Boston has value in this spot for bettors. These lineups already matched up earlier in the season, so there are no surprises in this game. Tyler Houck, going up for the Red Sox has played really well, going 3-1 so far, and the Red Sox come into this game hot off a weekend sweep of the Pirates as their offense is performing better. This is a revenge game for them as they just played the Guardians and almost got swept, only winning the game Houck pitched in. Cleveland have won seven of their last eight games and they are one of the best teams in the league so far, but Lively on the mound today, is not their best choice, despite being at home. Lively has only one start to the season, against this very team, and didn’t look good, giving up 2 earned runs and one homerun, losing that game to the Red Sox. Boston has the motivation in this game to get the win again over Lively again, and the value is good as a pick 'em in this spot.

Best bet: take Boston on the moneyline (ML).