The Boston Red Sox (76-77) welcome the Minnesota Twins (80-73) to Fenway Park Friday for the 1st game of their 3-game series. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Twins vs. Red Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Twins lead 2-1
The Red Sox lost to the Tampa bay Rays 2-0 Thursday, dropping their 2nd in the 3-game series. Boston, which is 3rd in the AL East, has lost 5 of its last 7 games, all on the road where it has been better this season. The Red Sox are 35-40 at home and have won 4 of their last 6 at Fenway Park. They are 71-82 against the spread (ATS).
The Twins, who are 38-40 on the road this season, have dropped 3 of their last 4 games with all 3 of those losses coming by just 1 run. They lost 3-2 to the Cleveland Guardians Thursday. Minnesota has struggled to generate offense as of late and has scored 4 or fewer runs in 4 straight games. It is 38-40 on the road and 70-83 ATS.