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A 3-3 record on a road trip to enter the season isn't all bad, but the Red Sox really weren't that far away from, say, a 5-1 trip. The offense woke up on the last two days of the trip and now they'll finally play in the comfort of Fenway Park. The Red Sox were 49-32 at home last season. They won't falter here in matinee action in front of what will be a raucous crowd.
Nick Pivetta struggled in his first start but that was against the Yankees who he’s struggled against in his career. Joe Ryan didn’t pitch much better either in his first start on Opening Day and that was at home. This is the Red Sox home opener and I think Alex Cora will use every reliever at his disposal to try to pick up the win today after having yesterday off. This is still only Ryan’s 7th career start, and he should be getting the full brute of the Red Sox lineup today. Usually, I don’t take home openers into account much, but so far this season most teams have been winning them. I like the value on the Red Sox at home.
Going to jump this Friday afternoon game early. It's the Red Sox's home opener and the first road game for the Twins. Neither starting pitcher -- Joe Ryan for Minnesota and Nick Pivetta for Boston -- is all that exciting. I simply don't think Boston should be a home dog unless it is facing an excellent opposing pitcher on a very good team. That's not the case here. I'd be willing to bet the Sox aren't underdogs by the morning (if not in a few hours) so we'll take +1.5 while we can (-160).