New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon (55) reacts after the top of the fifth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York.

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees tangle in Game 2 of their AL Wild Card Series Wednesday in the Bronx, New York. The first pitch from Yankee Stadium is slated for 6 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Red Sox vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Series: Boston leads 1-0

Boston, which took 9 of 13 regular-season games from New York, came back from a 1-0 deficit and won Tuesday's series opener 3-1 in a pitchers' duel. Across regular- and postseason games combined, the Red Sox are 8-3 over their last 11 road games. BoSox pitching has registered a fine 3.13 ERA over those 11 games.

The Yankees had an 8-game win streak snapped Tuesday. New York is looking to get back to a level of home-park success that saw it log a 50-31 (.617) mark at Yankee Stadium during the regular season.

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Red Sox at Yankees projected starters

RHP Brayan Bello vs. LHP Carlos Rodon

Bello (regular season: 11-9, 3.35 ERA) registered 28 starts in the regular season. He logged a 1.24 WHIP, 3.2 BB/9 and 6.7 K/9 in 166 2/3 innings.

  • Last outing: Loss, 5 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 K in 6-1 loss at Toronto Blue Jays Thursday
  • Career vs. Yankees: 5-4, 2.35 ERA (65 IP, 17 ER), 51 H, 23 BB, 53 K in 11 starts
  • Posted a 5.40 ERA in September
  • Has never pitched in the postseason

Rodon (regular season: 18-9, 3.09 ERA) clocked a 1.05 WHIP, 3.4 BB/9 and 9.4 K/9 195 1/3 IP across 33 regular-season starts.

  • Last outing: Loss, 6 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K in 6-1 loss at Chicago White Sox Thursday
  • Career vs. Red Sox: 5-6, 4.28 ERA (67.1 IP, 32 ER), 60 H, 27 BB, 75 K in 12 starts
  • Owns a 6.64 ERA across 20 1/3 career postseason IP

Red Sox at Yankees odds

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  • Moneyline (ML): Red Sox +150 (bet $100 to win $150) | Yankees -185 (bet $185 to win $100)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Red Sox +1.5 (-160) | Yankees -1.5 (+135)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: +105 | U: -125)

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Red Sox at Yankees picks and predictions

Prediction

Yankees 5, Red Sox 3

Moneyline

No interest. PASS.

Run line/Against the spread

Bello is making his postseason debut and is doing so off a rough September. The Boston righty did pitch a nice game at Yankee Stadium in August (7 shutout innings on 3 hits on Aug. 22), but New York got to him for 4 runs in a subsequent 5-frame outing at Fenway Park (Sept. 13). Bello's control has slipped over recent starts, and its easy to see this turn -- against a Yankees club that filed a high-walk, big-power .861 OPS over its final home stand of the regular season -- being a troubled one.

The Yankees just need regular-season Rodon (2.43 ERA, 0.93 WHIP since Aug. 12) and not postseason Rodon. The former has given the Yanks 6-plus innings in 7 of his last 8 starts; the latter has gone 6-plus just once in 5 career starts. A .377 batting average on balls in play has been a big part of the lefty's high October ERA.

The Red Sox may not be a good matchup for this New York team. But this particular game, with the price being right on the money line -- has value in taking the home side. BET THE YANKEES -1.5 (+135).

Over/Under

The total has gone Over in 6 of New York's last 8 games when playing at home against Boston.

A cool evening with a pitcher's breeze is in the weather forecast, plenty of questions are in the forecast on the mound. A day of wear in both bullpens plays into those pitching concerns. And these are a pair of top-third clubs offensively.

BET THE OVER 7.5 (+105).

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