New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends | September 13

The Boston Red Sox (74-73) and New York Yankees (85-62) will meet on Friday at Yankee Stadium, starting at 7:05 p.m. ET.

The Red Sox are an underdog (+125 moneyline odds to win) when they take the field at the Yankees (-149). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the New York Yankees looking to Clarke Schmidt (5-3), and Tanner Houck (8-10) taking the ball for the Boston Red Sox.

Before this Yankees vs. Red Sox showdown, here’s everything you need to prepare for Friday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Yankees (-149, bet $149 to win $100)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+125, bet $100 to win $125)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees vs. Red Sox: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Friday, September 13, 2024
• Game Time: 7:05 p.m. ET
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium
• TV Channel: MLB.tv
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Yankees stats and trends

Yankees betting records

• This season, the Yankees have won 65 out of the 116 games, or 56%, in which they’ve been favored.
• This season New York has won 41 of its 68 games, or 60.3%, when favored by at least -149 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Yankees, based on the moneyline, is 59.8%.
• New York’s games have gone over the total in 78 of its 145 chances.
• The Yankees are 72-72-0 ATS in their 144 games with a spread this season.

Clarke Schmidt (Yankees probable starter)

• Schmidt makes the start for the Yankees, his 13th of the season. He is 5-3 with a 2.34 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 65 1/3 innings pitched.
• The righty last pitched on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, when he went 4 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 2.34, with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 12 games this season. Opponents have a .226 batting average against him.
• Schmidt has two quality starts this season.
• Schmidt will look to collect his 11th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.4 innings per appearance.
• He has made three appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
• The opposing Red Sox offense has a collective .255 batting average, and is fourth in the league with 1297 total hits and eighth in MLB play with 697 runs scored. It has the fifth-ranked slugging percentage (.431) and ranks eighth in home runs (183) in all of MLB.

Yankees batting stats

• No team in MLB has hit more homers than the Yankees, who have connected on 217 this season.
• Fueled by 453 extra-base hits, New York ranks fourth in MLB with a .432 slugging percentage this season.
• The Yankees rank eighth in MLB with a .250 team batting average.
• New York has scored the second-most runs in the majors this season with 736.
• The Yankees have an on-base percentage of .333 this season, which ranks second in the league.
• New York has shown patience at the plate this season with the 10th-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.1) among MLB offenses.

Red Sox stats and trends

Red Sox betting records

• The Red Sox have come away with 33 wins in the 69 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This season, Boston has come away with a win seven times in 19 chances when named as an underdog of at least +125 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 44.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 75 of its 145 opportunities.
• The Red Sox are 66-79-0 against the spread in their 145 games that had a posted line this season.

Tanner Houck (Red Sox probable starter)

• Houck (8-10 with a 3.24 ERA and 150 strikeouts in 169 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Red Sox, his 29th of the season.
• In his most recent time out on Wednesday, Sept. 4 against the New York Mets, the right-hander went five innings, allowing four earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.24, with 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings in 28 games this season. Opponents have a .235 batting average against him.
• Houck has 19 quality starts this year.
• Houck will try to go five or more innings for his 11th straight start. He’s averaging 6.0 innings per outing.
• In six of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
• He will take the hill against a Yankees offense that ranks ninth in the league with 1236 total hits (on a .250 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .432 (fourth in the league) with 217 total home runs (first in MLB action).
• In 9 1/3 innings over two appearances against the Yankees this season, Houck has a 3.86 ERA and a 1.607 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .212.
• The 28-year-old ranks 13th in ERA (3.24), 25th in WHIP (1.167), and 39th in K/9 (8.0) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.

Red Sox batting stats

• The Red Sox average 1.2 home runs per game to rank eighth in MLB action with 183 total home runs.
• So far this year, Boston is fifth in baseball, slugging .431.
• The Red Sox rank fifth in MLB with a .255 batting average.
• Boston scores the eighth-most runs in baseball (697 total, 4.7 per game).
• The Red Sox are seventh in baseball with an on-base percentage of .321.