Red Sox-Yankees Who Will Cover?

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees meet at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox will trot Jon Lester out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Lester has a 12-5 record and a 3.49 ERA this season. Lester's opponent in this one will be Mike Mussina. The Yankees righthander has a 3.45 ERA to go along with a 16-7 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Dustin Pedroia belted a grand slam to lead the Red Sox to an 11-2 rout of the Yankees as +115 underdogs on Wednesday. The 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10.5). Jason Bay also chipped in with four RBIs for the Red Sox. Paul Byrd pitched six innings to earn the win, allowing two runs off five hits. Alex Rodriguez had two hits with one RBI for the Yankees, who were favored at -125 in that game. Sidney Ponson gave up four runs off seven hits to suffer the loss. Current streak: Boston has won 3 straight games. New York has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Boston: 77-55 SU New York: 70-62 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After playing NY Yankees are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 New York most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Toronto are 4-6 After playing Boston are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Boston is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees NY Yankees are 15-7 SU in their last 22 games at home NY Yankees are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Boston Next up: Boston home to Chi White Sox, Friday, August 29 NY Yankees home to Toronto, Friday, August 29 Led by OffshoreInsiders.com CEO Joe Duffy, GodsTips has had winning weeks all four in football so far. The sportsbooks are terrified as GodsTips has just released seven NCAA and NFL picks for Thursday, including two Wise Guy plays. Click now to purchase