Boston Red Sox vs St Louis Cardinals Prediction, Pick and Preview, June 17 (6/17): MLB

Boston Red Sox vs St Louis Cardinals Prediction, Pick and Preview, June 17 (6/17): MLB

Credit: photo by Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds

Time 7:10 p.m. EST
Cardinals money line -105
Cardinals run line +1.5 (-200)
Red Sox money line -115
Red Sox run line -1.5 (+170)
Over / under 9.5

 

Key stats

  St Louis Cardinals Boston Red Sox
Record 37-28 34-30
Home / road record 16-15 15-15
Last 10 record 5-5 7-3
Streak L1 L1
Over / under record 33-29-3 24-33-7
Runs / game 4.78 4.73
Runs allowed / game 3.94 3.91

 

Preview

The St Louis Cardinals visit the Boston Red Sox to play a 3-game series at the Fenway Park. The Cardinals won their last series against the Pirates and the Red Sox beat the Athletics 2 of 3 times.

St Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals get here with a 37-28 record and have won 3 of their last 5 games. The team is averaging 4.7 runs and allowing 3.9 runs per game. Paul Goldschmidt leads the team with 16 home runs and batting for .347 AVG with 56 RBI so far.

Miles Mikolas leads the pitching staff with a 2.62 ERA, 66 strikeouts and 5 wins recorded for the Cards.

Probable Pitcher: 

Adam Wainwright (5-4, 2.84 ERA) will take the mound in the 1st game of the series for the Cardinals. Wainwright did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Reds, pitching seven innings and allowing three runs on eight hits and a walk. He had seven strikeouts. He hasn't pitched against the Red Sox since 2014.

Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox get to this game with a 34-30 record and have won 3 of their last 5 games. The team is averaging 4.7 runs and allowing 3.9 runs per game. Rafael Devers is leading the team with 16 home runs and 40 RBI while JD Martinez is batting for .351 AVG. 

Nick Pivetta leads the team with 6 wins recorded with a 3.50 ERA and 72 strikeouts.

Probable Pitcher: 

Michael Wacha (4-1, 2.33 ERA) will take the mound in the 1st game of the series for the Red Sox. Wacha didn't factor into the decision in Saturday's 7-6 loss to Seattle, allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits and one walk in 4.1 innings with three strikeouts.

BETTING TRENDS

St. Louis are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.

St. Louis are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against Boston.

Boston are 11-3 SU in their last 14 games.

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home.

Prediction

The Red Sox have been unstoppable lately as they have won their last 3 series but they'll have a tough test when they face Adam Wainwright who has won the last 3 games and can pitch a complete game every time he steps in the mound. Michael Wacha is really good as well and with the under cashing in 4 of the last 5 games at home for the Red Sox I think that's the play here.

PICK: Under 9.5 (-110)

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