RV: 5* TRIPLE 100% GAME 1 WORLD SERIES SYSTEM SIDE
(MLB) St. Louis vs. Boston,
Money Line: -118.00 Boston (Home)
Result: Win
On Wednesday the Game 1 selection is on the Boston Redsox. Game 952 at 8:05 eastern.The Cardinals are 0-7 since Jul 11, 2013 on the road after a game at home. Road teams off a home game are on a dismal 5-24 run. Boston is 4-0 at home when the total is 7 or less. The Sox have won 14 of 20 vs N.L. Teams including 8 of 10 here at home. Boston has won 12 of 15 at home with Lester on the mound and his 2.93 home era is better than that of A. Wainwright who has a 3.31 era on the road but has allowed 9 earned runs on 17 innings in his most recent October road start. Lester has allowed just 3 runs in 14 home October innings. St. Louis has lost 5 of the last 5 on the road vs a lefty as a dog if the total is 8 or less. Look for Boston to take game 1.




HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Playing Game 1 @ H:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team playing Game 1 @ home (Boston) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2013 MLB Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 819-400 (.672)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 162-83 (.661)
series record, MLB only, all rounds: 89-71 (.556)
series record, MLB only, Finals round: 60-44 (.577)
Game 1 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 820-399 (.673)
Game 1 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 165-80 (.673)
Game 1 record, MLB only, all rounds: 91-69 (.569)
Game 1 record, MLB only, Finals round: 62-42 (.596)


In the 2013 MLB regular season, Boston finished tied with St. Louis in terms of regular season record (97-65 each). From 1905 through the 2013 MLB Semifinals round, inclusive, the MLB team with home field advantage in such a situation (Boston) posted a 4-1 (.800) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. This is the 30th best-of-7 MLB playoff series for St. Louis, and the 20th for Boston. In best-of-7 MLB playoff series, St. Louis has a 17-12 series record, an 11-7 Finals-round series record, and a 12-17 Game 1 record (with an active three-Game 1 winning streak), while Boston has a 10-9 series record, a 6-4 Finals-round record, and an 11-8 Game 1 record.