Red Sox vs. Rays Pick
Will the Boston Red Sox ride strong pitching to a win on the road when they face the Tampa Bay Rays today at 4PM ET?
GAME SNAPSHOT
(921) Boston Red Sox at (922) Tampa Bay Rays
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Location: Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, Florida
Weather: Indoors
Time: 4PM ET
CURRENT ODDS
According to oddsmakers at YouWager, Boston is favored in this game, as the Red Sox are getting odds of -155 to win against Tampa Bay. The Rays are getting a money line of +145 to prevail. The over/under total is currently listed at 7 runs.
PITCHING MATCHUP
The Red Sox have Chris Sale on the mound to face Chris Archer of the Rays. Sale was 17-8 last season with a 2.90 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP. He racked up a career-best 308 strikeouts. Archer was 10-12 last season with a 4.07 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. The ERA was the highest he’s had since 2012.
Bet on MLB for Thursday, March 29, 2018
PUBLIC BETTING INFORMATION
The public is backing the Red Sox today. Boston is currently getting 81 percent of the wagers for this game as the road favorite against the Rays.
KEY INJURIES
Tampa Bay doesn’t have anyone new listed on the injury report for today’s game. Boston has second baseman Dustin Pedroia out until late May with a knee injury. Pedroia appeared in 105 games last season and hit .293 with 62 RBI.
BETTING STRATEGIES
Boston won six of its last eight meetings with Tampa Bay last season. That included winning four of their last five games at Tampa.
The Red Sox are coming off a 93-69 record last season, in which it won the AL East and posted a 45-36 record on the road. The Sox scored 785 runs and allowed 668. Tampa Bay was 80-82 on the season with a 42-39 record at home. The Rays scored 694 runs and allowed 704.
This game could be a real pitching battle. Sale should be able to work through this Tampa Bay lineup without much difficulty. Archer has the capability to do good things on the mound as well, but he is facing a much more difficult lineup in Boston. The Sox added J.D. Martinez to their already dangerous order. I think the Boston hitters will be the difference in this game.
MLB PREDICTIONS: BOSTON RED SOX -155