This Sunday, Manager John Farrell, announced that his Ace, Chris Sale, would start Game 1 of the ALDS. Sale is 17-8 and a 2.90 ERA. The MLB leader in strikeouts, with 308, will make his first postseason appearance on Thursday. The game is scheduled to start at 4:08 PM ET on FOX Sports 1.
Oddsmakers have the Astros as -138-moneyline favorites. The total is sitting at 7.
Justin Verlander will be toeing the rubber for the Astros in Game 1. Verlander has been basically unhittable since joining the Astros. He’s won all six games that he started as an Astro. He has given up only four runs in blue and orange.
Verlander is 5-0 with a 1.06 ERA following his trade from the Detroit Tigers. He will make his 17th career postseason start with his usual intensity and commitment to perfection.
Houston took the regular season series four games to three. October baseball is an entirely different story, however. The winner will be determined by who is able to carry momentum into each game and who will capitalize on the other’s mistakes. It’s finally here – playoff baseball.
Recent Form
Team
record
money
vs LHP
vs RHP
Fave
Dog
O/U
Diff
Boston
93-69
$153.00
18-19
75-50
76-53
17-16
69-85-8
0.73
Houston
101-61
$1,080.00
21-24
80-37
97-52
4-9
81-72-9
1.21
Pitchers Last 3 Starts
C Sale (17-8) ERA: 2.90
event date
Opponent
Result
score
OU Result
ip
money
Sep 26, 2017
TOR
L
4-9
O
5
-$100.00
Sep 20, 2017
BAL
W
9-0
O
8
$42.00
Sep 15, 2017
TB
W
13-6
O
5.2
$47.00
J Verlander (15-8) ERA: 3.36
event date
Opponent
Result
score
OU Result
ip
money
Sep 27, 2017
TEX
W
12-2
O
6
$47.00
Sep 22, 2017
LAA
W
3-0
U
7
$76.00
Sep 17, 2017
SEA
W
7-1
U
7
$44.00
Bullpen
Boston’s relievers have pitched 11.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Houston’s relievers have pitched 10.1 innings in the last 3 games.
Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent
Boston Red Sox – C Sale
Date
score
Winner
ip
hits
Runs
Earned Runs
walks
strikeouts
Decision
Jul 2, 2016
7-6
CHW
7
6
5
4
1
9
Win
May 19, 2016
2-1
CHW
9
4
1
1
0
9
Win
Jun 8, 2015
3-1
CHW
8
5
1
1
1
14
Win
Aug 28, 2013
6-1
CHW
8
4
1
1
2
12
Win
Jun 14, 2013
2-1
HOU
8
6
2
0
1
14
Loss
Houston Astros – J Verlander
Date
score
Winner
ip
hits
Runs
Earned Runs
walks
strikeouts
Decision
Jun 10, 2017
11-3
BOS
5
5
3
3
4
3
No Decision
Apr 10, 2017
2-1
DET
7
3
1
0
2
4
No Decision
Aug 21, 2016
10-5
DET
6
3
1
1
1
5
Win
Jul 25, 2016
4-2
DET
6
5
1
1
2
5
Win
Aug 9, 2015
7-2
BOS
6
4
2
0
3
7
Loss
ALDS Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
4.85
10
4.32
9
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense
4.91
6
4.04
5
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
5.53
1
4.12
5
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense
4.88
14
3.94
4
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
away score
Home
home score
line
O/U
Away Pitcher
Home Pitcher
Away Hits
Home Hits
Away Walks
Home Walks
Away Strikeouts
Home Strikeouts
Oct 1, 2017
HOU
4
BOS
3
122
8.5
U
Collin McHugh (R)
Hector Velazquez (R)
8
7
4
1
11
12
Sep 30, 2017
HOU
3
BOS
6
101
9
P
Lance McCullers Jr. (R)
Drew Pomeranz (L)
8
10
4
4
8
12
Sep 29, 2017
HOU
3
BOS
2
102
9.5
U
Charlie Morton (R)
Doug Fister (R)
6
5
3
3
8
9
Sep 28, 2017
HOU
12
BOS
2
-101
9
O
Brad Peacock (R)
Eduardo Rodriguez (L)
17
6
6
3
10
5
Jun 18, 2017
BOS
6
HOU
5
-118
9
O
David Price (L)
Joe Musgrove (R)
8
14
2
6
10
8
Jun 17, 2017
BOS
1
HOU
7
-111
9
U
Rick Porcello (R)
David Paulino (R)
3
11
1
1
6
5
Jun 16, 2017
BOS
2
HOU
1
-126
9
U
Drew Pomeranz (L)
Mike Fiers (R)
7
6
2
5
6
6
May 15, 2016
HOU
9
BOS
10
105
10.5
O
Chris Devenski (R)
Sean O’Sullivan (R)
8
14
5
3
10
4
May 14, 2016
HOU
5
BOS
6
-121
10
O
Collin McHugh (R)
Clay Buchholz (R)
11
14
6
5
9
5
May 13, 2016
HOU
7
BOS
6
-123
9
O
Lance McCullers Jr. (R)
Steven Wright (R)
13
11
4
4
11
10
ALDS Betting Trends
Boston Red Sox
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Boston is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Astros
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Houston is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Houston is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston’s last 7 games at home
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Dirty has been an employee or owner of some of the top online sports gambling forums since 1998. He worked at EOG.com from it's inception until 2008 when he left and opened GamblingIQ and then in 2012 opened Handicappers Hidaway. He has written hundreds af articles over the years and always has his "Dirty Dozen" College Football poll up starting the first week of October.
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