The New York Yankees (50-46) and Boston Red Sox (60-38) play the third game of a four-game set Saturday at Fenway Park. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Yankees vs. Red Sox odds with MLB picks and predictions.
RHP Jameson Taillon is the projected starting pitcher for the Yankees. He is 5-4 with a 4.60 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 9.1 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 over 88 innings across 18 starts.
Taillon allowed 4 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts across 5 1/3 scoreless innings Sunday in a win against the Red Sox last time out. He has won four straight decisions across the past eight starts since his last loss May 31.
Taillon is 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA and 6 strikeouts across 10 2/3 innings in two starts against the Red Sox this season.
RHP Nathan Eovaldi is the projected starting pitcher for the Red Sox. He is 9-5 with a 3.57 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 8.8 K/9 and 1.7 BB/9 across 108 1/3 innings in 19 starts.
Eovaldi allowed 1 run and 2 hits with a walk and 7 strikeouts across 5 innings in a no-decision at Yankee Stadium last Saturday.
The All-Star is 2-0 with a 1.45 ERA and 20 strikeouts across 18 2/3 innings over three starts against the Yankees this season.
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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 9:05 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Yankees +145 (bet $100 to win $145) | Red Sox -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Yankees +1.5 (-135) | Red Sox -1.5 (+110)
- Over/Under: 9 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Prediction
Red Sox 5, Yankees 2
Money line (ML)
The RED SOX (-175) are looking to go 3-for-3 to start this crucial series, and they’ll do just that behind Eovaldi. He has been dominant against his former team, outshining Gerrit Cole in a 3-1 win over the Yankees last time out.
Boston has outscored New York 11-6 through the first two games and they’ll get it done again here.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The RED SOX -1.5 (+110) is worth a roll of the dice at plus money. Boston has covered the run line in both of the first two games in this series, and each outing during their three-game win streak. They have won also won by 2 or more runs in each of their last six victories dating back to July 9.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 9 (-105) is the play. The Under has cashed in each of the first two games in this series while going 4-0-1 across the last five meetings between the two clubs since just July 16.
The Under is also 6-1-1 in the previous eight battles in this rivalry.
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