The New York Yankees (50-44) and Boston Red Sox (58-38) play the opener of a four-game set Thursday at Fenway Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Yankees vs. Red Sox odds with MLB picks and predictions.
LHP Jordan Montgomery is the projected starting pitcher for the Yankees. He is 3-5 with a 4.18 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 9.0 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 over 99 innings across 18 starts.
The southpaw Montgomery has lost four straight outings, but three of those outings were quality starts. He allowed three earned runs, three hits and two walks with four strikeouts across six innings in a 4-0 loss against Boston Friday. The Yankees provided zero runs of offense in his past two outings.
RHP Tanner Houck is the projected starting pitcher for the Red Sox. He is 0-2 with a 3.38 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 10.1 K/9 and 1.4 BB/9 across 13 1/3 innings in 2 starts and 2 relief appearances.
Houck twirled three scoreless relief innings Friday at Yankee Stadium, allowing just one hit and one walk with three strikeouts in a 49-pitch effort.
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Yankees at Red Sox odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 5:01 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 (+150) | Red Sox +1.5 (-185)
- Over/Under: 10 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Prediction
Yankees 6, Red Sox 3
Money line (ML)
The YANKEES (+100) are the play at even-money behind the southpaw. Yes, he has dropped four starts in a row, but he has been pitching his heart out and getting no offensive support in return.
The New York offense should be able to get to Houck in this showdown.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The YANKEES -1.5 (+150) are good value at plus-money. They have won by two or more runs three times during their current four-game win streak. Their offense is averaging 7.0 runs per game across the past three wins, so hopefully they’ll give Montgomery a little offensive love and reward him.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 10 (-105) is the lean in this series opener. The Under was 2-0-1 in last week’s three-game set at Yankee Stadium, and the Under is 4-1-1 in the past six head-to-head meetings between these bitter AL East rivals.
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