ESPN.com · Oct 5, 2018
Best bets for Yankees-Red Sox ALDS
It seems to be a common theme in this year's postseason that the perceived better team gets its odds inflated. I wrote about this for the Chicago Cubs in the wild-card game and for both the Astros and Brewers in their respective Division Series. Once again, this appears to be the case for the Red Sox and Yankees.
The Sox finished with a better record, won the division and didn't have to win a wild-card game just to be here. But should that make them a 60 percent favorite to win this series, as Vegas implies? I'm not convinced.
Here is my betting preview for the series:
Game 1 odds: Yankees (Happ) +165 at Red Sox (Sale) -180
Game 1 over/under: 8 (U -120)