MLB Handicapping: Yankees vs Red Sox

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox will meet on the field at Fenway Park on Friday in a battle of division rivals. The Yankees will give the ball to starter Philip Hughes in this one. Righthander Hughes is 3-0 this season with a 1.44 ERA. Starting this game for the Red Sox will be ace Josh Beckett. The righthander has a 6.31 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Yankees held off a late surge and completed a three-game sweep of the Orioles with a 7-5 victory in the series finale on Wednesday, as -300 favorites. That game's 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Andy Pettitte allowed just one run off six hits and improved to 4-0 with the win. Alfredo Aceves foiled a late rally to pick up his first save. The Red Sox completed a four-game sweep of the Angels with an 11-6 victory in the finale on Thursday, as -121 favorites. That game's 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (10.5) set by sportsbooks. Victor Martinez homered and drove in four runs for the Red Sox. Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed five runs over 5 1-3 innings for the win. Current streak: New York has won 4 straight games. Boston has won 4 straight games. Team records: New York: 19-8 SU Boston: 15-14 SU New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Boston are 8-2 After playing Baltimore are 9-1 After a win are 7-3 Boston most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing LA Angels are 5-5 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: NY Yankees are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games NY Yankees are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston The total has gone OVER in 15 of NY Yankees's last 21 games on the road Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Boston is 9-4 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Next up: Boston home to NY Yankees, Saturday, May 8 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.