Red Sox vs. Tigers Pick
After being swept at home, can the Detroit Tigers get back on track when they host the Boston Red Sox at 1:10PM ET?
The Tigers have Matt Boyd on the mound to face Clay Buchholz of the Red Sox. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Tigers are favored at home in this game, as they are getting odds of -115 to win. The Royals are listed with a money line of -105 to win, while the over/under total has been set at 9.5 runs.
Detroit is 63-57 overall, 33-24 at home and 59-55-6 with the over. Boston is 67-52 overall, 29-25 on the road and 59-55-5 with the over. The Tigers swept the Red Sox in Boston back in late July, but things have been turning on Detroit since then. The road team has won five of the last six between these two.
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The Tigers have lost eight of their last 10 and have been held to 2 runs or less in seven of those games. Boston has won six straight, scoring at least 5 runs in five of those wins. While Boyd has given then Tigers some good starts, he isn’t likely to see much run support. Buchholz hasn’t been great, but the Tigers haven’t been able to hit much of anything off anyone lately. Look for the Red Sox to hand Detroit another loss today.
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