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Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees
The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Yankee Stadium.
The Red Sox will give the ball to starter Nathan Eovaldi in this one. Right hander Eovaldi is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
The Yankees will counter Eovaldi with Gerrit Cole. Right hander Cole has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -169-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
New York lost its last outing, a 6-2 result against the Red Sox on October 05. Bettors who backed the Red Sox at 124 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent PUSH bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 5-0 loser as they battled the Astros on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Astros at -115 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 98-75 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Boston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
New York:
Team record: 92-71 SU
NY Yankees is 3-14 ATS in its last 17 games at home
NY Yankees is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Boston at New York Saturday, April 9