Yankees-Red Sox Pointers

The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox will meet on the field at Fenway Park on Saturday in a battle of division rivals. The Yankees will give the ball to starter Andy Pettitte in this one. Lefthander Pettitte is 11-7 this season with a 3.86 ERA. Pettitte's opponent in this one will be Tim Wakefield. The Red Sox righthander has a 3.69 ERA to go along with a 6-7 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jason Giambi drove in the only run of the night as the Yankees defeated the Red Sox 1-0, as +125 underdogs. The team's played UNDER the posted over/under (8). Joba Chamberlain tossed seven complete innings for the win, and Mariano Rivera notched his 26th save. Josh Beckett gave up the lone run over seven innings in the loss. The Red Sox were favored at -135 in that game. Current streak: New York has won 7 straight games. Team records: New York: 57-45 SU Boston: 60-44 SU New York most recently: When playing on Saturday are 2-8 Before playing Boston are 7-3 After playing Boston are 5-5 After a win are 8-2 Boston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4 After playing NY Yankees are 7-3 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 13 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home The total has gone OVER in 16 of Boston's last 21 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Next up: Boston home to NY Yankees, Sunday, July 27