PREMIUM
AFTERNOON SITUATIONAL DESTRUCTION (+$17,000 ALL MLB LAST SEASON!)
(MLB) Pittsburgh vs. Boston,
Money Line: -137.00 Boston (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -137.00 Boston (Home)
Result: Win
This is an 8* SITUATIONAL DESTRUCTION on the Boston Red Sox.
Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez struggled in his opening start, but Pirates' hurler Chad Kuhl wasn't much better in his opener. We think these starters are a "wash," but will give the big nod to Boston at the plate at home and that's going to be more than enough in our opinion to tip the scales in favor of the Red Sox.
Kuhl: He looked pretty ordinary in his start against the Braves, but managed the win in the end. Kuhl has looked brilliant at times and pretty pedestrian in others. Note though that Pittsburgh has struggled mightily in this spot for bettors already this year, going 0-2 (-2.3 units) against southpaws.
Rodriguez: He gave up four runs off five hits and three walks while striking out five over five innings in a 4-1 loss to Detroit on Saturday. Note though that he'd post a respectable 3.69 ERA in all "day" games last year.
The bottom line: Kuhl may have looked better in this first start than Rodriguez, but he holds no advantage over him in this spot whatsoever. With the starters taken out of the equation, we have a hard time going against the league's most prolific offense from a year ago on its own field. All things considered, we absolutely believe that we're getting a very fair price in this matchup. Play on BOSTON.
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Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez struggled in his opening start, but Pirates' hurler Chad Kuhl wasn't much better in his opener. We think these starters are a "wash," but will give the big nod to Boston at the plate at home and that's going to be more than enough in our opinion to tip the scales in favor of the Red Sox.
Kuhl: He looked pretty ordinary in his start against the Braves, but managed the win in the end. Kuhl has looked brilliant at times and pretty pedestrian in others. Note though that Pittsburgh has struggled mightily in this spot for bettors already this year, going 0-2 (-2.3 units) against southpaws.
Rodriguez: He gave up four runs off five hits and three walks while striking out five over five innings in a 4-1 loss to Detroit on Saturday. Note though that he'd post a respectable 3.69 ERA in all "day" games last year.
The bottom line: Kuhl may have looked better in this first start than Rodriguez, but he holds no advantage over him in this spot whatsoever. With the starters taken out of the equation, we have a hard time going against the league's most prolific offense from a year ago on its own field. All things considered, we absolutely believe that we're getting a very fair price in this matchup. Play on BOSTON.
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