Red Sox vs. Yankees Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - August 18

Friday's contest at Yankee Stadium has the New York Yankees (60-61) matching up with the Boston Red Sox (63-58) at 7:05 PM ET (on August 18). Our computer prediction projects a close 5-4 win for the Yankees, so it should be a competitive matchup.

This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Red Sox will send Brayan Bello (8-7) to the mound, while Jhony Brito (4-5) will take the ball for the Yankees.

Red Sox vs. Yankees Game Info & Odds

• When: Friday, August 18, 2023 at 7:05 PM ET
• Where: Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
• How to Watch on TV: Apple TV+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!

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Red Sox vs. Yankees Score Prediction

Our prediction for this matchup is Yankees 5, Red Sox 4.

Total Prediction for Red Sox vs. Yankees

• Total Prediction: Over 9 runs

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Red Sox Performance Insights

• The Red Sox have played as the favorite in 10 of their past 10 games and have won six of those contests.
• When it comes to hitting the over, Boston and its opponents are 2-8-0 in its last 10 games with a total.
• Sportsbooks have not set a spread for any of the Red Sox's last 10 games.
• This season, the Red Sox have won 30 out of the 56 games, or 53.6%, in which they've been favored.
• Boston has entered 40 games this season favored by -125 or more and is 24-16 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.6% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
• Boston is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking eighth with 585 total runs this season.
• The Red Sox have the 18th-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (4.38).

Yankees Performance Insights

• The Yankees have played as the underdog in five of their past 10 games and have gone 1-4 in those contests.
• When it comes to the over/under, New York and its foes are 5-5-0 in its last 10 contests.
• The Yankees' previous 10 matchups have not had a spread set by bookmakers.
• The Yankees have won in 15, or 36.6%, of the 41 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• New York has a mark of 12-19 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +105 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 48.8% chance of pulling out a win.
• The offense for New York is the No. 23 offense in MLB, scoring 4.2 runs per game (514 total runs).
• The Yankees have pitched to a 4.05 ERA this season, which ranks 13th in baseball.

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