I’m opting for the Yankees here in this battle of the ‘Heavyweights’, currently paying $1.60.
New York are in the midst of another stellar campaign, currently sitting 2nd in the American League at 15-6.
The Red Sox have had one of their worst starts to a season in franchise history, sitting dead last in the conference at 6-16.
I love the matchup for the Yankees here, who’ve already won the first 3 of this 4-game series.
Their pitching staff has been stellar throughout, containing a Red Sox attack that just hasn’t gotten going.
Jordan Montgomery takes the mound for the Yankees here and I’m relatively confident in a solid outing from him.
He appears a better option than counterpart Martin Perez, who just doesn’t inspire much market confidence.
Throw in the considerably better bullpen and batting lineup and I’m banking on a New York sweep here.
I’m banking on Chicago to get the job done here, currently paying $1.67 at home against Detroit.
The White Sox have had the slightly better season so far, going exactly .500 through 22 games.
Detroit are just behind them at 9-10, with an admittedly worse run differential.
Not only do I think Chicago are the better team in general, they also match up relatively well with this Detroit side.
The Tigers don’t have an especially strong offense and I’d expect them to struggle against the usually reliable Gio Gonzalez.
Matthew Boyd has struggled mightily for Detroit this season and I don’t anticipate him finding much relief against this batting lineup.
Especially without a great bullpen, I can see a strong Chicago batting performance leading the way here.