Opening Red Sox vs Yankees Odds for Game 3 & Probable Starting Pitchers

Published: October 1, 2025 at 8:55 pm EDT

Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story leaves the box after hitting a homer — Oct 1, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story (10) hits a one run home run during the sixth inning against the New York Yankees during game two of the Wildcard round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

The Yankees forced a winner-take-all Game 3 against the Boston Red Sox
New York will start rookie Cam Schlittler, while Boston has yet to name its starter
See the opening Red Sox vs Yankees odds for Game 3 on Thursday, October 2nd

The New York Yankees (95-69, 51-32 home) staved off elimination on Wednesday night with a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox (90-74, 42-41 away), forcing a winner-take-all Game 3 on Thursday at Yankee Stadium (start time TBD).

Neither pitching staff is in great shape. The Yankees will roll with promising rookie Cam Schlittler (2.96 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) while the Red Sox’ starter is still TBD. With Lucas Giolito out due to an elbow injury, it’s likely Alex Cora approaches Game 3 like a bullpen game.

The opening Red Sox vs Yankees Game 3 odds favor the Pinstripes pretty heavily.

Opening Red Sox vs Yankees Odds for Game 3

Bet Type	BOS	NYY
Moneyline	+136	-162
Runline	+1.5 (-154)	-1.5 (+128)
Total	O 8.0 (-105)	U 8.0 (-115)

The Red Sox vs Yankees Game 3 moneyline has opened with New York at -162 (61.83% implied win probability) and Boston at +136 (42.37% implied win probability). The run total is sitting at 8.0 with the under juiced at -115. The teams have combined for 11 runs in the first two games.

Odds as of Oct. 1 at DraftKings.

New York’s World Series odds improved from +1500 to +1000 after their 4-3 Game 2 victory. The Red Sox faded modestly from +1400 to +1500.

Boston hasn’t officially named a starter for Game 3 and it’s possible they’ll go with an opener/bullpen game.

Probable Starters for Red Sox vs Yankees Game 3

TBD	STAT	SCHLITTLER
TBD	W/L	4-3
TBD	ERA	2.96
TBD	WHIP	1.22
TBD	xERA	3.98
TBD%	K%	27.6%

Schlittler has never faced the Red Sox in his brief MLB tenure, which includes just 73.0 innings across 14 starts.

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Opening Red Sox vs Yankees Odds for Game 3 & Probable Starting Pitchers

Opening Red Sox vs Yankees Odds for Game 3

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