Cleveland vs Boston MLB Betting Preview
The Red Sox are reeling, as they are in the basement of the AL East, have lost 2 straight, and have lost 8 of their last 10 games.
Venue/ Stadium: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Time/Date: 7:10 PM EST Thursday, May 10, 2012
NCAA Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: Indians +135 / Red Sox -150
Over/Under: 9 runs
Cleveland Indians vs. Boston Red Sox Preview
On top of that they have lost 5 straight games at home. The Indians have also lost 2 straight, but they are 6-4 in their last 10 games and they are atop the AL Central. MLB lines have the Red Sox as the favorite tonight with a run total of 9.
In their last games the Indians lost to the Chicago White Sox 8-1 and the Red Sox lost to the Kansas City Royals 4-3.
This season the Indians have an O/U record of 14-15 and a run-line total of 13-17 and the Red Sox have an O/U record of 19-10 and a run-line W/L record of 11-19.
The Red Sox are an awful 4-10 at home this season and the Indians are a stellar 9-3 on the road.
Derek Lowe (4-1, 2.39 ERA) takes the mound for the Indians tonight and in his last outing he was solid going 6 innings and giving up 2 earned runs in a no decision against the Rangers. Josh Beckett (2-3, 4.45 ERA) takes the mound for the Red Sox and he missed his last start with a minor injury, but in his previous start he gave up 3 earned runs in 6 innings in a loss to the White Sox.
Lowe has only faced the Red Sox once in his career back in 2009 when he was with the Braves. The Red Sox are 5-1 in Beckett’s last 6 home starts against the Indians. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
The Indians have lost 12 of their last 17 games facing the Red Sox in Boston.
The pitching has been the main problem for the Red Sox this season, as they rank 29th in the Majors in team ERA. Their offense has been solid ranking 6th in runs scored, but even that part of their game has been off lately.
The Indians do not have a big gun on offense, but they are getting it done as a team with 7 players with at least 10 RBI and 5 players with at least 3 HR.
In some betting trends for this American League match up the Indians are 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter, 7-1 in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a losing record, and they have an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
The Red Sox are 0-5 in their last 5 games as a home favorite, 2-5 in Beckett’s last 7 starts, and they have an Over record of 18-7-2 in their last 27 home games.
Jason’s Pick: With Lowe on the mound tonight I think the Indians have good value at +135, as I think they will win and the Red Sox home woes will continue.
