Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 6, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (48-39) roll into Saturday’s matchup with the New York Yankees (54-36) looking to extend a five-game winning streak. The contest starts at 1:05 PM ET on YES with the Yankees listed as -180 favorites on the moneyline to stop the Red Sox’s streak. New York’s Gerrit Cole and Boston’s Josh Winckowski have been named the starters for this contest.

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

Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-180)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+149)
• Over/under: 9

Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 68 games this year and have walked away with the win 40 times (58.8%) in those games.
• This year New York has won nine of 16 games when listed as at least -180 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 64.3% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Red Sox have put together a 23-18 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 56.1% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +149 or longer, Boston has gone 1-3 (25%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Red Sox a 40.2% chance to win.

Yankees vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge is batting .310 with 32 home runs and 83 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among New York hitters this season.
• Judge ranks first in Major League Baseball in home runs, and first in RBI.
• Juan Soto has collected 92 hits this season and has an OBP of .437. He’s slugging .564 on the year.
• Jarren Duran is batting .282 with 24 doubles, 10 triples, 10 home runs and 32 walks.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Duran’s home run total puts him 88th, and his RBI total ranks 68th.
• Rafael Devers has hit 18 home runs with 51 RBI while batting .284. Those stats are all team-highs.

Yankees vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees average 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the league.
• The Yankees have pitched to a 3.60 ERA this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
• Yankees pitchers have a 1.211 WHIP this season, eighth-best in the majors.
• The Red Sox pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Boston has a 3.53 team ERA that ranks fourth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the No. 5-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.185).