Red Sox vs. Yankees Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 28, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (55-48) are favored on the moneyline (-111) in Sunday’s contest with the New York Yankees (61-45). Game time is at 7:10 PM ET on ESPN. The Yankees, with +146 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5). Boston’s Tanner Houck gets the start, and he’ll go against New York’s Carlos Rodon.

Here is our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Red Sox vs. Yankees Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-111)
• Underdog: Yankees (-109)
• Over/under: 9.5

Red Sox vs. Yankees Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have come away with 30 wins in the 53 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Boston has been victorious 30 times in 52 chances when named as a favorite of at least -111 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 52.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Yankees have been the underdog on the moneyline 22 total times this season. They’ve finished 17-5 in those games.
• New York has a 15-5 record (winning 75% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -109 or longer.
• The Yankees have an implied moneyline win probability of 52.2% in this game.

Red Sox vs. Yankees Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran has been key for Boston with 13 home runs, 52 RBI and a batting average of .293 this season.
• Duran ranks 78th in Major League Baseball in homers, and 49th in RBI.
• Rafael Devers leads Boston in batting average (.294), home runs (23) and runs batted in (64) this season.
• Aaron Judge paces the Yankees with 37 home runs and 95 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .314.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Judge ranks first in homers and first in RBI.
• Juan Soto has 20 doubles, four triples, 27 home runs and 84 walks while hitting .309.

Red Sox vs. Yankees Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• The Red Sox have pitched to a 3.90 ERA this season, which ranks 13th in baseball.
• Red Sox pitchers have a 1.232 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
• The Yankees pitching staff is fifth in the majors with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• New York’s 3.69 team ERA ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Yankees combine for the No. 9-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.227).