It’s Thursday, August 21 and the Red Sox (68-59) are in Bronx to take on the Yankees (69-57). Lucas Giolito is slated to take the mound for Boston against Luis Gil for New York.
After a sweep over the Rays and Cardinals, the Yankees have won five consecutive games and seven of the past eight. For the Red Sox, they are losers of three straight after getting swept by the Orioles. Boston owns the season edge, 5-1 over New York, so this should be a fun four-game set.
Let’s dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Red Sox at Yankees
- Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025
- Time: 7:15PM EST
- Site: Yankee Stadium
- City: Bronx, NY
- Network/Streaming: FOX
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Odds for the Red Sox at the Yankees
The latest odds as of Thursday:
- Moneyline: Red Sox (+116), Yankees (-137)
- Spread: Yankees -1.5
- Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Red Sox at Yankees
- Pitching matchup for August 21, 2025: Lucas Giolito vs. Luis Gil
- Red Sox: Lucas Giolito, (8-2, 3.63 ERA)
Last outing: 1.42 ERA, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 7 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts - Yankees: Luis Gil, (1-1, 5.14 ERA)
Last outing: 1.69 ERA, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed, 3 Walks, and 4 Strikeouts
- Red Sox: Lucas Giolito, (8-2, 3.63 ERA)
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Red Sox and the Yankees
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday’s game between the Red Sox and the Yankees:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Boston Red Sox at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Red Sox at Yankees
- Boston is 5-1 versus New York this season
- New York is 5-0 in the last 5 games
- New York is 7-1 in the last 8 games
- Boston is 0-3 in the last 3 games
- Boston is 3-7 in the last 10 games
- The Red Sox have won 5 straight games against the Yankees
- The Over is 4-0-1 in the Yankees’ last 5 divisional matchups
- The Yankees have covered in 4 of their last 5 games for a profit of 3.08 units
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