Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 5, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (46-39) will vie for their fourth straight victory when they visit the New York Yankees (54-34) on Friday at 7:05 PM ET on NESN. The Yankees are listed as -143 favorites to stop the streak, while the Red Sox are +120 underdogs to keep their momentum. Nestor Cortes Jr. will get the ball for New York while Boston will counter with Tanner Houck.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-143)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+120)
• Over/under: 8

Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Yankees have come away with 40 wins in the 66 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season New York has come away with a win 22 times in 37 chances when named as a favorite of at least -143 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 58.8% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Red Sox have gone 22-18 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 55% of those games).
• Boston has a 7-10 record (winning 41.2% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +120 or longer.
• The Red Sox have a 45.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Yankees vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with 32, runs batted in with 83 and his batting average of .318 is also best on his team.
• Judge ranks first in the majors in homers, and first in RBI.
• Juan Soto is batting .300 with an OBP of .437 and a slugging percentage of .560 this season.
• Jarren Duran is batting .285 with 23 doubles, 10 triples, 10 home runs and 32 walks.
• Among all batters in MLB, Duran ranks 84th in home runs and 63rd in RBI.
• Rafael Devers has hit 18 home runs with 49 RBI while batting .291. Those stats are all team-highs.

Yankees vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
• The Yankees have the fifth-best ERA (3.55) in the majors this season.
• The Yankees have a combined 1.213 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.7 K/9, the eighth-best in MLB.
• Boston’s 3.59 team ERA ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Red Sox pitchers combine for the No. 6 WHIP in baseball (1.187).