New York Yankees
48-34
@
Boston Red Sox
35-46
7:20 PM ET Fenway Park NBC/Peacock DivisionalWeekend

Take the under 8.0 at Fenway with Sonny Gray locked in and the air dead.

Gray's command edge plus fog and wind blowing in suppress what should be a powder-keg matchup.

SidePASS, BOS -118 is fairly priced with no clear edge.
TotalBET UNDER 8.0 on weather and Gray's command.
Lean6/10
Confidence
Best Bet Under 8.0 is the highest-conviction play given the suppressed air and Gray's control.
Total8.0
NYY Win50%
BOS Win54%
Implied NYY3.9
Implied BOS4.1

Vegas / Market

Total
8.0
Run line
BOS 1.5
NYY ML
+100 50%
BOS ML
-118 54%
NYY3.9
BOS4.1

The de-vigged team totals read NYY 3.9 and BOS 4.1, with Boston a modest -118 favorite at home. That number is efficient on the side, but the total of 8.0 looks vulnerable given the weather drag and Gray's profile. The number does not beat my read on the side, so the value is in the under.

Pitching Matchup

NYY
Carlos Rodon
4-2 · 41.1 IP
ERA
3.70
WHIP
1.28
K/9
10.1
BB/9
4.8
VS
BOS
Sonny Gray
9-1 · 76.1 IP
ERA
2.95
WHIP
1.19
K/9
7.8
BB/9
2.4

Gray is the clear edge here, pairing a 2.95 ERA with elite 2.37 BB/9 control over 76.1 innings, while Rodon misses bats at a 10.07 K/9 but leaks free passes at a worrying 4.82 BB/9 walk rate. Rodon's stuff plays, but the command gap means Gray is far likelier to navigate his lineup cleanly. Advantage Boston on the mound.

Offense Comparison

NYYrank of 30BOS
4.9 5 Runs / G 28 4.0
0.241 20 AVG 14 0.244
1.48 1 HR / G 29 0.88
8.76 7 K / G 20 8.19

New York carries the league's top power profile and brings real stack appeal against Rodon-style volatility, but Gray's strike-throwing limits the free baserunners that ignite Yankee rallies. Boston, ranked near the bottom in homers, leans on contact bats like Rafaela and Eaton and must string singles against Rodon's high walk total to score. The Yankees are the more dangerous lineup, the Red Sox the more dependent on traffic.

Weather & Park

5 mph in from CF · favors pitchers
Conditions
Fog
Temp
66°
Humidity
93%

Fog at 66F with 93 percent humidity and a 4 mph breeze blowing in from center is explicitly flagged as negative for run scoring, knocking down fly balls at an open-air Fenway. That dampens the Yankees' homer-heavy approach.

DFS Angles

If forced to stack, lean Yankees for raw ceiling against Rodon-level variance, but the negative-air conditions cap upside, so keep exposure modest. Boston bats are tough to trust facing Gray's discipline.

Target Sonny Gray as the cash-game anchor given his 2.95 ERA and command edge in run-suppressing conditions. Fade Rodon despite the strikeout upside; the 4.82 BB/9 caps his floor against a top-five offense.

NYY top bats
  • Ben Rice 12.8 proj · $14,400 · 0.9x
  • Cody Bellinger 11.7 proj · $13,200 · 0.9x
  • Jazz Chisholm Jr. 10.9 proj · $11,400 · 1.0x
  • Jasson Dominguez 10.2 proj · $9,000 · 1.1x
  • Paul Goldschmidt 10.1 proj · $10,500 · 1.0x
BOS top bats
  • Willson Contreras 11.6 proj · $12,900 · 0.9x
  • Nate Eaton 10.9 proj · $6,900 · 1.6x
  • Ceddanne Rafaela 10.1 proj · $10,800 · 0.9x
  • Wilyer Abreu 10.0 proj · $7,800 · 1.3x
  • Caleb Durbin 8.5 proj · $7,500 · 1.1x

Players to Watch

Prop leans
  • Ben Rice - hits over lean - team-best 1.51 projected hits at $14400.
  • Cody Bellinger - RBI lean - 0.87 projected RBI tops Yankee bats.
  • Willson Contreras - hits lean - 1.42 projected hits leads Boston.
  • Wilyer Abreu - power upside - 0.23 projected HR despite weather drag.
On watch
  • Nate Eaton - 1.57x value at just $6900 DK.
  • Jasson Dominguez - 1.13x value, 1.39 projected hits at $9000.
  • Ceddanne Rafaela - 1.35 projected hits as Boston's contact engine.
  • Carlos Rodon - 4.82 BB/9 makes his outing high-variance.
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Form & Head-to-Head

Season series: NYY 4 – BOS 4

The season series is dead even at 4 wins apiece.

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