Red Sox-Yankees Odds Preview

The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Yankee Stadium. Jon Lester will be the starting pitcher for the Red Sox on this day. Lefthander Lester is 1-2 this season with a 5.40 ERA. It'll be Philip Hughes toeing the rubber for the Yankees in this contest. Righthander Hughes is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The Red Sox lost to Tampa Bay 5-3 as a +145 underdog on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run home run for Boston and Brad Penny gave up three runs on six hits in six innings to take the loss. The Angels weathered a ninth-inning storm from the Yankees to win 8-4 at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. Los Angeles won that contest as a +241 road underdog while the final score played OVER the 10.5-run total. Team records: Boston: 15-10 SU New York: 13-11 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing NY Yankees are 7-3 After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 New York most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing LA Angels are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Boston is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees Boston is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games Next up: NY Yankees home to Boston, Tuesday, May 5