Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians Free O/U Prediction, 8–24–2017
Free MLB Total Pick by CB Ferris of Betsheet.com
Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
Odds: Cleveland +145, 7 | Time: August 24, 7:10 pm EST
Boston Red Sox
(73–53, 33–31 Away)
The Cleveland Indians are currently atop the AL Central, and the Boston Red Sox lead in the AL East. These two division-leaders both have 4.5 game leads, and they’ll face off in Cleveland on Thursday night for Game 4 of this four game series.
Boston starter Drew Pomeranz went toe-to-toe with Cleveland ace Corey Kluber on Wednesdayand the Red Sox scored four in the ninth to pull out the 6–1 victory. The Sox will now have their ace Chris Sale on the mound to close out the series.
Chris Sale has been everything the Red Sox had hoped in 2017. Sale is (14–5) with a 2.62 ERA with 250 strikeouts and just 32 walks.
Boston ranks 6th in MLB with a .263 team average and scored the ninth-most runs (608) in major league baseball. Andrew Benintendi leads this team with a .279 batting average and Hanley Ramirez leads the team with 19 home runs. This is not a power hitting team but they have managed timely hits over the course of the season.
Cleveland Indians
(69–56, 32–29 Home)
The Indians will counter with Trevor Baur (12–8) with a 4.50 ERA. In his last seven starts, Bauer is 5–0 (six starts, one relief appearance) and is now tied for the staff lead with 12 wins.
The Tribe’s lineup has been above average in 2017, currently hitting .256 as a team, good for 15th in MLB. Cleveland has only topped 5 runs once in their last six games. The Indians are hoping they can replicate their last outing vs Sale on August 1st when they scored seven runs in five innings.
Cleveland leads the mediocre AL Central by 4.5 games but they have lost two straight and four of their last 10 games.
Like every team at this stage in the season, the Indians are dealing with an injury-plagued lineup that has four injured starters. The Indians placed 2B Jason Kipnis on the disabled list but are hopeful 1B Carlos Santana can rejoin the lineup for Thursday’s game.
Red Sox vs Indians Prediction
What is CB Ferris Predicting?
Both teams have their ace on the mound which should make for a classic pitching dual. Boston hits for average but neither team will tear the cover off the ball.
The Under is 6–1 in Sales last 7 starts vs. a team with a winning record, the Under is 8–2 in Sales last 10 starts overall and the Under is 5–1 in Sales last 6 road starts.
The Under is 5–1–2 in Indians last 8 vs. American League East, the Under is 6–0–1 in Indians last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record and the Under is 20–7–2 in Bauer’s last 29 starts after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Two aces are on the mound for Thursday night and I see a low scoring ball game that will go Under 7 runs.
Red Sox vs Indians Free MLB Pick: Under 7
