The New York Yankees host Boston on Saturday, looking to build on their 60-39 mark against the 49-51 Red Sox in MLB betting action at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees will rely on CC Sabathia to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Jon Lester will be his counterpart for the Red Sox. CC Sabathia is 10-3 this season, and Jon Lester is 5-8.



View Boston vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Yankees as -175 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 9 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Yankees at No. 1 in the American League and the Red Sox at No. 5 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and New York has the American League's No. 4-rated offensive output, at 8.9 hits per game. The Red Sox average 9.2 hits per game, good for No. 3 on the American League list.

New York owns the American League's No. 2 defense, allowing 4 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Boston's American League No. 9-rated defense.

In their last action, Boston was a 10-3 loser on the road against the Yankees. Bettors on New York at -164 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (13) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Red Sox endured a 10-3 loss at the hands of the Yankees on Friday, with Aaron Cook throwing 4 innings of 7-hit ball at Yankee Stadium.




Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 1-9
After playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 8-2
After playing Boston are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

A few Red Sox at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Boston's last 14 games on the road
Boston is 10-4 SU in their last 14 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games at home
NY Yankees are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 6 games when playing at home against Boston


Next up:
Boston at NY Yankees, Sunday, July 29