Friday, August 28, 2015

Citi Field

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Probable Pitchers: Henry Owens (2-1) vs. Matt Harvey (11-7)

The New York Mets host the Boston Red Sox at Citi Field on Friday. Henry Owens is the probable starter for the Red Sox and he'll face Matt Harvey of the Mets. The opening line for this matchup has Boston at +185 and New York at -200. The over/under was set at 7. The Red Sox, with a 58-69 run line record, cover the spread 46% of the time. They also have a 67-54 over/under record. The Mets have a 63-57 over/under record and a 66-59 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 53% of the time.

The Red Sox come into this game with a 58-69 record, and they are 25-37 away from home. Henry Owens has an earned run average of 4.50 and is 2-1 so far on the season while having a 1.21 WHIP. The Red Sox are 2-2 over his 24 innings pitched and he's also given up 22 hits over that time period. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 4-0. His teammates are averaging 6.2 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.31 and they have given up 419 base hits on the year. The bullpen has struck out 349 and walked 138 batters this season while opposing teams hit .264 against them. Boston has a team average of 9.44 hits allowed per game and are averaging 7.45 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.57, they are 28th in the league.

Boston ranks 6th in the league in team batting average at .265 while hitting .237 on the road. The Red Sox hold a .411 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .326 which is good for 4th in baseball. With 149 hits, Xander Bogaerts leads the team while his team ranks 5th in hits per game with 9.2.

With a 70-56 overall record, New York will come into this game 42-21 at home. Matt Harvey is starting this game 11-7 for the season with an earned run average of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.01. The Mets have a record of 14-9 over the 154 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 123 hits. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 12-11. His teammates score an average of 4.1 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.14 and they have given up 284 base hits on the year. The Mets bullpen has struck out 320 batters and walked 132 this season while opposing teams have hit .222 against them. New York has a team average of 8.15 hits per game and are averaging 8.05 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.31, they are 4th in the league.

They rank 28th in the league in team batting average with a .242 average while hitting .235 at home. The Mets hold a .390 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .306 which is good for 23rd in baseball. With 119 hits, Curtis Granderson leads the team while his team ranks 27th in hits per game with 8.25.

Boston has a team fielding percentage of .984 after having committed 77 errors with 1,292 assists and 3,391 put outs for the season. Over the course of this season, the Mets have accumulated 69 errors while having 1243 assists and 3,403 put outs leading to a .985 fielding percentage.

Boston Red Sox Betting Trends

The Boston Red Sox are 67-54 against the over/under so far this season

The Boston Red Sox are 58-69 against the run line so far this season

New York Mets Betting Trends

The New York Mets are 63-57 against the over/under so far this season

The New York Mets are 66-59 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Boston Red Sox

08/15/15 P Steven Wright Concussion 7-day DL (8/15)
08/11/15 P Koji Uehara Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/8), out for season
07/25/15 2B Dustin Pedroia Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/23)
07/11/15 P Clay Buchholz Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/11)
05/29/15 P Brandon Workman Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/3)
05/28/15 P Anthony Varvaro Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/29)
05/13/15 P Justin Masterson Arm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/13)
04/04/15 C Christian Vazquez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/30), out for season

New York Mets

08/23/15 1B Lucas Duda Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/22)
08/19/15 P Bobby Parnell Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/17)
08/05/15 P Rafael Montero Rotator Cuff Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/30)
08/03/15 LF Kirk Nieuwenhuis Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/30)
07/29/15 P Jenrry Mejia Suspension out for season
07/09/15 P Steven Matz Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/6)
06/04/15 RF Cesar Puello Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
05/14/15 P Buddy Carlyle Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/12)
04/06/15 P Joshua Edgin Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season
04/06/15 P Zack Wheeler Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season

Guy's Pick: Take the Mets

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