Baseball Betting – Minnesota at Boston on ESPN Odds to win. The Boston Red Sox are heavily favored in baseball betting as they host the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. You can bet on MLB right now at Sbg global. Minnesota has simply been awful for much of the season and if not for a no-hitter thrown by Francisco Liriano they would have very little to cheer about in Minnesota.
Pitching Mismatch
If you look at the starting pitchers for this game on Monday it doesn’t look good for the Twins. They will be sending Nick Blackburn to the mound. He is 2-4 on the season with a 4.41 ERA. He was better last time out against the White Sox but Chicago’s offense has been horrible this season so that doesn’t mean much. Blackburn is just 1-2 in his last three starts with a 5.82 ERA. He is 2-1 in his career against the Red Sox with a 4.79 ERA. The Twins will have to find a way to score against Boston’s Josh Beckett on Monday. Beckett is 2-1 on the season with a 2.35 ERA. He is holding opposing batters to a .162 average this season. Beckett is 3-1 in his career against the Twins with a 3.81 ERA.
Twins Struggles
The Twins won the first game of this series but in the last two games they have been routed. It doesn’t figure to get any better on Monday night. The Twins are 37-76 in their last 113 games vs. the American League East and Minnesota is 9-19 in baseball betting in their last 28 road games. The Twins are just 4-9 in Blackburn’s last 13 road starts.
Red Sox Trends
Boston has played well on Monday’s winning 7 of their last 9 games. The Red Sox are 19-7 in Beckett’s last 26 starts vs. the American League Central. The Red Sox are 19-9 in Beckett’s last 28 home starts.
Monday’s Total
The Twins are not scoring many runs so the under could be a good way to go as you bet on MLB. The Under is 13-4 in the Twins last 17 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Under is 14-6 in the Twins last 20 road games. The Under is 6-2 in Blackburn’s last 8 road starts. The Under is 4-0 in Beckett’s last 4 home starts. The Under is 7-2-2 in the last 11 meetings.