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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

Well, Lackey was poor last night, but Hughes outdid him! The guy looks injured and may be pulled (not least because he's on several of my fantasy teams, which seems to be a curse) but it allowed the Bosox to get off the mark - had Hughes not imploded though, the Yanks would've taken it and that's why I'll take the 2.35 on offer today on New York.

I'm not sure Boston are out of the woods yet, and Buchholz has struggled with the pinstripes historically. Nova is a solid pitcher - Joe Girardi wants 5 maybe 6 innings of solid work and then the deep Yankees' pen can step in and close out the game. It's a rigid gameplan, but with Nova coming off a good spring and a decent debut, I can't resist the price.

Pick: New York Yankees @ 2.35

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2011 Season (Level stakes)

4-8 (-3.86 pts)