New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Betting Preview/Prop Picks
14 August 2022
Time: 7:08 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees 16.298; Boston 14.073
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Yankees by 2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: NY Yankees (-139); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-139); UNder
The rivalry that everyone loves to watch continues tonight in Boston, Massachusetts. The New York Yankees will face off against the Boston Red Sox again tonight.
After a 3-2 win in last night's game, the Yankees are looking to close out the series with a win. To do this, they're sending out one of their best pitchers to start the game. The question is, will it be enough?
The Boston Red Sox is already known as one of the top batting teams in the league. Unfortunately for them, great batting hasn't turned into multiple wins.
They rank fifth in the AL East with a record of 56-59. Compared to the Yankees' record of 72-42, the Red Sox are at a massive disadvantage. Still, that doesn't mean that Boston can't pull off a win tonight.
New York Yankees: Several players still on the injured list
One of the most notable players still on the IL for the Yankees is Giancarlo Stanton. The designated hitter hit the 10-day IL on August 13 and won't be back for some time.
Without him, the Yankees lose one of their best hitters, which is important when facing the Red Sox. They'll also be without RF Matt Carpenter, CF Everson Pereira, and C Josh Breaux.
The good news for the Yankees is that they're starting one of their best pitchers. On the mound tonight is Jameson Taillon, who has an 11-2 record with an ERA of 3.95.
Taillon has pitched 120.2 innings this season and thrown 104 strikeouts in that time. They'll need Taillon at his best against Boston. The batters of New York have underperformed in recent weeks.
Boston Red Sox: Michael Wacha gets the start for Boston
Although they lost last night's game to the Yankees, the Red Sox can bounce back tonight. With Michael Wacha on the mound, the Red Sox will have a strong starting pitcher to face the Yankees batters.
Wacha has gone 6-1 as a starter with an ERA of 2.69 over the course of 70.1 innings. Where the Red Sox really excel is how they have performed at the plate this year.
With a batting average of .253, the Boston Red Sox rank fifth in Major League Baseball. They have the 11th-best slugging percentage at .408 and are tied for 11th in runs (513).
This team can put up a lot of runs if the Yankees aren't careful. Recent weeks haven't gone well for the Red Sox, however, which is why they come into this game as underdogs.
New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Betting Pick
Although the Red Sox clearly have the better batting team, they struggle to capitalize on it. In last night's game, the Red Sox scored twice in the fourth inning and never again.
This batting group is great when it comes to statistics but not at winning games. Because of this, we're going to take the New York Yankees at -139.
It's also important to note that the Yankees are starting one of their best pitchers, Jameson Taillon. With Taillon out there, the Yankees should be able to hold off the Red Sox batters. We'll also take the under since each team is starting a pretty strong pitcher.
DunkelIndex Free Pick: New York Yankees -139, UNDER
Prop Picks
Boston (-145) UNDER 4.5 Runs
New York is allowing 3.44 runs per 9 innings on defense, which ranks No. 3 in the league. That average decreases to 2.80 runs per 9 innings over NY’s last five road games. Scores have gone UNDER in three of the Yankees’ last four games overall.
With Dunkel predicting a NY victory by the score of 4-2, take the Red Sox (-145) to finish UNDER their Vegas team total of 4.5 runs against the Yankees.
Jameson Taillon (+120) To Record A Win
Taillon has 11 wins in 22 starts this season, which ranks No. 1 on the Yankees. The right hander has 5 wins in 10 starts with an OBA of .243 on the road and 1 win in 2 starts with an OBA .214 versus Boston.
With Dunkel predicting an Yankees victory while holding the Red Sox UNDER their Vegas run total, take Taillon (+120) to record the win versus Boston.
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