The Atlanta Braves (21-14) and Boston Red Sox (12-24) cap off a three-game series at Fenway Park on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. ET. We analyze the Braves-Red Sox betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.
Braves at Red Sox: Projected starting pitchers
LHP Robbie Erlin vs. LHP Mike Kickham
Erlin has recorded a 6.00 ERA through three starts and three relief appearances. The 29-year-old swingman has faced no more than 18 batters in any single start. He owns a 5.59 career ERA.
Kickham is a 31-year-old journeyman southpaw that logged 14 outings with the San Francisco Giants over 2013-14. He posted a 4.27 ERA in 86.1 IP at Triple-A New Orleans in 2019.
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Braves at Red Sox: Key injuries
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Braves
- OF Ronald Acuna Jr. (hamstring) questionable
- OF Adam Duvall (Achilles’) questionable
- 2B Ozzie Albies (wrist) out
Red Sox
- OF Andrew Benintendi (ribs) out
- OF/DH J.D. Martinez (hand) questionable
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Braves at Red Sox: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 12:20 p.m. ET.
Moneyline (ML)
Boston bats have been better with a high-contact .804 OPS over the last two weeks. The Red Sox bullpen isn’t top 10, but it has deserved a better fate than the 5.28 ERA it has posted. Red Sox relievers do have all kinds of problems against right-handed bats, and that’s a particular concern against Atlanta, a righty-bashing (.845 OPS) offense with 5.2 runs per game this season.
As a general team-vs.-team proposition, a better price is baked in on the Boston side. There is a slight lean toward a RED SOX +130 play, but with the pitching question marks in this contest, there isn’t much to go on.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Here we get the same line of reasoning as above but with a more palatable price. In what figures as a lofty-total tilt at humid-breeze-out-to-left Fenway, RED SOX +1.5 (-121) is a decent way to go.
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER 11 (-110)/UNDER 11 (-110) is a toss up. It’s a big tag but a fairly constructed one.
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