MLB Handicapping: Red Sox vs Yankees

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Yankee Stadium. Ace righthander Josh Beckett will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game. Beckett is 1-1 this season with a 7.46 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be ace CC Sabathia who starts for the Yankees. Lefthander Sabathia is 4-2 with a 3.71 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Marcus Thames' walk-off, two-run blast in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Yankees over the Red Sox 11-9 on Monday night. New York won as -185 home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 9-run total posted by oddsmakers. Thames finished 2-for-4 with four runs batted in for the Yankees, as Javier Vazquez got the victory in relief of Phil Hughes for New York. J.D. Drew went 2-for-5 with a three-run dinger for Boston, while Jonathan Papelbon took the loss after allowing Thames' walk-off in the bottom of the ninth. Current streak: Boston has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Boston: 19-20 SU New York: 25-13 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Minnesota are 7-3 After playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After playing Boston are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Boston is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Boston NY Yankees are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing Boston NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Boston Next up: Boston home to Minnesota, Wednesday, May 19 NY Yankees home to Tampa Bay, Wednesday, May 19 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com