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Game 1 of the 2018 World Series begins on Tuesday, 10/23/18 as the Los Angeles Dodgers make the trip to Boston to face the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
The Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers in a thrilling seven game series to reach the World Series for the second consecutive season. Meanwhile, the Red Sox came back from a 0-1 deficit to the Houston Astros to win four straight games to advance to their third World Series appearance since 2007.
Kershaw’s First Start At Fenway
The Dodgers have made it to the World Series in two seasons in a row. And after last season’s heartbreaking seven game series defeat to the Houston Astros, Los Angeles hopes to win their first World Series since 1988 but they will have to do so against the powerhouse Boston Red Sox who won a franchise best 108 games during the regular season.
Most of the Dodgers have not faced the Red Sox yet, however Manny Machado is the exception owing to his seven seasons with the Orioles. In 95 career games versus the Boston Red Sox, Machado has a batting average of .277 with 52 RBIs. Machado is a career 6-19 with 2 RBIs against Sale. He is the man to watch here as he leads the Dodgers with 3 home runs and 9 RBIs in the playoffs.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Boston Red Sox
MLB World Series Game 1
Moneyline Odds: Dodgers +130, Red Sox -140
Odds from Betonline.ag as of 10/22/18
Sale Returns From Illness
While the Dodgers are making their second consecutive World Series appearance, the Boston Red Sox are making their third appearance in the Fall Classic since 2007. The Red Sox are 3 for 3 in their last trips to the World Series, winning in 2004, 2007 and 2013. They hope to make it four in a row with home field advantage over the Dodgers in this series.
JD Martinez looks to be the key man for the Red Sox offense as he has a total of 8 RBIs and 5 home runs in 34 at bats against the Dodgers from 2015-2017. Martinez is having a fine postseason with his .313 batting average with two homers and 9 RBIs. He finished the Astros series strong, going 5-11 with one home run and 3 RBIs in the last three games of that series.
Who Wins?
Los Angeles has won 11 out of their last 15 games SU and are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games away from home. Boston has won 6 of their last 7 games SU and are 15-8 SU in their last 23 games played at home. Head to head, the Red Sox have won seven out of the last 10 meetings SU and are winners of five out of the last six played at Fenway Park.
Both teams are playing great baseball right now and that’s why they are the last two teams standing in the current MLB season. Kershaw has been good in the playoffs and there are some concerns on whether Sale can return to 100% form after being hospitalized. In Kershaw’s only road start in the current postseason, he lasted only 3 innings while giving up 5 runs ( 4 earned) in a loss against the Brewers last 10/12/18.
Kershaw has been great this postseason but the Red Sox have been winning with Sale. Boston’s home field edge and its more explosive offense should decide the outcome of this game.
We’re picking the Boston Red Sox to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the 2018 World Series.
Other Bets To Make
The LA Dodgers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games and are also 2-4 ATS in their last six games away from home. On the other hand, the Boston Red Sox are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games played but are only 2-6 ATS in their last eight games at home.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Boston Red Sox
MLB World Series Game 1
Spread Odds: Dodgers +1.5 (-167), Red Sox -1.5 (+147)
Odds from Betonline.ag as of 10/22/18
After two one run wins over the Yankees and a loss to the Astros in Game 1 of their league championship series, it appears that the Red Sox have reverted to being the dominant team they were during the regular season. Boston won the last four games versus the Astros with an aggregate score of 27-14 with no winning margin fewer than two runs. In their last 10 meetings against the Dodgers, the average score was 4.7-2.7 in favor of Boston.
Prediction: Red Sox -1.5
The under is 4-2 in the last six games of the LA Dodgers while the over is 4-1 in the last five games for the Boston Red Sox. The over is 5-2-1 in the Dodgers’ last 8 games on the road while the over is also 8-1-2 in the last 11 home games for the Red Sox.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Boston Red Sox
MLB World Series Game 1
Over/Under Odds: Over 7.5 +102, Under 7.5 -122
Odds from Betonline.ag as of 10/22/18
I expect this to start as a pitching battle between two aces in their primes. But the longer this goes, the Boston offense is going to come through. The Red Sox have averaged 6.2 runs per game through 9 playoff games and they have scored at least 5 runs in five out of their seven wins. I like the over here.
Prediction: Over 7.5
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