Red Sox vs. Phillies Prediction
Will Chris Sale lead the Red Sox to a runline victory over the Phillies tonight at 7:05PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Red Sox are -240 money line favorites versus the Phillies, who have odds of +210 to pull off the upset in Philadelphia. With Sale set to face Nick Pivetta in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8.5 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Sale allowed three earned runs, nine hits and no walks with seven strikeouts over seven innings in a win Saturday against the Tigers, improving to 8-2. Sale has won seven straight decisions since his last setback April 27 against the Yankees. While his ERA rose for the ninth consecutive start, he continues to post his usual high rate of strikeouts while posting five quality starts over his past six outings.
Pivetta gave up four runs in five innings and was charged with a loss to the Cardinals on Saturday. He was victimized by one bad inning — all four runs scored in the fourth frame. He allowed just four base hits but was hurt by walking four batters. He struck out two. Pivetta falls to 1-3 with a 5.52 ERA in six starts.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Red Sox are a perfect 4-0 in Sale’s last four starts, are 6-0 in his last six outings coming off four days of rest, and have won four of his last five road outings. The Phillies, meanwhile, are 1-5 in Pivetta’s last six starts, are 22-49 in their last 71 games overall, and are winless at 0-8 in their last eight interleague games.
THURSDAY MLB PREDICTION: BOSTON RED SOX -1.5 (-140)
