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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

0-6? BOSOX? Amazing! A proud record that reaches back to when my daddy was climbing into a Spitfire and doing victory rolls over Biggin Hill.

Streaks are powerful in baseball and worth betting from 3 either way out (3 losses/3 wins; just bet the streak) so I'm not going to stay away from the 2.25 on offer at B365.

Neither pitcher started well this season, but I like Hughes and if he has made progress this week after being plagued by a loss of velocity, he can get it done today against a Red Sox team hitting .181. Lackey is a little too prone to falling in a heap and getting shelled for my liking, so Overs may be an option, but with the line at 10 and better the Evens on offer for New York, I'll take the bombers (geddit?)

Pick: Yankees @ 2.25

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2011 Season (Level stakes)

4-7 (-2.86 pts)