The St. Louis Cardinals (13-25) and Boston Red Sox (22-16) open a 3-game set at Fenway Park Friday. First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Red Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting between the teams who met in the 2013 World Series; the Red Sox won 2-1 in 2022
After snapping an 8-game losing streak, the Cardinals won 3 in a row before falling 10-4 to the Chicago Cubs Wednesday. The Cards offense has been OK at 11th with 4.56 runs/9 and 9th with a .258 BA. It’s their pitching that has been atrocious at 24th in baseball with a 5.40 ERA from the starters. They are just 6-14 in the last 20 games, but remain just 8 games out in a weak NL Central.
The Red Sox have picked it up of late, winners of 8 of the last 10 games. They’re led by an offense ranked 3rd (5.80) in runs/9, 4th (.269) in BA and 3rd (.789) in OPS. Their starting pitching has been bad, too, ranking 28th with a 6.01 ERA.