Cubs vs. Red Sox Odds & Betting Predictions - April 26, 2024

Cubs at Red Sox

11:10 pm • NESN

Chicago Cubs

11-5

7 - 1

Boston Red Sox

11-7

pitcher		team	era	w-l
K.Crawford			4.36	9-16
S.Imanaga			2.91	15-3

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Cubs 11-5	-1.5	-1.5+150	o7.5-115	-111
Red Sox 11-7	u8	+1.5-178	u7.5-105	-108

Friday 11:10 p.m.

April 26, 2024

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CHC -110

0.91u

BOS -106

0.3u

Under 7.5-105

1.58u

CHC -107

Under 7.5-105

... good strikeout pitchers take the under Overall: 308-215-16,59% (ROI:13%) Season:8-7-0,53% (ROI:2%)

Under 0.5 (1st Inn)-148

0.5u

Featured Insight
Opponents are hitting just .128 (6-for-47) against Cubs RPs with RISP over the last two weeks -- second best in MLB. The Red Sox are batting just .188 with RISP over the last two weeks -- fifth worst in MLB.

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The Red Sox are just 19-25 (.432) vs the bottom 10 runs allowed teams since the 2023 season -- 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .573.

Nico Hoerner is batting .283 on breaking pitches from RHP since the 2022 season -- tied for eighth best in MLB-- 93rd Percentile. Kutter Crawford has thrown his slider 38% of the time since the 2022 season -- eighth highest among starting pitchers with at least 138 total SL-- 95th Percentile.

Kutter Crawford has allowed a slugging percentage of just .073 (4 Total Bases / 55 ABs) vs left-handed batters this season -- best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .384 -- 100th Percentile.

Hitters have swung at 57% of Shota Imanaga's pitches (181/317) this season -- 2nd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 9 total IP; League Avg: 47% -- 99th Percentile.

Shota Imanaga has not walked any of the 36 batters that he has faced when going through the lineup the first time in a game this season -- tied for best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 9 total IP; League Avg: 8% -- 100th Percentile.

Kutter Crawford has allowed a slugging percentage of just .194 (19 Total Bases / 98 ABs) this season -- best among among AL Starters; League Avg: .390 -- 100th Percentile.

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MLB Public Betting

Red Sox are 2-3 in their last 5 games.
Red Sox are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Red Sox are 43-38 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 2 of Red Sox' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 37 of Red Sox' 81 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Red Sox	75-87	32-49	43-38	30-49	44-37
Cubs	79-83	36-45	43-38	33-50	45-32

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Red Sox	79-75-8	37-40-4	42-35-4	37-40-2	41-34-6
Cubs	75-81-6	34-46-1	41-35-5	40-39-4	34-41-2

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Red Sox	81-81	38-43	43-38	42-37	38-43
Cubs	83-79	44-37	39-42	45-38	37-40

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Apr 25th	@CLE	L 4-6	+1.5 L	O 7.5	CLE +110
Apr 24th	@CLE	W 8-0	+1.5 W	U 8	BOS +110
Apr 23rd	@CLE	L 1-4	-1.5 L	U 8	CLE +105
Apr 21st	@PIT	W 6-1	+1.5 W	U 8	BOS +130
Apr 20th	@PIT	W 4-2	-1.5 W	U 7.5	BOS +100

Rafael Devers
IF
Devers is questionable with shoulder
Questionable

Patrick Sandoval
P
Sandoval is out with elbow
Out
Kutter Crawford
P
Crawford is out with knee
Out
Brayan Bello
P
Bello is questionable with shoulder
Questionable
Masataka Yoshida
OF
Yoshida is out with shoulder
Out

Nico Hoerner
IF
Hoerner is out with elbow
Out

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PITCHER		PC	IP	K	ER
LS.Imanaga, P		88	6.1	7	1
RK.Thompson, P		36	2.2	2	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	RBI
1N.Hoerner, 2B	1-5	0	0
2M.Tauchman, RF	1-4	2	0
3I.Happ, LF	1-5	0	0
4C.Morel, 3B	2-5	1	1
4N.Madrigal, 3B	0-0	0	0
5M.Busch, 1B	3-4	2	1
6D.Swanson, SS	2-5	2	0
7M.Mervis, DH	1-3	0	1
7P.Wisdom, PH	1-1	0	2
7P.Wisdom, DH	1-1	0	2
8M.Amaya, C	0-4	0	0
9P.Crow-Armstrong, CF	2-3	0	2

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RK.Crawford, P	85	6	4	3
LJ.Rodriguez, P	30	1	1	3
RZ.Kelly, P	26	2	1	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1J.Duran, CF	0-4	0	0	0
2T.O'Neill, RF	2-4	1	1	1
3R.Refsnyder, LF	0-2	0	0	0
4R.Devers, DH	1-4	0	0	0
5C.Wong, C	1-4	0	0	0
6P.Reyes, 3B	1-4	0	0	0
7B.Dalbec, 1B	1-4	0	0	0
8E.Valdez, 2B	1-4	0	0	0
9C.Rafaela, SS	0-4	0	0	0