Top MLB Betting Odds & Picks for Red Sox vs. Cardinals (6/18)

Let’s check out the top odds, player prop bets, and game picks for Red Sox vs. Cardinals.

Top MLB Betting Odds & Picks for Red Sox vs. Cardinals

The Boston Red Sox will pitch Kutter Crawford for tonight’s game. Crawford has a 5.66 xFIP on the year through 75 plate appearances. He’s allowed 37 lefties to hit a wOBA of .362 and a wOBA of .233. However, the Cardinals don’t have many consistent lefties in their lineup. Of the four lefties in the projected lineup, only Nolan Gorman and Dylan Carlson have high power numbers and above-average weighted on-base averages.

I like Crawford to sneak through that Cardinals lineup a couple of times.

On the other hand, it’ll be Dakota Hudson of the Cardinals taking the hill. Hudson has had a 4.83 xFIP in the last 30 days, which isn’t good. He’s striking out 13.4% of batters over the previous 30 days while walking them at an 8.4% clip. The ground balls are high, but he’s also allowed nearly 22% of line drives in the last 30 days.

Boston has a .351 wOBA against righties in that same time frame while hitting 24.1% of line drives as a lineup. Look for the Red Sox to have some success at home.

Bet: Red Sox (-120 at DraftKings)

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