Boston's offense is in a terrible slump this season. The Red Sox are averaging the second-fewest runs per game, have hit only 34 homers - the second-fewest in baseball - and are 28th in OPS. The pitching matchup is Ranger Suarez, 2-2, 2.44 ERA, against the Kansas City bullpen. Suarez has been in excellent form, but this pitching edge is negated by the Red Sox's lack of offense and the Royals' being much stronger offensively at home. Kansas City rates sixth in home scoring, averaging more than five runs per game when playing at Kauffman Stadium. Boston has not scored more than three runs during any of its last nine games. During this span, the Red Sox are averaging a puny 1.8 runs per game. Boston has a losing road record. Kansas City has a winning home mark. Take the Royals.
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My computer prediction for this game is that Kansas City will win by a score of 0.0 to 0.0.
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Who was the public on? 51% of the public money was on Kansas City Royals to win on the moneyline. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Boston would win by a score of 5.3 to 4.1 with Boston winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 66% of the public money was on Boston Red Sox to win on the moneyline. And, 58% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Kansas City would win by a score of 3.8 to 3.2 with Kansas City winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Boston at Kansas City
7:40 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 60% of the public money was on Boston Red Sox to win on the moneyline. And, 83% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Boston would win by a score of 5.0 to 4.9 with Boston winning on the moneyline, Kansas City winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Boston at Kansas City
7:40 PM Eastern
Boston has won five of the last six starts made by Sonny Gray (3.18 ERA). He comes off a 4-1 victory over Philadelphia at home and a 4-0 win at Detroit in his last road start. The Red Sox struggle against good pitching, but they catch a break against Kansas City's Seth Lugo. Batters are hitting .281 off him, and he has a 4.40 ERA at home. The Royals have dropped five of their last seven starts, including 1-3 at home. The K.C. offense is 23rd in runs scored, 18th in on-base percentage, 16th in steals, and 15th in slugging. The Royals are on a 3-8 run, with a relief staff ranked 22nd (4.42 ERA). Play Boston.
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Who was the public on? 51% of the public money was on Boston Red Sox to win on the moneyline. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Boston would win by a score of 5.2 to 3.8 with Boston winning on the moneyline, Kansas City winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Kansas City at Boston
7:10 PM Eastern
The Boston Red Sox have been the hottest team in baseball and are now just three games behind the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East. Boston is riding a seven-game winning streak after taking the first two games in this series vs. the Royals. The Sox pitching has come around as they have allowed more than three runs just once in their past six. Kansas City is a very good pitching team, but scoring runs has not been easy. The Royals are 66-48 to the UNDER for the season, and 17-7 UNDER with totals of 9 or 9.5. I like this one to stay UNDER the total.
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