Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 12 (8/12): MLB

Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 12 (8/12): MLB

Credit: photo by  Frank Becerra Jr. / The Journal News-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds

Time 7:10 p.m. EST
Yankees money line -122
Yankees run line -1.5 (+125)
Red Sox money line +102
Red Sox run line +1.5 (-145)
Over / under 9.5

 

Key stats

  New York Yankees  Boston Red Sox
Record 71-41 54-58
Road / home record 30-26 26-29
Last 10 record 2-8 4-6
Streak L2 W1
Over / under record 55-52-5 51-52-9
Runs / game 5.28 4.50
Runs allowed / game 3.47 4.82

 

Preview

The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will meet again to play a 3-game series at the Fenway Park. The Red Sox lost their last series against the Braves and the Yankees lost 2 of 3 times vs the Seattle Mariners. The Yankees are 6-4 vs Red Sox so far this season.

New York Yankees

The Yankees get here with a 71-40 record and have lost 6 of their last 7 games. The team is averaging 5.28 runs per game. They're batting for .244 AVG, 591 runs scored in 919 hits and 190 home runs, ranking #2 in offense in the league, behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Aaron Judge leads the team and is batting for .301 with 45 home runs and 99 RBI.

Defensively they are allowing 3.47 runs per game and rank #3 in the league. All-Star Nestor Cortes leads the pitching staff with a 2.67 ERA, 125 strikeouts and 9 wins recorded with the Yanks.

Probable Pitcher:   Domingo German (1-2, 5.09 ERA)

German will be on the mound in the 1st game of the series for New York. German took the loss during Saturday's 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Cardinals, allowing one run on four hits with three strikeouts in five innings. He has a record of 2-2 with an ERA of 4.04 and 51 strikeouts in 10 appearances against the Red Sox in his career.

Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox get here with a 54-58 record and have lost their last 5 games. The team is averaging 4.50 runs per game. They're batting for .253 AVG, 504 runs scored in 977 hits and 111 home runs, ranking #12 in offense in the league, behind the Minnesota Twins. Rafael Devers is leading the team with 24 home runs and 60 RBI, batting for .306 AVG.

Defensively they are allowing 4.82 runs per game and rank #25 in the league. Nick Pivetta leads the team with 8 wins recorded with a 4.51 ERA and 124 strikeouts.

Probable Pitcher:  Nathan Eovaldi (5-3, 4.23 ERA)

Eovaldi will be on the mound in the 1st game of the series for the Red Sox. Eovaldi allowed four runs on seven hits and struck out seven in six innings, taking a no-decision versus the Royals on Saturday. He has a record of 3-4 with an ERA of 3.89 and 76 strikeouts in 17 appearances against the Yankees in his career.

BETTING TRENDS

NY Yankees are 3-12 SU in their last 15 games on the road.

The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston.

The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 7 games against NY Yankees.

Boston are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games at home.

Prediction

The Yankees have struggled lately as they have lost 8 of their last 10 games and 12 of their last 15 games on the road. Domingo German will start for the Yankees who has been good in his last 3 outings and has dominated the Red Sox in the last 3 meetings. The Red Sox will send Nathan Eovaldi to the mound who has been up and down this season and has struggled vs Yankees this season. Expect both offenses to respond on this game so the best way to go is the over.

PICK: Over 9.5 (-110)

Upgrade to View Prediction

Find more sports picks from the top sports bettors and MLB experts all in one place using our iOS and Google Play apps, as well as our other articles at Kingpin.pro.  We are the home for MLB picks, sports picks and sports betting.

MLB expert picks, Expert mlb picks, MLB expert picks today, Expert mlb picks today, Top mlb picks for today, Expert mlb picks free, MLB expert picks against the spread.

Winnings $84,090
last 30 days winnings $0
Yesterday winnings $0
Top Sport MLB
W-L-D 1285 - 1108 - 96
Winnings % 51%
Winnings $80,430
last 30 days winnings $2,430
Yesterday winnings $0
Top Sport MLB
W-L-D 610 - 394 - 11
Winnings % 59%