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Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals Betting Trends: You Can't Pass Up This oddschecker+ Trends Play

Tuesday's oddschecker+ Trends Tool pick of the day comes to us from today's Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals game. Handicapper Matt McCuen used oddschecker+ to find this sharp prop pick that you definitely don't want to miss, especially at great odds.

The Kansas City Royals will host the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night for game two of this crucial AL affair. Both teams have their sites set on making the postseason, and the likely path for each team is through the wildcard.

Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals Date, Time and Where to Watch

  • Date: August 6, 2024
  • Time: 8:10 pm ET
  • Where to Watch: MLB Extra Innings

Our oddschecker+ Betting Trends Tool loves this play today, and I am tailing along with it. Bobby Witt Jr. has crushed this number recently, going over 0.5 runs in six of his last 10 games.

Additionally, our oddschecker+ Positive EV Tool loves this play, giving us an AI probability of 72.7%. This leads to an expected value of 30.93% on this play. Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello has struggled this season, and will give up runs tonight vs. this Royals lineup. Witt will get on base, but he's also always a threat to hit the long deep ball. He's launched 20 home runs this year, so he can hit over this line in several different ways.

WittOC+8/6

Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals Prediction

The Sox won big last night, improving their record to 60-51.

That record places the Sox 1.5 games behind the Royals for the final wildcard spot.

Boston's offense was red hot last night, scoring nine runs on 18 hits.

Masataka Yoshida led the way with four hits in the win.

Jarren Duran continued his monster season, driving in three runs.

Romy Gonzalez launched a two-run home run to blow the game open in the seventh inning.

Brayan Bello will get the call tonight. Bello is 10-5 with a 5.13 ERA.

The loss forced the Royals' record to 63-51.

Kansas City has been one of the best home teams in baseball this season, with a 36-23 record at home.

That is the best home record in the AL.

The Royals are 6-4 over their last 10 contests.

Last night, the Royals' Maikel Garcia led the way with a pair of hits.

First baseman Vinnie Pasquantino launched his 16th home run of the season.

Bobby Witt Jr. added a hit to his monster season. Witt leads the league in batting at .343.

All-Star Seth Lugo will toe the rubber tonight. Lugo is 13-5 with a 2.57 ERA.

Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals Betting Pick

Pick: Bobby Witt Jr over 0.5 runs -125 Click here to get the latest Red Sox vs. Royals odds

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