NY YANKEES (114 - 63) at BOSTON (95 - 70)
C.C. SABATHIA (L) vs. JOSH BECKETT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 114-54 (+30.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 27-9 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 114-54 (+30.4 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 83-38 (+23.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
BECKETT is 18-3 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 59-27 (+19.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 78-39 (+24.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SABATHIA is 18-8 (+12.1 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 320-291 (-52.0 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
C.C. SABATHIA vs. BOSTON since 1997
SABATHIA is 5-7 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.14 and a WHIP of 1.218.
His team's record is 5-8 (-3.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-3. (+5.7 units)
JOSH BECKETT vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
BECKETT is 10-6 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 4.77 and a WHIP of 1.353.
His team's record is 11-8 (+3.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 11-8. (+2.8 units)
NY YANKEES vs. BOSTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing Boston
Boston is 1-9 SU in their last 10 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
NY YANKEES AT BOSTON
SABATHIA: 15-6 Over in road games
BECKETT: 18-3 TSR at home in April
Hot pitchers
-- Red Sox were 13-3 in Beckett's regular season home starts LY, but he has a 4.91 RA in his last four starts, and had 5.34 RA in his five starts against Bronx last season.
-- Sabathia is 2-1, 2.57 in his last four starts; he is 3-0, 1.74 in his last three starts against the Red Sox.
Totals
-- Eight of Beckett's last ten regular season starts went over the total. Under is 7-2-1 in Sabathia's last ten road starts.