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2022 MLB Handicapping
(43-33) Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago Cubs (29-46)
Date: Friday, July 1st, 2022
Time: 2:20 PM ET
Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Projected Pitchers: Rich Hill (BOS) vs. Adrian Sampson (CHC)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Red Sox -130 / Cubs +110
MLB run line Betting Odds: Red Sox-1.5 (+120) / Cubs +1.5 (-140)
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 9
The Red Sox will continue their road trip, as they head to Chicago to take on the Cubs for the opener of that series.
Boston will be sending Rich Hill to the mound against Adrian Sampson for the Cubs.
At the moment, Boston is a pretty small favorite on the road in this one.
Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox continue to be one of the hottest teams in baseball. What they are showing now is a more competitive team and they are back to being relevant in the American League.
They would be the first to tell someone that the start they got off to was not acceptable and frankly, it was a bit concerning. Since having a record of 10-19 on May 10th, this club totally turned things around and seems like a new team.
Boston had an amazing month of June and they will look to continue doing more of the same in July. It will be very hard to win at that clip with some of the teams they have to play, but it is certainly something they can strive for.
Given how well the Yankees have played, the Sox have gotten overshadowed at times this season, but that does not take away from what they have done. New York has built a comfortable lead in the East and will win the division, but these guys are still headed in a good direction and control the Wild Card.
These head-to-to-head games within the division are so important and their last series with the Blue Jays is not how they would have liked to go. Sure, they did cap it off with a 6-5 win, but they did not get the series win and blew the opportunity to get the job done in what was a very winnable Game 2.
Putting their past series aside, it is time for the Red Sox to focus on this series with the Cubs. The bottom line is they are facing one of the worst teams in the league and it is imperative that they take care of business in this one.
Given what part of the season we are in and every game meaning so much, it would be a bad look for them to fold against Chicago. Of course, you cannot take any opponent lightly, but this has to be a get-right series for them.
Opening up the series on the bump is the veteran Rich Hill and he has been a hard guy to figure out so far. There have been times where he has been somewhat effective, such as his last start against Cleveland, but there have also been times where he has not given good length at all.
Chicago Cubs
In the 2022 season, the Cubs have been a train wreck. Some would say that is hyperbole, but I would say it is reality.
As you look at this team, they are not one that inspires fans or really anyone in the game. This is a group that is a total bottom feeder and it will stay that way for the rest of the year.
When it comes to reasons as to why they have performed so poorly, I could give a laundry list, but I do not need to. Their lack of strong play is really simple.
Chicago is a team that lacks front-end talent on both sides of the field and it is evident when they play teams that can expose that. There are some nice pieces here and there but is nothing to the point where it strikes fear into other teams.
Although they won the World Series in 2016, we all saw how long it took to get to the point and all the losing in the previous seasons. Forget a title. I think you will keep on seeing this team lose a ton of games for a while before they are even remotely relevant.
Until they get some real improvements with the hitters and pitchers, I do not expect any big changes from them. When an organization puts this kind of team out there on a nightly basis, it is impossible to expect the results to be all that good.
Chicago will really have their hands full in this series with the Red Sox. After playing a terrible team in the Reds, the level of difficulty is much higher here and if they are not careful, it could be an ugly series for them.
Adrian Sampson will be getting the nod here and the numbers are good, but the sample size is not very big. He will get the tall task of keeping one of the best offenses in baseball at bay.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- The Red Sox are 7-0 in their last 7 games following an off day.
- The Red Sox are 20-6 in their last 26 overall.
- The Cubs are 5-11 in their last 16 games after scoring 5 runs or more in the previous game.
- The Cubs are 16-36 in their last 52 home games.
Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Prediction:
The Cubs did play pretty well in their last series with the Reds, but I do not necassarily see a lot of that carrying over to this series.
Hill can be very hard to trust at times, but as I mentioned, it has not been all bad. He might not pitch a gem here, but I feel he can do enough to be effective and hand it off to the bullpen.
Sampson is going to have his hands full with this lineup and I am not sure he is ready. Although they did not win their last series, Boston comes in as a confident bunch and I expect them to get the job done here.
With the Moneyline not being outrageous, I will lay that price with the Sox.
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