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New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox meet at London Stadium.

Right hander Masahiro Tanaka will take the mound for the Yankees to start this game. Tanaka is 5-5 this season with a 3.21 ERA.

Meanwhile, it'll be Rick Porcello who starts for the Red Sox. Right hander Porcello is 5-7 with a 4.51 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -159-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total opened at 10.5.

The Red Sox were a 8-7 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the White Sox. That made winners of bettors who got Chicago at 280 on the moneyline, while the total score (15) was good news for OVER bettors.

Last time out for New York, they were a 8-7 winner as they battled the Blue Jays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -260 were rewarded, while the 15 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

New York:
Team record: 52-28 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
NY Yankees is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
NY Yankees is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games

Boston:
Team record: 44-38 SU
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games

Next up:
New York at Boston Sunday, June 30