Posted on 5/12/2008 3:00:10 PM

MLB Online Baseball Betting - Red Sox vs. Twins

By D.S Williamson

The Red Sox and the Twins played a good old-fashioned sports betting barn burner on Sunday night. The Twins ended up winning the online betting game - - 9 to 8 - - but now must face Clay Buchholz who has been pretty good for the BoSox lately. Buchholz’s ERA has been a respectable 4.50 this season for the Red Sox. His record is 2 and 2 with 39 strike-outs in only 38 innings pitched. Buchholz isn’t exactly a BetUS online sportsbook betting dream, but he’s more then capable of helping us pad that online wagering bankroll. Of course, Buchholz’s real effectiveness depends a lot on who he’s facing on Monday night.

That would be the Twins’ Livan Hernandez. Livan has been very good so far this season racking up an ERA of 3.83 and a record of 5 and 1. Hernandez would appear to be the best online wager on Monday night, but we can’t forget that he’s facing one of the toughest batting line-ups in major league baseball. The Red Sox aren’t the defending sports betting world champs for nothing.

Here are the BetUS online betting odds for this game.

Boston Red Sox

Clay Buchholz – R - 1 ½ + 110 - 145 O 9 ½ - 110

Minnesota Twins

Livan Hernandez – R + 1 ½ - 130 + 125 U 9 ½ - 110

Here are a few online sportsbook betting trends that could help us find a wager in this game.

The Boston Red Sox are 4 and 1 in their last 5 games versus a team with a winning record.

The Minnesota Twins are 8 and 1 in their last 9 games at home.

The Minnesota Twins are 6 and 1 in their last 7 games versus a right-handed starter.

The Over is 4 and 1 in Clay Buchholz’s last 5 starts.

The Over is 5 and 0 in Livan Hernandez’s last 5 starts.

The BetUS over at 9 ½ runs looks like an extremely solid online bet in this game. The chances of both teams not reaching at least 10 runs is fairly minimal as Buchholz and Hernandez both can give up runs at certain times during the game. Not only that but the respective relievers for each team just aren’t what you would expect - - especially from the Boston Red Sox who should be one of the best teams in the major leagues.

There really isn’t anything else to say. The trends say over and the records of each team say over. That’s where I’m going.

My money will be on a BetUS sportsbook online wager on the game between the Boston Red Sox and the Minnesota Twins to go over on Monday night.

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