
- OF Andrew Benintendi (ribs) out
- 2B Dustin Pedroia (knee) out
Yankees
- RP Aroldis Chapman (COVID-19 recovery) questionable
- RP Tommy Kahnle (Tommy John surgery) out
- OF Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) out
- OF Aaron Judge (leg) out
- 2B D.J. LeMahieu (thumb) out
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Red Sox at Yankees: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 1:15 p.m. ET.
Moneyline (ML)
Boston has lost six straight games due to shaky pitching: Five of those losses went Over and the other game was a Push on the total. New York has won four straight, and with tremendous hitting three of those have been Overs. The Bronx Bombers have an all-star list of walking wounded but betting against their depth is typically unwise. But so is betting for the Sox or Happ. IT ALL SPELLS A LAY-OFF ORDER HERE, WITH A LEAN TOWARD THE YANKEES (-150) ON PRICE.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
YANKEES -1.5 (+125) is a solid number on the run line. It figures as having the most value among these three plays as listed.
Over/Under (O/U)
The starters in this one, the New York relief injuries, and the Yankee regulars on the shelf make the OVER 9.5 (-110)/UNDER 9.5 (-110) too muddy to call.
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