The next two weeks of baseball should decide the fate of the Boston Red Sox. With that, MLB betting may become a tad bit easier when dealing with Boston. Over the weekend, they dropped two of three from the New York Yankees and fell even further from first. They sit in fourth place in the very competitive AL East, five and a half games back of first place Tampa Bay, five back of New York, and a game and half behind Toronto. Many baseball analysts predicted both Tampa and New York to win upwards of 90 games, and possibly even 100 this year, making Boston’s position ever more dire.
Starting Friday, they play series against Detroit, the Yankees, Minnesota, Philadelphia, and finally Tampa Bay. These games are all against tough clubs, and will go a long way into deciding the future of the Sox.
If the Red Sox fail to gain any ground in the next couple weeks, look for them to shut the season down. It would be wise for them to give up on making the playoffs and begin rebuilding so that they are ready for 2011. It is a depressing thought for many fans, but perhaps the wisest of decisions. If this is the path they choose, be very careful when picking the Red Sox to win. Take advantage, however, of name recognition. That is, to those who don’t follow closely, the Red Sox many continually be a winning pick, but those who know will really they lack the talent despite being favourites. With sports betting, teams like the Yankees and Red Sox will often be favourites based in part due to their name.
Watch the Red Sox closely in the nextmonth and don’t be surprised at some drastic changes. When these occur, take advantage of early betting lines and pick against the struggling Boston club.