Thursday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – The Yankees and Red Sox will play the rubber match of their three-game series tonight at 7:10PM ET.
Odds: Oddsmakers have made the Red Sox -195 money line favorites versus the Yankees, who are +183 on the ML. The over/under total for this game is currently sitting at 9.5 runs.
Pitching Matchup: A.J. Burnett will take the hill tonight for the Yankees against Boston’s Jon Lester. Burnett comes into the game with a 5-11 record and a 5.31 ERA, while Lester has posted a stellar 14-6 record and a 3.09 ERA.
Public Betting: Of the 2,900-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 65% of MLB public bettors currently favor the Red Sox -195.
MLB Free Pick: Take the over. According to latest MLB trends, the over is 4-0 in Burnett’s last four road starts versus the Red Sox and 5-0 in his last five starts against Boston overall. The over is also 5-2-1 in Lester’s last eight starts against the Yankees and 35-16-1 in the lat 52 meetings between these two teams in Boston. Both of these teams should come out swinging tonight as each squad looks to get a leg up on each other in the American League East Division.
THURSDAY MLB FREE PICK: YANKEES/RED SOX OVER 9.5
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