MLB Picks & Bets: Yankees vs. Red Sox (Friday)
Another profitable 2-1 day on Wednesday brought our MLB best bets record to 4-1 for the week and 9-2 over our last 11 picks overall. We are back to continue that hot streak with another trio of plays today. Read on for our top three MLB picks and best bets for Friday, June 13th’s game Yankees vs. Red Sox.
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Friday's Top MLB Picks & Bets: Yankees vs. Red Sox
(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
New York Yankees (+122) at Boston Red Sox (-144) | O/U 8.5 (-110/-110) MLB Picks
This exact pitching matchup between Ryan Yarbrough and Garrett Crochet took place last Saturday at Yankee Stadium when the Red Sox jumped out to an early 8-3 lead and held on for a 10-7 win, jumpstarting their series win over their division rivals.
Perhaps we should have seen that Yarbrough would have been in for a rough start in that outing, as he had not induced many ground balls (36th percentile in ground ball rate), while Boston has increased its fly ball output over the last three weeks.
The Red Sox also entered that game as one of the most potent lineups against left-handed pitching, ranking first in the Majors in batting average on balls in play (BABIP), third in hard-hit rate and fifth in wRC+. The result was Yarbrough being tagged for eight earned runs over just four innings, which equaled the amount of earned runs he had allowed in his previous nine appearances.
While it will be difficult for the two teams to replicate breaking out for 17 combined runs again, Boston is still sending its ace to the mound, and these are very generous odds given how we saw this matchup play out just six days ago.
Pick: Red Sox Moneyline (-144)
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