Boston Red Sox vs St Louis Cardinals Prediction, Pick and Preview, June 18 (6/18): MLB
- Lm Tipster
- Jun 18, 2022, 8:22:59 AM
Credit: photo by Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports
Odds
| Time | 7:15 p.m. EST |
| Cardinals money line | -105 |
| Cardinals run line | +1.5 (-185) |
| Red Sox money line | -115 |
| Red Sox run line | -1.5 (+160) |
| Over / under | 9.5 |
Key stats
| St Louis Cardinals | Boston Red Sox | |
| Record | 37-29 | 35-30 |
| Home / road record | 16-16 | 16-15 |
| Last 10 record | 5-5 | 7-3 |
| Streak | L2 | W1 |
| Over / under record | 34-29-3 | 25-33-7 |
| Runs / game | 4.78 | 4.73 |
| Runs allowed / game | 3.94 | 3.91 |
Preview
The St Louis Cardinals visit the Boston Red Sox will play the 2nd game of the series at the Fenway Park on Saturday. The Red Sox took the win 6-5 on Friday to take the lead on the series. The Cardinals scored 4 runs in the 9th inning but stayed short 1 run for the tie.
St Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals get here with a 37-29 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:
Dakota Hudson (4-3, 3.29 ERA) will take the mound in the 2nd game of the series for the Cardinals. Hudson took the loss against the Reds on Sunday, allowing six runs on nine hits, two walks in seven innings.
Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox get to this game with a 35-30 record and have won 4 of their last 6 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 42 RBI while JD Martinez is batting for .349 AVG.
Nick Pivetta leads the team with 6 wins recorded with a 3.50 ERA and 72 strikeouts.
Probable Pitcher:
Kutter Crawford (1-1, 5.74 ERA) will take the mound in the 2nd game of the series for the Red Sox. Crawford will make his 2nd start of the season with the Red Sox. In his last start he pitched 5 scoreless innings and allowed only 1 hit striking out 7 against the Mariners. He didn't factor into the decision
BETTING TRENDS
St. Louis are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games against Boston.
St. Louis are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
Boston are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home.
Boston are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis.
Prediction
The Red Sox continue to win games and are 7-3 in their last 10 but they'll face Dakota Hudson who's coming from a bad start but before that he was doing really good. The Red Sox will send Kutter Crawford to his 2nd start of the season and he was excellent in his 1st one against the struggling Mariners. He will now have a more complicated game against the hot Cardinals offense. I think Hudson will have a good game and the Cardinals will continue to respond at the plate to tie this series.
PICK: Cardinals ML (-105)
Find more sports picks from the top sports bettors and MLB experts all in one place using our iOS and Google Play apps, as well as our other articles at Kingpin.pro. We are the home for MLB picks, sports picks and sports betting.
