Red Sox vs. Phillies Odds
PHILADELPHIA, PA (TheSpread) – The Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox are the lone teams to begin the MLB season in interleague play as the two meet today at 3:05PM ET.
The Red Sox are coming off a disappointing 2014 campaign where they went 71-91 overall and 37-44 on the road. Philadelphia also had a disappointing season in 2014, going 73-89 overall and 37-44 at home. The Red Sox have Clay Buchholz on the mound to face Cole Hamels of the Phillies. These two teams haven’t met since the 2013 season when they four games, with each team winning once at home and on the road.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Philadelphia is the slight favorite at home, as the Phillies are getting odds of -110 to win, while the Red Sox have been given a money line of +100 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7.5 runs.
The Phillies were 14-17 in spring training with a 7-9 home record. Boston was 17-12 this spring with a 10-5 record on the road. The trends for this game are with Boston, as the Phillies are 4-10 in their last 14 games on grass and the Red Sox are 22-10 in their last 32 meetings with the Phillies. The under is strong here as well, as Boston has hit the under in 10 of its last 13 interleague games.
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