Major League Baseball makes it bow in Europe at the end of June, and what better way to mark the occasion than a meeting between two of the biggest teams in the sport taking place at the London Stadium. The Boston Red Sox - last year's World Series champions - and New York Yankees will do battle away from the regular spotlight in the United States by branching out in the same fashion as the NFL and NBA. The occasion will be marked by Prince Harry throwing the first pitch, but then it will be down to business for two teams who have been performing impressively of late.
When you take to the baseball betting sites to assess the odds on each team, you are going to be met with value for both sides. The Red Sox currently finds themselves five places lower than the Yankees in the MLB standings but as of June 22, they possess the best record in the division over the past 10 matches. Eight victories have been recorded during that period, and their sole defeat in their last nine outings came by a 4-3 margin. The Yankees will begin the fixture as the marginal favourites, although it is difficult to back against Red Sox based on their current form.
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However, the Yankees are also in the middle of an impressive run of results. As of June 22, six victories have been recorded in a row, and their lowest margin of victory is by three runs. It is a formidable record - especially when considering that they have reached double figures in half of those contests - and there is every suggestion that the London crowd should be treated to a thrilling encounter over June 29 and 30.
You should also consider the recent meetings between the teams before placing your bets for this game. Three matches took place as recently as the start of this month, with the Yankees winning twice before the Red Sox hit back in the final clash. The margin of victories were 4-1, 5-3 and 8-5 respectively, but the run-fest in the concluding fixture is an anomaly in comparison to the most recent results. The previous five games had all featured eight runs or less, and you may get value for betting on that with bookmakers likely to favour over nine runs due to the amount of runs recorded by the Yankees over the past week.
