Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Boston Red Sox will be trying to extend a winning streak on Saturday when they take on the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Jon Lester in this game. Lester has a 18-8 record and a 3.06 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be Ivan Nova who starts for the Yankees. Righthander Nova is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jed Lowrie went 4-for-4 and belted a three-run homer in leading the Red Sox to a 10-8 win over the Yankees on Friday as -185 favorites. That game's 18 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Bill Hall also launched a three-run homer for the Red Sox. Josh Beckett got the win on the mound, allowing seven hits and five runs over 6 2-3 innings. Andy Pettitte gave up 10 hits and seven runs over 3 1-3 innings in suffering the loss. Current streak: Team records: Boston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing NY Yankees are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 New York most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Boston are 7-3 After playing Boston are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road Boston is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees Boston is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees Boston is 7-16 SU in their last 23 games when playing NY Yankees NY Yankees are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games when playing at home against Boston NY Yankees are 16-7 SU in their last 23 games when playing Boston NY Yankees are 14-7 SU in their last 21 games at home NY Yankees are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games Next up: NY Yankees home to For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history. |