Yankees vs. Red Sox Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - August 19

Saturday's game between the New York Yankees (60-62) and the Boston Red Sox (64-58) at Yankee Stadium has a good chance to be a tight matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 5-3, with the Yankees taking home the win. First pitch is at 1:05 PM ET on August 19.

The Yankees will give the nod to Gerrit Cole (10-3, 2.76 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 11 on the season, and the Red Sox will turn to Kutter Crawford (5-6, 3.70 ERA).

Yankees vs. Red Sox Game Info & Odds

• When: Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 1:05 PM ET
• Where: Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
• How to Watch on TV: Fox Sports 1
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!

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Yankees vs. Red Sox Score Prediction

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

Total Prediction for Yankees vs. Red Sox

• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs

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Yankees Performance Insights

• The Yankees have played as the favorite in four of their past 10 games and won one of those contests.
• In its last 10 games with a total, New York and its opponents have combined to hit the over five times.
• Bookmakers have not set a spread for any of the Yankees' last 10 games.
• The Yankees have won 40, or 57.1%, of the 70 games they've played as favorites this season.
• This season New York has won 19 of its 25 games, or 76%, when favored by at least -165 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have a 62.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• New York ranks 23rd in the majors with 517 total runs scored this season.
• The Yankees' 4.08 team ERA ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.

Red Sox Performance Insights

• The Red Sox are underdogs for the first time in a while, as they have not been listed as underdogs in their last 10 games.
• When it comes to the total, Boston and its foes are 3-7-0 in its last 10 contests.
• The previous 10 Red Sox games have not had a runline posted by bookmakers.
• The Red Sox have been victorious in 30, or 51.7%, of the 58 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Boston has come away with a win four times in seven chances when named as an underdog of at least +140 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 41.7% chance of pulling out a win.
• The offense for Boston is No. 7 in MLB, scoring 4.9 runs per game (593 total runs).
• The Red Sox have pitched to a 4.36 ERA this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.

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