Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Betting Preview/Prop Picks
25 September 2022
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 15.138; NY Yankees 17.082
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Yankees by 2; 12
Vegas Line & Total: NY Yankees (-186); 8
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-186); Over
Sunday Night Baseball will feature one of the best rivalries in all of sports, but there won't be much to play for in this series. The New York Yankees are going for the weekend sweep of the Boston Red Sox when these two AL East teams meet up.
Boston comes into this game with an overall record of 72-79, and they fell well short of preseason expectations this season. The Red Sox have now lost four straight games overall, and they have been a mess on the road all season long.
New York has taken complete control of the AL East Division, and they have already punched a ticket to the postseason. The Yankees have improved their record to 93- 58 on the year, and they are building up some momentum for a deep playoff run.
The New York Yankees are the moneyline betting favorites at -186 over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.
Boston Swinging the Bats Well
The Red Sox have been a good offensive team this season, and they have had a good weekend at the plate. Boston is hitting nearly .260 as a team this season, but they just don't have as much power as they would need.
Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts have been a two-man wrecking crew at times for the Red Sox, but they just aren't good enough to do it by themselves. Devers leads the way with 27 home runs, and Bogaerts is hitting .315 on the year.
The pitching has been a concern for the Yankees in this series, and they will send Brayan Bello to the mound in this game. Bello is just 2-6 with a 4.75 ERA on the year, and he will need to pitch well to give his team a chance.
Yankees Need Cortes to Dominate
The one minor flaw that the Yankees have is that the starting pitching has started to slip up of late. New York has been giving up too many runs, and they need that staff to take over once the playoffs begin.
Nestor Cortes will make the start in this game, and he is 10-4 with a 2.67 ERA on the year. Cortes will have to deal with a Red Sox team that is swinging the bats well, but he has proven that he can shut down any opponent.
Aaron Judge continues to look for his 61st home run of the season to tie the mark set by Roger Maris. The Yankees have been pounding the baseball all season long, and that offense is capable of striking at any time.
Yankees Complete Sweep on Sunday Night
This has not been a great series for the Yankees pitching staff, but it has been the offense that has continued to bail them out. Look for this to change on Sunday night, as Cortes simply won't give up a ton of runs to set the tone.
Boston came into this weekend wanting to play the role of spoiler, but they just have too many flaws to really give the Yankees a challenge. The Red Sox are at a big disadvantage on the mound in this game, and New York will be able to come up with a big day on offense.
Bet the New York Yankees -1.5 as they pick up another big win over their biggest rival and complete the weekend sweep.
Prop Picks
NY Yankees (-130) Most Hits
Boston is allowing 8.62 hits per 9 innings on defense, which ranks No. 24 in MLB. New York is allowing 7.38 hits per 9 innings on defense, which ranks No. 3. That average decreases slightly to 7.32 hits per 9 innings at home.
With Dunkel predicting a New York win by the score of 7-5, take the Yankees (-130) to finish with more hits than the Red Sox.
Anthony Rizzo (-115) OVER 0.5 Runs Scored
Rizzo has scored 75 runs in 122 games played this season, which ranks No. 2 on the Yankees. The first baseman has scored 11 runs in 44 at-bats with an OPS of .959 versus the Red Sox.
With Dunkel predicting the final score going OVER the Vegas run total, take Rizzo (-115) to finish OVER 0.5 runs scored against Boston.
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