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  • Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees picks for Thursday, August 21
  • Game is taking place at Yankee Stadium
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Preview & Picks
  • Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Boston Red Sox Form
  • New York Yankees Form

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Preview & Picks

Boston are tipped to beat their big rivals as a road betting underdog.

The Red Sox have been on a rough run, but they can take advantage of a pitcher who has seen limited action and has struggled when he has appeared.

  • Boston Red Sox have won 5 of the 6 meetings this season
  • Boston starter Lucas Giolito is 8-2 with a 3.63 ERA this year
  • New York starter Luis Gil is 1-1 with a 5.14 ERA
  • Luis Gil has allowed 15 hits and 8 runs in 14 innings for the Yankees
  • The Under cashed in the 3 previous meetings this season

Head To Head

  • New York Yankees lead the all-time series 1258-1045-14
  • Boston Red Sox won 2-0 when the two teams last met on June 15

Boston Red Sox Form

Boston head to the ‘Big Apple’ on a miserable run of form, having now lost eight of their last 12 games.

The Red Sox were rolling prior to that as they reeled off seven straight victories between late July and early August.

That run was ended by a 7-3 loss to Kansas City, and although they rebounded to win 10-2 in San Diego, their form soon faltered as they fell 5-4 and 6-2 to the Padres.

Boston then sandwiched a 14-1 victory in Houston with 7-6 and 4-1 defeats to the Astros, before opening the home series with Miami with 2-1 and 7-5 victories.

The Red Sox failed to keep that run going though, as they lost 5-3 to the Marlins and then suffered 6-3 and 4-3 defeats at the hands of Baltimore.

New York Yankees Form

New York come into this series on a strong run of form, having won nine of their last 12 games and each of the last five.

The Yankees lost five straight to start August, before finally stopping the rot with a 3-2 victory in Texas.

They struggled against Houston, sandwiching a 5-4 defeat with 5-3 and 7-1 wins, but rallied against Minnesota as they beat the Twins 6-2 and 9-1 at home.

New York dropped the series finale 4-1, but they have not lost since, sparking this five-game run with 4-3, 12-8 and 8-4 victories in St Louis.

The Yankees then moved on to Tampa for a two-game series and beat the Rays 13-3 and 6-4.

Verdict

New York are the team in better form, but they have had a rough time against Boston this season.

Luis Gil has been struggling too, so we are tempted by the Red Sox and the plus-money despite their recent losses.

Best Bet1: Boston Win Moneyline @125.00 at Stake.us - 4 Units
Best Bet2: Under 8.5 Total Runs @-120.48 at Stake.us - 2 Units
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