Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 13, 2024

Juan Soto is on the brink of 40 homers on the season for the New York Yankees (85-62) as they get set to take on the Boston Red Sox (74-73) Friday. The Yankees enter the matchup as -147 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Yankee Stadium at 7:05 p.m. ET, live on Apple TV+. Clarke Schmidt will get the ball for New York while Boston will counter with Tanner Houck.

Take a look at our betting preview for this game, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Odds to Win

Yankees to win vs Red Sox -147

Bet $20, Payout $33.61

Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Yankees (-147)
  • Underdog: Red Sox (+123)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

  • The Yankees have been favorites in 116 games this season and have come away with the win 65 times (56%) in those contests.
  • This year New York has won 43 of 72 games when listed as at least -147 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 59.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • The Red Sox have won 33 of the 69 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (47.8%).
  • Boston is 7-13 (winning just 35% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +123 or longer.
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Red Sox have an implied win probability of 44.8%.

Yankees vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

  • Aaron Judge is batting .319 with 51 home runs and 126 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among New York hitters this season.
  • Judge’s home runs put him first in baseball, and he ranks first in RBI.
  • Soto is batting .289 with an OBP of .418 and a slugging percentage of .577 this season.
  • Jarren Duran paces the Red Sox with a .285 batting average.
  • Among all hitters in the big leagues, Duran ranks 49th in home runs and 46th in RBI.
  • Rafael Devers has collected 81 runs batted in to lead his team.

Yankees vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

  • The Yankees strike out 9.0 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
  • Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.77 this year, seventh-best in baseball.
  • The Yankees rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.250 WHIP this season.
  • The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 18th in MLB.
  • Boston’s 4.13 team ERA ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Red Sox average baseball’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.258).