Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/24/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+172) New York (-210)

The Boston Red Sox (69-59) are traveling to Yankee Stadium on Sunday where they will take on the New York Yankees (69-58). The odds on this game have the Red Sox at +172 and the Yankees are coming in at -210. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Dustin May and Carlos Rodon.

The Red Sox have tallied 260 doubles as a team and have smacked 153 balls out of the park. Boston has a slugging rate of .425 and have struck out 1,129 times, while being walked on 422 occasions. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 5.0 runs per outing, which has them at 4th in the league. They have accumulated 610 runs batted in in addition to 1,108 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate is .252. They have earned a total of 638 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .324.

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The Red Sox hold a team earned run average of 3.74 for the year (5th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,046 batters. Red Sox pitchers have relinquished 130 long balls and also 545 total runs (15th in MLB). They have walked 425 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.04 as a unit this year. Boston has given up 1,064 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 477 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.46 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30.

Red Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 131 times in addition to having 155 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 67 holds so far this season (20th in the league). The Red Sox relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 59.6% and have entered the game in 126 save situations. They have accumulated 34 saves so far this season and have not converted 23 of their 57 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 174 runners for the year with 31.6% of them ended up scoring. The Red Sox have dispatched 421 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Baltimore Orioles have amassed 3,441 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,183 assists and 98 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which has them sitting 29th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 103 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 69.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,323 innings on the field, which has them sitting 24th in baseball.

May has taken the mound for 310 innings and has accumulated 288 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.68 (127 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.173. He has surrendered 260 base knocks (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 104 walks. May (19-18 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.63 while he has gone up against 1,294 opposing batters in the major leagues.

New York has accounted for 210 long balls on the campaign as well as 633 RBIs. They have recorded 204 doubles, while taking a walk 493 times and putting up 658 runs. The New York Yankees have tallied an OBP of .331 as well as a batting average of .251 on the year. The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .453 and they average 5.18 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,110 occasions (6th in the league) and are sitting with 1,083 hits.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.257 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a squad over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (1,131 strikeouts vs 444 bases on balls). They come in at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 972. They have given up 142 long balls and they surrender 4.40 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The New York pitching staff have conceded 550 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.00 (500 earned runs given up).

New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 25.2% out of their 210 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 131 times in high leverage situations and also on 140 occasions with runners on base. With 130 save situations, the Yankees have accumulated 76 holds and also 19 blown saves. They are ranked 10th in MLB holding a save rate of 64.2%, and they have sent 426 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. New York has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 53 save chances and they have walked away with 34 saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 82 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in the majors). The Yankees have recorded 1,079 assists, 74 errors and have earned a total of 3,380 putouts so far this year. In 10,140 innings played, the Yankees hold a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (8th in pro baseball).

In his career, Rodon has given up 1,056 base hits while he has accumulated 1,375 punch outs in 1,238 innings. Rodon (88-70 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.78 ERA and has allowed 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 520 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.227 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and he has faced 5,209 opposing batters thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston (+172)

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