Free Sports Game Preview and Prediction: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox
Saturday, June 18, 2022 7:15 PM
Play: Money Line: -110 Boston Red Sox
The Cardinals are in Boston for a three-game interleague weekend set against the host Red Sox. The Red Sox took Game One on Friday night winning 6 to 5. Dakota Hudson is expected to get the start for the Cardinals. He went seven innings and gave up nine hits, two walks, six earned runs, and struck out two in a loss in his last start against the Cincinnati Reds. He has a 4-3 SU record with a 3.29 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP in dozen starts this season. The Red Sox will send Kutter Crawford to the mound on Saturday night. Crawford is coming off a solid start his last time out. He threw for five innings against the Seattle Mariners giving up one hit, no earned runs and struck out seven in a no-decision. Crawford has a record of 1-1 SU with a 5.74 ERA and a 1.79 WHIP in nine appearances and one start this season. Our TPR Index projects a run advantage of 1.32 runs. The SIM Matrix projects a 59.4 percent advantage for the Red Sox in tonight’s contest. We have a same season revenge pitching situation, and it tells us to Play ON MLB favorites when seeking same season revenge versus their opponents starting pitcher, 745-442 SU (62.8%) (+$10,586). This system calls for a play ON the Boston Red Sox Saturday night. With that in hand we will lay the short price with the Sox as they take Game Two of their series with the Cardinals. Make sure you join us on Saturday for our MLB Best Bets.