Matt Rivers has a free pick for Thursday on the Red Sox at Fenway. They are laying -121 to Oakland according to Bodog
This price is a little too cheap for me. Brett Anderson was lights out at times last season and has All-Star potential but he just came back from injury and in this his second start I don't see him being up to full strength just yet. That doesn't mean that the southpaw won't be better than Tim Wakefield who is very feast or famine with that knuckleball but Terry Francona's club has picked it up beautifully of late and are far better than the average A's.
Oakland stormed out of the gates in fine form this season as I believe they were 9-4 but when all is said and done the Athletics are mediocre at the very very best. The offense is stagnant as usual of late and cannot come close to comparing with the surging Sox led by the reigning MVP in Dustin Pedroia along with Youkilis, Big Papi and others.
Wakefield was on a few starts ago in Philadelphia ann then struggled in that last outing. I can't say he will regain his great form today but the guy is as experienced and professional as they come and should be just fine against the punch and judy A's.
Anderson may go five or six strong, like last week, but I'm not sure he's ready to exceed that just yet and the visitors are in for a tough time here at a price that just seems like too little creating a value and a bargain for us. Anderson has yet to go past six innings this season and with the way the Sox have been improving I am all about the cheap home chalk.
The pick: Boston at BetUs
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