Red Sox vs Yankees Prediction 4 Best Bets and Player Props for Wild Card Game 1 Tonight

Best Bets & Player Prop Bets in Summary

• New York Yankees Moneyline
• Under 6.5
• Cam Schlittler Over 7.5 Strikeouts
• Ben Rice To Record A Hit
• Ben Rice To Hit A Home Run
• Cody Bellinger To Record 2+ Total Bases
• Willson Contreras To Hit A Home Run

Red Sox at Yankees opens the Wild Card round tonight, and the site's own popular parlay carries a real endorsement — former Yankee Anthony Rizzo is backing New York's moneyline, the under, and both starting pitchers to rack up strikeouts in Game 1.

All MLB odds come from FanDuel Sportsbook's MLB betting odds and may change after this article is published.

Best Bets for Red Sox vs Yankees

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees — Wild Card Game 1 (Tue, 8:15 p.m. ET)

New York Yankees Moneyline (-134)

A modest home favorite in a genuinely close Wild Card opener, and the exact pick anchoring the site's own celebrity-backed parlay to open the series.

New York Yankees -1.5 (+172)

Genuine plus-money value on the favorite's run line — a real sign the market still respects Boston's chances of keeping this one within a run or two to open the series.

Under 6.5 (-124)

Both starters carry real alt-strikeout equity well into the game, and the site's own celebrity-backed parlay leans on exactly this number alongside both pitchers racking up strikeouts to open the series.

Cam Schlittler Over 7.5 Strikeouts (+116)

Schlittler's own line sits a full point ahead of Tolle's, a real sign the market expects him to have a genuinely dominant strikeout night at home to open the series.

Best Player Prop Bets for Red Sox vs Yankees

Ben Rice To Record A Hit (-200)

The shortest hit price on the entire board — a real, genuine sign the market expects Rice to make consistent, quality contact to open the series.

Ben Rice To Hit A Home Run (+420)

Comfortably the shortest home run price on the entire board — a genuine sign Rice is expected to be New York's clear top power threat to open the series at home.

Cody Bellinger To Record 2+ Total Bases (+145)

Bellinger is the second-shortest hit price on this entire board (-190), a real sign he's expected to make consistent, quality contact at home to open the series.