MLB Betting Pick: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction and Pick

Saturday July 05, 2008

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees meet at Yankee Stadium; read the game's prediction and betting pick.

Even though the Yankees kind of suck this year, it's still a rivalry game whenever Boston comes to town. These two teams hate each other and always will which is why it's always a big deal when they face each other.

The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Justin Masterson in this game. Masterson has a 4-2 record and a 3.75 ERA this season.

The Yankees will counter Masterson with Mike Mussina. Righthander Mussina has a 3.87 ERA to go along with a 10-6 record this season.

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The Red Sox won a rain-delayed game over the Yankees by a score of 6-4 as -125 favorites on Friday. The combined 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under 9.5.

Mike Lowell hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs for the Red Sox. Josh Beckett allowed three earned runs over six innings for the win.

Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Yankees, who were +115 underdogs. Darrell Rasner suffered the loss after giving up six runs off 10 hits over five innings in the loss.

As much as the Yankees need this game, Boston probably needs it more. The Red Sox are coming off a disappointing sweep at the hands of the Rays, the new division leaders.

The Red Sox aren't going to want to put too much space between themselves and the Rays so they probably want to sweep the Yankees to keep pace with the Rays.

The Yankees should win this game. The Yankees have Mike Mussina scheduled to start and he has been one of their more consistent pitchers on the season with a 10-6 record.

But Mussina has not had success against Boston this year. He has lasted a combined eight innings in two starts against the Red Sox and has lost both games.

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