Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, Pick and Preview, September 13 (9/13): MLB

Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, Pick and Preview, September 13 (9/13): MLB

 

Odds

Time 7:10 p.m. EST
Red Sox money line +139
Red Sox run line +1.5 (-120)
Yankees money line -165
Yankees run line -1.5 (+100)
Over / under 8.5

 

Key stats

  Boston Red Sox  New York Yankees
Record 78-59 85-56
Home / road record 31-35 35-34
Last 10 record 6-4 6-4
Streak W2 W2
Over / under record 64-67-10 65-71-5
Runs / game 4.57 4.94
Runs allowed / game 4.86 3.48

 

Preview

The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox will meet again to play a 2-game series at the Fenway Park. The Yankees won their last series against the Rays and the Red Sox beat the Orioles 2 of 3 times to take the series and are 6-7 vs Yankees this season.

 

Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox get here with a 78-59 record and have lost 4 of their last 6 games. The team is averaging 4.57 runs per game. They're batting for .257 AVG, 624 runs scored in 1231 hits and 130 home runs, ranking #8 in offense in the league, behind the Toronto Blue Jays. Rafael Devers is leading the team with 26 home runs and 78 RBI, batting for .289 AVG.

Defensively they are allowing 4.86 runs per game and rank #25 in the league. Nick Pivetta leads the team with 9 wins recorded with a 4.29 ERA and 148 strikeouts

Probable Pitcher:  Nick Pivetta (9-11, 4.29 ERA)

Pivetta will be on the mound in the 1st game of the series for Boston. Pivetta took the loss Wednesday, allowing one run on two hits and three walks over five innings against Tampa Bay. He struck out three. He has a record of 0-3 with an ERA of 9.67 and 23 strikeouts in 6 appearances versus the Yankees in his career.

New York Yankees

The Yankees get here with a 85-56 record and have won 6 of their last 8 games. The team is averaging 4.94 runs per game. They're batting for .238 AVG, 675 runs scored in 1098 hits and 214 home runs, ranking #3 in offense in the league, behind the Atlanta Braves. Aaron Judge leads the team and is batting for .302 with 55 home runs and 118 RBI.

Defensively they are allowing 3.48 runs per game and rank #3 in the league. Gerrit Cole leads the pitching staff with a 3.20 ERA, 218 strikeouts and 11 wins recorded with the Yanks.

Probable Pitcher:  Gerrit Cole (11-7, 3.20 ERA)

Cole will be on the mound in the 1st game of the series for the Yankees. Cole picked up the win in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Twins, allowing one run on five hits and two walks over 6.2 innings. He struck out 14. He has a 7-3 record with an ERA of 4.14 and 92 strikeouts in 13 appearances against the Red Sox in his career.

 

BETTING TRENDS

The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 6 games.

NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.

NY Yankees are 13-7 SU in their last 20 games against Boston.

The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games against NY Yankees.

Boston are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home.

 

Prediction

The Yankees offense exploded in their last series against the Rays scoring 10 runs in each of the last 2 games. Gerrit Cole will start for the Yankees who was solid in his last start but has struggled vs Red Sox with a 4.14 ERA against them. The Red Sox will send Nick Pivetta to the mound who has also been solid lately but has been pounded by the Yankees this season. Expect a high socring game as both offenses have pounded these pitchers. Take the over.

PICK: Over 8.5 (-110)

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