OffshoreInsiders.com handicapper Matt Rivers Red Sox minus 1 ½ runs on the runline.
Brian Bannister can be pretty solid at times but the righty also can implode with the best of them and I do think here at Fenway we are going to see the latter side show up.
The Red Sox are starting to play a whole heck of a lot better as Bigi Papi is now finally bashing away to help out Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia. Terry Francona's club has certainly dug themselves a nice little hole allowing both the Rays and Yankees to get some distance ahead but right now Boston is starting to show their quality true colors and things are beginning to get a lot brighter for them and I can see that continuing and making things a bit miserable for Bannister today.
For those who master World Cup Odds and not the MLB baseball odds, be assured that the Royals are the Royals. I don't necessarily mind Kansas City in the right big dog circumstance as Billy Butler and a few others have potential but I don't think this is the right spot for this pup to bark under. Boston just demolished the Rays in that sweep at the Trop and when this team is going well they pummel inferior clubs and I see that being the case today.
I'm not saying that I can fully trust Dice-K because once you do then you are in for a rude awakening but the Japanese righty was sensational in that last start and should at least feel confident enough and finally part of the Red Sox nation once again after a frustrating last season and a half.
I just don't see how KC can keep pace today as the Sox are starting to roll and that should equal a 7-3 type of a victory today!
The pick: Boston -1.5 at BetUs
