Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at The Yankees will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Andy Pettitte in this game. Pettitte has a 11-3 record and a 3.17 ERA this season. It'll be Daisuke Matsuzaka toeing the rubber for the Red Sox in this contest. Righthander Matsuzaka is 9-6 with a 4.72 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Yankees fell 8-4 to the Blue Jays last time out, as -130 favorites. That game's 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Javier Vazquez surrendered 10 hits and seven runs over 4 2-3 innings in the Yankees loss. The Red Sox were defeated 8-2 by the White Sox last time out, as -155 favorites. That game's 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Jon Lester suffered the loss on the mound for the Red Sox, giving up nine hits and eight runs over four innings. Current streak: Team records: Boston: 87-72 SU New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing Toronto are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Boston most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing Chi White Sox are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 9 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 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games NY Yankees are 17-8 SU in their last 25 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home Boston is 8-17 SU in their last 25 games when playing NY Yankees Boston is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games at home Next up: The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting. |