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New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox meet at Fenway Park.
Left hander James Paxton will take the mound for the Yankees to start this game. Paxton is 5-5 this season with a 4.20 ERA.
It'll be Andrew Cashner toeing the rubber for the Red Sox in this contest. Right hander Cashner is 9-5 with a 4.19 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total opened at 11.5.
The Red Sox were a 19-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made winners of bettors who got Boston at 100 on the moneyline, while the total score (22) was good news for OVER bettors.
New York was a 19-3 loser in its last match on the road against the Red Sox. They lost as -110 favorites, while the total score of 22 made winners of OVER bettors.
New York:
Team record: 66-36 SU
NY Yankees is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games
NY Yankees is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
Boston:
Team record: 57-47 SU
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games
Next up:
New York at Boston Saturday, July 27