Saturday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – The Red Sox will try to make it three in a row against the Royals when the two teams clash at 7:10PM ET tonight.
Odds: Oddsmakers have made the visiting Red Sox –130 money line favorites over the host Royals, who are +122 on the ML. The over/under total for this game is currently sitting at 9.5 runs.
Pitching Matchup: Tim Wakefield will take the hill for Boston while the Royals will send out Felipe Paulino. Wakefield enters the day with a 6-5 record and a 4.90 ERA, and is searching for his first win in four starts. Paulino is a brutal 1-9 on the year but actually has a better ERA than Wakefield at 4.30.
Public Betting: Of the 3,600-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 84% of MLB public bettors currently favor the Red Sox –130.
MLB Free Pick: Take Boston. According to latest MLB trends the Red Sox are 4-0 in their last four road games versus the Royals and 4-1 in their last five meetings overall against Kansas City. The Royals, meanwhile, are 1-6 in their last seven games overall and 1-4 in their last five home games. They’re also 0-6 in Paulino’s last six starts and 0-4 in his last four home starts. They’re 1-8 in their last nine games versus the American League East and 0-4 in Paulino’s last four starts as an underdog. If Boston can get a good outing out of Wakefield, they should cruise to their third-straight win. (It would also be nice if Carl Crawford did something of worth considering the salary the Red Sox gave him this offseason.)
SATURDAY MLB FREE PICK: BOSTON RED SOX –130
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