Red Sox vs. Astros Prediction
Will the Red Sox pull off the sweep this afternoon in Houston or will the Astros salvage one game with a victory at 2:10 p.m. ET? Better yet, will the Astros cover on the runline?
Game Snapshot
925 Boston Red Sox (+180) at 916 Houston Astros (-215); o/u 8.5
2:10 p.m. ET, Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Boston Red Sox DFS SPIN
Rich Hill will start Wednesday’s game against the Astros. Brayan Bello was originally scheduled as the starter, but it will be Hill on the bump — or hill — after coming off the injured list on Tuesday from his knee trouble. The left-hander has a 4.20 ERA, 58/23 K/BB ratio and 1.29 WHIP over his 15 starts and 70 2/3 innings.
Houston Astros DFS SPIN
Astros optioned OF J.J. Matijevic to Triple-A Sugar Land. Matijevic will head down with Alex Bregman returning from the paternity list. He’s hit just .189 with two homers and a .585 OPS over 26 games in the bigs this season.
Red Sox vs. Astros MLB BETTING PREDICTION
The Red Sox are now 4-1 in their last five games against the Astros, are 20-6 in their last 26 games against the American League West and are 14-5 in their last 19 games after allowing two runs or less in their previous contest. Despite being a strange combination of buying and selling at the deadline this year, the Red Sox retained their three most important players – JD Martinez, Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers, whose home run in last night’s game wound up being the difference in Boston’s 2-1 victory.
MLB BETTING PREDICTION: BOSTON RED SOX +180