The Red Sox look to avoid a home sweep at the hands of the hated New York Yankees in baseball action on Sunday night.
The match puts starter CC Sabathia for the Yankees on the hill facing Daniel Bard for the Red Sox. Sabathia brings a 1-0 mark to the game, while Bard is 0-2 to date on the season.
View NY Yankees vs Boston Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
Sportsbooks suck as Sportsbook had installed the Red Sox as +120 moneyline underdogs in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 9.5 before betting started to move the line.
Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the American League No. 1-rated Red Sox and the league No. 6-ranked Yankees, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits Boston's No. 5-rated American League offense, averaging 5 runs per game, against a Yankees defense that ranks No. 9 in the American League at 4.9 in runs allowed per game. The Red Sox have averaged 9.6 hits per game so far, less than Yankees batters have averaged on the year (10.2 hits per game).
Comparing defensive stats, New York owns the American League's No. 9-rated road mark, allowing 4.9 runs per game on the highway. Boston, on the other hand, rates No. 1 in scoring at home.
Last time out for New York, they were a 15-9 Sportsbook as they battled the Red Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at +105 were rewarded, while the 24 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. New York looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Red Sox, a 15-9 final on Saturday in support of Freddy Garcia at Fenway Park.
New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Texas are 6-4
After playing Boston are 4-6
After a win are 5-5
Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Minnesota are 8-2
After playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7
A few Yankees at Red Sox trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Boston's last 13 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Boston's last 23 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Boston is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Next up:
NY Yankees at Texas, Monday, April 23
Boston at Minnesota, Monday, April 23
