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Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Indians vs Red Sox MLB Betting

Courtesy of Oddshark.com
The Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Fenway Park.
The Indians will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Carlos Carrasco in this game. Carrasco has a 8-9 record and a 4.67 ERA this season.
Carrasco's opponent in this one will be Tim Wakefield. The Red Sox righthander has a 5.11 ERA to go along with a 6-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total is sitting at 10½.
The Indians were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Red Sox. That made winners of bettors who got Boston at -250 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Team records:
Cleveland: 54-53 SU
Boston: 67-41 SU
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Boston are 7-3
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Boston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 8-2
Before playing Cleveland are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 10 games 
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Boston
Cleveland is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games 
Boston is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home
Boston is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games 
Boston is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games 
Next up:
Boston home to Cleveland, Thursday, August 4