Red Sox vs. Pirates Pick

Pittsburgh Pirates (2-2) vs. Boston Red Sox (2-2)
April 4, 2023 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Boston Red Sox -140 / Pittsburgh Pirates +120; Over/Under: +9
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The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox meet in MLB action from Fenway Park on Tuesday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Boston is listed as a -140 home favorite while Pittsburgh is a +120 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 9 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

Roansy Contreras will start for the Pirates and was 5-5 with a 3.79 ERA and 86 strikeouts last season. Nick Pivetta will get the start for Boston here and was 10-12 with a 4.56 ERA and 175 strikeouts last season.

Matchup History

Pittsburgh’s 7-6 win over Boston on Monday made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Pittsburgh is 25-52 in their last 77 games overall and 18-45 in their last 63 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 7-3 in their last 10 road games. Boston is 8-2 in their last 10 home games and 3-8 in their last 11 games following a loss while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 home games.

Pick

I’m backing the over here. I like Roansy Contreras, but he struggled to keep the runs down when he took on Boston last season and Nick Pivetta had an ERA close to five at home. I think we’re headed for a bit of a higher-scoring game in this one, so I’m going to back the over here.