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 Saturday in a battle of division rivals. The Yankees will give the ball to ace starter CC Sabathia in this one. Lefthander Sabathia is 4-1 this season with a 2.74 ERA. The Red Sox will counter Sabathia with Clay Buchholz. Righthander Buchholz has a 2.97 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Nick Swisher belted a three-run homer and Marcus Thames went deep for a two-run dinger on Friday, leading the Yankees to a 10-3 rout of the Red Sox. The Yankees won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Phil Hughes fanned seven batters and allowed two earned runs over his seven innings to post the victory on the mound. Josh Beckett was tagged with the loss, giving up nine earned runs over 5 1-3 innings for the Red Sox. Current streak: New York has won 5 straight games. Team records: New York: 20-8 SU Boston: 15-15 SU New York most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Boston are 8-2 After playing Boston are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 Boston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games NY Yankees are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games at home Next up: Boston home to NY Yankees, Sunday, May 9 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.