Astros vs. Red Sox Pick
The Boston Red Sox look to continue their scoring surge today when they host the Houston Astros at 1:05PM ET.
The Red Sox are putting Clay Buchholz on the mound today to face Collin McHugh of the Astros. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Boston is favored at home this afternoon, as the Sox are getting odds of -130 to win, while the Astros are getting a money line of +120 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 9.5 runs.
Boston is 22-14 overall, 12-8 at home and 20-15-1 with the over. Houston is 15-22 overall, 5-12 on the road and 19-13-5 with the over. After Boston won the series opener on Thursday, 11-1, the Astros bounced back on Friday with a 7-6 win. Houston has actually won five of the last eight in this series.
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The over seems to be a thing for these two as they have hit it in both games of this series and in four straight meetings. Even in a loss on Friday, it wasn’t due to a lack of hitting for Boston. The Sox have put up at least six runs in their last five games, going double digits in four of those five contests. Today’s pitching matchup also features a pair of starters with ERA’s over 5.00. Look for the runs to pile up again today.
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