L.A. Angels at Boston Red Sox Betting Odds
Opening Moneyline: Angels +125 / Red Sox -145 O/U 10.5 runs
Time: 7:10 PM EST Thursday May 6, 2010
Tonight in Beantown the Boston Red Sox look for the 4-game sweep of the L.A. Angels. After a tough start the Red Sox are at the .500 mark, but still trail the red-hot Tampa Bay Rays by 6.5 games in the AL East. The Angels are reeling, as they have lost 6 in a row, are only 3-7 in their last 10 games, but are still only 3 games behind 1st place Oakland in the weak AL West.
This season the Red Sox are 8-8 at home and the Angels are 4-8 on the road.
In Yesterday's game the Red Sox beat the Angels 3-1.
The Angels are trying to avoid their first 7-game losing streak since way back in 2001.
Taking the mound for the Red Sox is Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-1 11.57 ERA), who was roughed up in his season debut giving up 6 earned runs in only 4 innings in a loss. Trying to stop the bleeding for the Angels will be Scott Kazmir (2-1 5.57 ERA), who had his best start of the season in his last outing only giving up 1 earned run in 6 innings, but got a no-decision.
Kazmir is 8-7 with a 3.59 ERA in 23 career starts against the Red Sox and Dice-K is 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA in 2 career starts against the Angels.
Dating back to last season L.A. is 4-1 in Kazmir's last 5 starts following a good outing in his last appearance and Boston is 1-4 in Matsuzaka's last 5 starts as a home favorite.
The Angels' offense is the main reason for their recent struggles, as they have scored 2 of fewer runs in 4 of their last 5 games.
The Angles need more production form the middle of their lineup. In L.A.'s last 8 games Hideki Matsui is hitting .107 with 8 strikeouts and Kendry Morales is hitting .208 with no HR's even though he still leads the Halos in long balls.
Boston's pitching is the reason for their bad start, but in the last 2 games they have given up only 2 runs.
Betting Trends
L.A. is 0-6 in their last 6 road games, 0-5 in their last 5 road games against right-handed starters, and has an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.
Boston is 4-0 in their last 4 games against left-handed starters, 4-1 in their last 5 games following a win, and has an Under record of 5-2-1 in their last 8 games.
Our Selection : The Bosox bats have come alive as of late and they have hit lefties well all season. Matsuzaka was crushed in his first start of the season and while the Angels have struggled to score runs they should be able to put up at least a few today. Take the over 10.5 at Sportsbook.com.
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