Yankees vs. Red Sox Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 20

Updated Aug. 20, 2023 1:00 p.m. ET

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Gleyber Torres and the New York Yankees take on Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. The Yankees are favored in this one, at -111, while the underdog Red Sox have -109 odds to play spoiler. Boston (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. A 9-run total has been set in this contest.

The scheduled starters are Clarke Schmidt (8-7) for the New York Yankees, and Josh Winckowski (3-1) for the Boston Red Sox.

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Yankees vs. Red Sox Game Information & Odds

When: Sunday, August 20, 2023 at 1:35 PM ET
Where: Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Yankees	-111	-109	9	-116	-103	-1.5	-179	+147

Yankees vs. Red Sox Prediction

Score Prediction: Yankees 5, Red Sox 4
Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
Win Probabilities: Yankees 51%, Red Sox 49%

Yankees vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

This season, the Yankees have been favored 76 times and won 42, or 55.3%, of those games.
This season New York has won 42 of its 75 games, or 56%, when favored by at least -111 on the moneyline.
The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 52.6% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
The Red Sox have won in 32, or 52.5%, of the 61 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Boston has a win-loss record of 32-29 when favored by -109 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 52.2% chance of walking away with the win.

Yankees Recent Betting Performance

The Yankees have a 1-3 record from the four games they were favored on the moneyline over their last 10 matchups.
In their last 10 outings, the Yankees and their opponents combined to go over the run total six times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
The Yankees' ATS record is 2-8-0 over their past 10 games.

Yankees Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	2-8
Runs Per Game	3.3
HR	9
ERA	5.78
K/9	9

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Yankees Player Insights

Torres is the Yankees best hitter, putting together an average of .265 while also being the team's top run producer, collecting 49 RBI and hitting 18 long balls.
Torres is 62nd in home runs and 109th in RBI among all batters in baseball.
Aaron Judge has hit 24 home runs to pace his team.
Judge carries a three-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with two home runs, two walks and three RBI.
Anthony Volpe is hitting .214 with 15 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs and 42 walks.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa is hitting .253 with 10 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 26 walks.

Yankees Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Aaron Judge	0.5 (-213)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+225)	0.5 (+140)
Gleyber Torres	-	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+170)
DJ LeMahieu	0.5 (-256)	1.5 (+145)	0.5 (+750)	0.5 (+260)
Giancarlo Stanton	0.5 (-175)	0.5 (-175)	0.5 (+360)	0.5 (+145)
Billy McKinney	0.5 (-120)	0.5 (-120)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+265)

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Red Sox Recent Betting Performance

Over the past 10 games, the Red Sox have been underdogs just once and won that contest.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Red Sox and their opponents are 3-7-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
The Red Sox have five wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Red Sox Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	7-3
Runs Per Game	4.9
HR	14
ERA	3.68
K/9	9.7

Red Sox Player Insights

Devers leads the Red Sox in home runs (28) and runs batted in (84).
Among all hitters in MLB, Devers' home run total is 11th and his RBI tally ranks ninth.
Devers takes a hitting streak of three games into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with two home runs, four walks and five RBI.
Justin Turner has 25 doubles, 19 home runs and 40 walks while hitting .286.
Among all major league hitters, Turner ranks 51st in homers and 25th in RBI.
Masataka Yoshida has accumulated a team-high batting average of .301.
Alex Verdugo is hitting .273 with 31 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 40 walks.

Red Sox Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Rafael Devers	-	1.5 (+100)	0.5 (+330)	0.5 (+150)
Alex Verdugo	0.5 (-278)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+240)
Justin Turner	0.5 (-270)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+185)
Jarren Duran	0.5 (-244)	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+185)
Adam Duvall	0.5 (-175)	0.5 (-164)	0.5 (+425)	0.5 (+165)

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