MLB Total Blowout
(MLB) NY Yankees vs. Boston, 10/05/2021 8:08 PM, Score: 2 - 6
Total: 8.00 | 102.00 Under
Result: Push
#937/938 ASA PLAY ON 8* Under 8 Runs – Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees, Tuesday at 8:08 PM ET – Playoff time and this wild card match-up is a rivalry game and it will be a chilly evening at Fenway Park with a light northerly breeze adding to the cool conditions. Considering these factors as well as this pitching match-up, we should see a very tight low-scoring pitchers duel in this one. Both bullpens in good shape heading into this one too. As for the starters, Gerrit Cole gets the start for the Yankees and he has a respectable 3.71 ERA in last 3 starts versus Boston. Cole went 10-4 with a 3.32 ERA in his road starts in the regular season. His last two starts went over the total on the road but the O/U was 4-10 in his first 14 outings away from Yankee Stadium this season. Nathan Eovaldi starts for Boston here and, before a rare bad outing versus the Yankees in his final home start of the regular season, he had been particularly strong at Fenway Park this season with a 6-3 record and a 2.91 ERA. Eovaldi entered that rare rough outing with a 2.12 ERA in his 3 starts prior. The under had been perfect 3-0 in his last 3 starts against the Yankees and he had compiled a 2.55 ERA in those outings. In other words, don't be surprised when he bounces right back here in this rematch with the Yankees. The under, before that wild 8-3 win a week ago Friday, had been a perfect 2-0 in Cole's last 2 starts versus Boston and he has totaled 25 strikeouts in the 17 innings over his last 3 starts against the Red Sox. The Yankees had only 2 overs in their last 8 games of the season. The under trend continues here as the Red Sox final game of the season went over the total but this followed 7 straight unders! Look for this one to be a tight game throughout with runs at a premium. Per our computer math model, this game lands around 5 to 6 runs and even if it reaches 7 that is still a winning ticket based on the 8 that is posted at most books as of early morning Tuesday. We like the odds being in our favor for a well-pitched affair in this one! Bet the UNDER