The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox will renew their rivalry on Tuesday night as they begin a series at Fenway Park.
New York is expected to send ace lefthander CC Sabathia (17-7, 2.99 ERA) to the mound for Tuesday's game. Sabathia pitched in Boston on August 6, allowing seven runs over six innings of work.
View NY Yankees vs Boston Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
If you're going with the Red Sox in this one, they're listed as moneyline underdogs of +140 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.
Power Rankings:
The Red Sox sit at No. 2 in the American League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Yankees sit at an American League No. 1 on the same chart.
How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Yankees rank No. 5 in the American League at 9.2 hits per game. That compares with Boston’s No. 1 ranking in that category.
Defensively, New York features the American League's No. 4-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.8 runs per game. Boston, meanwhile, comes in at No. 3 in the American League at home, scoring 5.6 runs per game.
In their last action, New York was a 3-2 Sportsbook on the road against the Orioles. Bettors on New York at -173 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. New York rolled to a 3-2 win against Baltimore on Monday, as Freddy Garcia and the Yankees' bats led the team to victory at Camden Yards.
New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Baltimore are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing Oakland are 9-1
After a win are 4-6
A few Yankees at Red Sox trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 14 of NY Yankees' last 18 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 7 games
NY Yankees are 12-6 SU in their last 18 games on the road
NY Yankees are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Boston's last 18 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Boston is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Next up:
NY Yankees at Boston, Wednesday, August 31
