Indians vs Red Sox MLB Handicapping

[stephanie duffy]

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Boston Red Sox will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park.

Righthander Ubaldo Jimenez will take the mound for the Indians to start this game. Jimenez is 3-2 this season with a 4.04 ERA.

Starting this game for the Red Sox will be Clay Buchholz. The righthander has a 9.09 ERA to go along with a 3-1 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 114-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total is sitting at 10.

Last time out for Cleveland, they were an 8-3 winner as they battled the Red Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Indians at +133 were rewarded, while the 11 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Current streak:
Boston has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Cleveland: 18-13 SU
Boston: 12-19 SU

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Boston are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

Boston most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Cleveland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Cleveland's last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Next up:
Boston home to Cleveland, Saturday, May 12