The New York Yankees (87-67) and Boston Red Sox (88-66) play the second game of a three-game set at Fenway Park Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze the lines around the Yankees vs. Red Sox odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Yankees LHP Nestor Cortes Jr. (2-2, 2.79 ERA) makes his 13th start and 21st appearance of the season. He has a 1.08 WHIP, 10.1 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 across 84 IP.
- Allowed 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks with 7 strikeouts across 4 1/3 IP in a no-decision against the Texas Rangers Monday.
- Allowed at least 1 home run in each of his past nine starts.
Red Sox RHP Nick Pivetta (9-7, 4.63 ERA) makes his 29th start of the season. He has a 1.34 WHIP, 9.9 K/9 and 3.9 BB/9 across 144 IP.
- Coughed up 3 runs on 7 hits and a walk over just 3 2/3 IP in a no-decision against the Baltimore Orioles Sept. 18.
- Paddled for 4 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks across 1 2/3 IP in a loss at Yankee Stadium Aug. 18, in his only appearance against the Yankees this season.
Yankees at Red Sox odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 10:15 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Yankees +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Red Sox -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Yankees +1.5 (-190) | Red Sox -1.5 (+155)
- Over/Under: 9.5 (O: -130 | U: +105)
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Prediction
Yankees 6, Red Sox 4
Money line (ML)
The YANKEES (+100) are worth the play in this middle game, as they look to tie the Red Sox in the AL East standings with a week to go.
New York pounded Boston 8-3 in the series opener, and we’ll see another Bronx Bombers win in this one.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
YANKEES +1.5 (-190) are a fine play for the insurance, as they look for a repeat win and run-line cover. New York is on a roll and looking for its fifth consecutive victory. It won each of its last three games by 4 or more runs. Five of the Yankees’ last seven games were wins by 2 or more runs, too.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 9.5 (-130) is worth playing lightly, although it’s going to be a close shave. The Over/Under has alternated in each of the last six starts for Pivetta, while the Under is 4-1 across the last five outings for Cortes and 7-3 over his last 10 outings.
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