MLB : Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Odds & Prediction

Game Info: June 8, 2025 7:10PM EDT @ Yankee Stadium

Rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees can’t do without additional drama, but it has nevertheless. Yankees rated strong favorites with Boston’s recent slugfest victory, showing they are not backing down at all.

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: Red Sox 2.92 , Yankees 1.46

Spread: Red Sox +1.5 , Yankees -1.5

Over/Under: 8

Team Recent Performance

Boston Red Sox

On June 7 against the Yankees, they won 10 to 7, making the -1.5 spread on OVER 7.5, but the day before lost 9 to 6 with a failure to cover +1.5, with a total OVER 9. It was on June 4 that they won 11-9 against the Angels (-1.5, OVER 10.5), but they had lost the last two games, well under the first coverage.

New York Yankees

They lost to the Boston Red Sox on June 7, with a score of 10-7, not covering the +1.5 spread in a game that went OVER 7.5. On June 6, they came back with a 9-6 win, covering -1.5, while the game went OVER 9. They played Cleveland with 2 wins in a total of 3 matches, inclusive of a clean 4-0 win, with scoring -1.5. Two of their outcomes were UNDER and the remaining was a win.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

The Yankees average 5.50 runs per game, slightly ahead of the Red Sox, who have an average of 5.20. In terms of hits, New York has the upper hand again, with 9.3 to 9.0. They also draw more walks at 4.3 than the Red Sox do best with 3.4. The only area in which Boston holds a clear advantage is that the Red Sox seem to strike out more, averaging 10.5 to the Yankees’ 8.3. Both clubs share a 6-4 over/under trend.

Betting Trends

Boston Red Sox

In the previous 5 games, the Red Sox have won 2 while losing 3, and they have also gone 2-3 against the spread during that time. This season they have managed to cover 17 in 16 attempts in road games. The total has surged leveraged in 4 of their last 5 and 14 of their last 33 games in front of home fans.

New York Yankees

The Yanks took 3 wins in the last 5, but at the same time lost 3 in terms of spread. As for the road this season, they stand at 13-18 against the spread. The OVER has hit in 2 of the last 5 and in 13 of the last 32 at home.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

The New York Yankees will win but the Boston Red Sox will cover the spread with the total going over 8.

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