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The Boston Red Sox (51-45) and the Oakland Athletics (26-71) play the finale of a 3-game series Wednesday at Oakland Coliseum. First pitch is scheduled for 3:37 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Red Sox vs. Athletics odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Red Sox lead 4-1
The Red Sox won the first 4 games of the season series against the Athletics, although Oakland picked up the 3-0 win behind RHP Luis Medina on Tuesday.
Boston is still an impressive 11-3 dating back to June 30. The Red Sox have registered 6 wins in their last 8 road outings, too.
The A’s have just 3 wins in the past 11 games. However, Oakland has posted a pair of shutouts in those victories. The Under has cashed in the first 2 games of this series, but the Over is still 13-5-1 in the past 19 games overall for the A’s.
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Red Sox at Athletics projected starters
RHP Brayan Bello vs. LHP Ken Waldichuk
Bello (7-5, 3.14 ERA) makes his 16th start. He has a 1.20 WHIP, 2.3 BB/9 and 7.8 K/9 in 86 innings.
- Last start: Win, 6 IP, 3 ER, 8 H, 0 BB, 5 K in an 8-3 road win vs. the Chicago Cubs Friday
- 2023 road splits: 3-1, 3.13 ERA (37 1/3 IP, 13 ER – 6 HR), .245 opponent batting average (OBA) in 6 starts
Waldichuk (2-6, 6.66 ERA) makes his 13th start and 23rd appearance. He has a 1.84 WHIP, 5.5 BB/9 and 8.7 K/9 in 75 2/3 innings.
- Last start: No-decision, 3 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K in a 5-4 home loss vs. the Minnesota Twins Friday
- 2023 home splits: 0-2, 1 SV, 4.41 ERA (34 2/3 IP, 17 ER – 5 HR), .277 OBA across 6 starts and 4 relief appearances
Red Sox at Athletics odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:15 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Red Sox -225 (bet $225 to win $100) | Athletics +180 (bet $100 to win $180)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Red Sox -1.5 (-135) | Athletics +1.5 (+110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Red Sox at Athletics picks and predictions
Prediction
Red Sox 6, Athletics 3
Moneyline
The Red Sox (-225) will cost you over 2 times your potential return, and that’s just too expensive for a standalone wager. Even in a multi-team parlay, including Boston sucks all of the value from your ticket.
There are no sure things in sports, and Tuesday’s game should serve as a cautionary tale not to play heavy favorites.
PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
The RED SOX -1.5 (-135) are a strong play on the run line. Boston is 5-2 straight up in the past 7 games as a favorite and cashed the run line in 4 of those outings.
The Athletics won outright as an underdog Tuesday, but the A’s are still just 4-5 in the past 9 on the run line as ‘dogs.
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Over/Under
OVER 8.5 (-115) is the lean, but go ever so slightly.
The A’s rank dead-last in runs scored (3.58), batting average (.221) and OPS (.654), and the offense has produced just 3 total runs and 8 hits in the first 2 games of this set.
The Under has cashed in both games in this series and 3 consecutive meetings between these clubs. The Under has cashed in 6 of the past 7 games for the Red Sox when Bello starts.
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