MLB Handicapping: Red Sox vs Indians

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Progressive Field. The Red Sox will give the ball to starter Daisuke Matsuzaka in this one. Righthander Matsuzaka is 4-2 this season with a 5.49 ERA. It'll be Fausto Carmona toeing the rubber for the Indians in this contest. Righthander Carmona is 4-4 with a 3.53 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Red Sox lost to Baltimore 4-3 in extra innings as a -160 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER The posted over/under total (9.5). Victor Martinez hit a three-run home run for Boston and John Lackey gave up two runs on seven hits in seven innings. The Indians lost to the White Sox 8-7 as a +150 underdog on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Lou Marson hit a three-run home run for Cleveland and Jhonny Peralta drove in three runs. Team records: Boston: 33-25 SU Cleveland: 21-34 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Cleveland are 7-3 After playing Baltimore are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Boston are 3-7 After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 9 of Cleveland's last 10 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 13 of Cleveland's last 18 games Cleveland is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games Next up: Cleveland home to Boston, Tuesday, June 8 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.