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The New York Yankees (84-62) will play the Boston Red Sox (74-72) Thursday at 7:15 p.m. ET. Juan Soto will be looking for his 40th home run of the season for the favored Yankees (-167) when the game gets underway at Yankee Stadium, live on FOX. New York’s Nestor Cortes Jr. and Boston’s Cooper Criswell have been named the starters for this contest.
Be sure to check out our preview for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.98
Yankees to win vs Red Sox -167
Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Yankees (-167)
- Underdog: Red Sox (+141)
- Over/under: 9
Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Insights
- The Yankees have been chosen as favorites in 115 games this year and have walked away with the win 64 times (55.7%) in those games.
- This year New York has won 32 of 53 games when listed as at least -167 on the moneyline.
- The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 62.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Red Sox have won 33 of the 68 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (48.5%).
- Boston is 4-6 (winning 40% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +141 or longer.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Red Sox’s implied win probability is 41.5%.
Yankees vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders
- Aaron Judge leads New York in batting average (.320), home runs (51) and runs batted in (126) this season.
- Judge ranks first in baseball in homers, and first in RBI.
- Soto is batting .289 with an OBP of .418 and a slugging percentage of .580 this season.
- Jarren Duran has accumulated a team-high batting average of .288.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Duran’s home run total puts him 49th, and his RBI total ranks 46th.
- Rafael Devers has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with 81 RBI.
Yankees vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Yankees average 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-most in the league.
- The Yankees have the eighth-best ERA (3.79) in the majors this season.
- Yankees pitchers have a 1.253 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 18th in the majors.
- Boston has the 18th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.15).
- The Red Sox have the 17th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.257).