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Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets
The fans at Citi Field will be treated to a interleague game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets when they take their seats on Wednesday.
The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Nick Pivetta in this game. Pivetta has a 2-0 record and a 3.48 ERA this season.
It'll be Jacob deGrom toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. Right hander deGrom is 2-1 with a 0.31 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Mets as -240-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total opened at 7.
Last time out for New York, they were a 2-1 loser as they battled the Red Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Red Sox at 135 were rewarded, while the 3 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Red Sox were a 2-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Mets. That made winners of bettors who got Boston at 135 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 15-9 SU
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
New York:
Team record: 9-9 SU
NY Mets is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing at home against Boston
NY Mets is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Next up:
Boston at Texas Thursday, April 29
New York at Philadelphia Friday, April 30