Houston Astros vs. Boston Red Sox Odds
| Astros Odds | -136 |
|---|---|
| Rangers Odds | +116 |
| Over/Under | 9 (o -114 / u -106) |
| Date | Wednesday, May 18 |
| Time | 6:10 p.m. ET |
| TV | NESN |
*Odds are current as of Wednesday afternoon
This contest on Wednesday night fits a historically-profitable Action Network betting system that reports a return on investment (ROI) of 8%.
If you had bet $100 on each game that has fit the betting trend, you'd be up over $8,500 since 2005 — that's about $525 per year.
For reference, the annual average return of the S&P 500 — roughly the value of the American stock market — has been 8% for about a century. Since the start of the New Year, that index is down roughly 17%.
Bitcoin, for instance, is down about 39% since the New Year.
This betting system also has a win rate of about 59%. For reference, a win rate of 52.5% is enough to turn a profit.
Wednesday's MLB betting system involves contrarian betting — finding value by going against the public's prevailing notions — and targets the run line.
