Ala Hann Sport picks

While NFL betting players have the Giants-Patriots rivalry, it doesn’t hold a candle to when Boston and the Yankees get together on the diamond. The Red Sox won the first eight games of the season series before the Yankees swept them in four in the Big Apple. This weekend’s series takes place at Fenway Park.

Friday, August 21, 7:10 – Andy Pettitte (9-6, 4.09) vs Brad Penny (7-7. 5.22)

Pettitte is 0-1 in two starts against the Red Sox this year despite a 2.08 ERA, but he’s coming off a season-high 10 strikeouts at Seattle, and he’s 5-2 in 11 road starts to go with a 3.17 ERA. Penny tossed six scoreless innings in his lone meeting with the Yankees this year, but he ended up with a no-decision in a 4-3 victory. However, he needs to right the ship soon as he’s 0-2 in three August starts so far, racking up a 6.11 ERA. Give the online betting edge to the veteran southpaw.

MLB betting pick: Yankees

Saturday, August 22, 4:10 – A.J. Burnett (10-6, 3.69) vs Junichi Tazawa (1-2, 5.40)

Burnett’s line in his last meeting with the Red Sox was a typical Burnett outing: 7.2 innings, one hit, six walks, six strikeouts in what turned out to be a 2-0 15-inning win for the Yankees. That no-decision took him to 0-1 in three starts against the Red Sox in 2009, and he’s not afraid to go to Fenway, where he is 3-1 in five career starts with a 3.56 ERA. Tazawa is making his third start of his career and fourth outing overall, and he gave up the homer to Alex Rodriguez that gave the Yankees that 2-0 win. Imagine having that as your big-league debut. I have a feeling it won’t get much better for him in Saturday’s baseball picks, either.

MLB betting pick: Yankees

Sunday, August 23, 8:05 PM ET – C.C. Sabathia (14-7, 3.58) vs Josh Beckett (14-4, 3.38)

This will be the toughest pick of the weekend for your gambling software, as these aces are tied for the American League lead in wins. Sabathia has split a pair of meetings with the Red Sox this year, throwing a two-hitter over 7.2 innings in a 5-0 shutout. Beckett is coming off his worst outing the year, giving up seven runs in 5.1 innings against Toronto, and he’s been taken deep five times in his last two starts. He’s also 2-0 in four starts against the Yankees this year, with a career mark of 9-4 and an ERA of 5.03 in 16 starts. He may not get the decision, but Beckett will do enough to keep the Yankees from sweeping Boston in their own stadium, so go with the Red Sox in Sunday’s MLB picks.

MLB betting pick: Red Sox