Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 15, 2024

The New York Yankees (86-62) will play the Boston Red Sox (74-74) Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET. Juan Soto will be looking for his 40th home run of the season for the favored Yankees (-175) when the game gets underway at Yankee Stadium, live on YES. Carlos Rodon starts for New York while Kutter Crawford is Boston’s starter for the contest.

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

Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-175)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+147)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Yankees have come away with 66 wins in the 117 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• New York has a record of 28-17 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -175 or more on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 63.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Red Sox have been the moneyline underdog 70 total times this season. They’ve gone 33-37 in those games.
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +147 or longer, Boston has a 2-7 record (winning only 22.2% of its games).
• The Red Sox have a 40.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Yankees vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Aaron Judge leads New York in batting average (.321), home runs (52) and runs batted in (130) this season.
• Of all MLB batters, Judge is second in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
• Soto is batting .287 with an OBP of .417 and a slugging percentage of .574 this season.
• Jarren Duran has put up a team-best batting average of .288.
• Duran’s home run total ranks 49th in MLB, and he is 48th in RBI.
• Rafael Devers has been productive as he paces his team with 81 RBI.

Yankees vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-most in the league.
• The Yankees have pitched to a 3.77 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
• The Yankees rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.248 WHIP this season.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 18th in the majors.
• Boston has the 18th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.14).
• Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 17th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.260).