Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Prediction and Odds for Wednesday, June 29 (Trust Both Pitchers Early)
By Reed Wallach
A statement has been made by the Blue Jays so far in their series against the Red Sox.
While the Red Sox have made up serious ground in the AL Wild Card race, the Blue Jays showed who is better by winning by a combined 13-7 through the first two of their three game series. What can we expect in the finale with Alek Manoah looking to restart his Cy Young campaign?
Here are the odds for this AL East matchup from WynnBET Sportsbook:
Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Odds, Run Line, Total
Run Line:
- Red Sox: +1.5 (-150)
- Blue Jays: -1.5 (+125)
Moneyline
- Red Sox: +147
- Blue Jays: -157
Total: 8.5 (Over +100/Under -120)
Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Prediction and Pick
Manoah has been outstanding this season, posting a 2.05 ERA despite his strikeout rate dropping in his second season in the bigs (down from north of 10 per 9 innings to eight). Manoah has showcased much better control this season, less than two per 9 innings after walking nearly four last year.
He'll face a red-hot Red Sox lineup that has cooled off north of the boarder. The team is still second in wRC+ over the last two weeks, but Manoah should be able to have a strong start with his ability to limit traffic on the base paths (WHIP below 1 this season) and force groundball contact (less than one home run allowed per 9).
On the other side Pivetta has been strong after a shaky first month this season. Here is his month by month ERA: 8.27 in April, 2.11 in May, 2.12 in June; see the trend? Pivetta has been elite when you look past his first four starts of the season.
The Red Sox deserve respect in the market and I wont lay it with the Blue Jays, but I'll back the first five under in what should be a pitcher's duel early.
LEAN: UNDER 4.5 (-120)
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