MLB Playoff Betting: Tampa Bay vs. Boston Odds & Picks: October 14th 2008

MLB Playoff Picks: Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox o9.0 (-110) MLB Odds - Tue October 14th ‘08 8:05p

The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox have gone Over in each of the last two games, and we are looking for a repeat performance tonight.

The Red Sox are turning to Tim Wakefield for Game 4 after it was questionable whether or not he would even be on the playoff roster. After all, Wakefield was just 10-11 this season despite pitched for a team that has won 99 games, and his 4.13 ERA is hardly noteworthy.

Most distressing though is the way the knuckleballer finished the season, as he had a 6.75 ERA in his last three starts, including what may have been his worst outing ever vs. a Tampa Bay team that he had dominated in the past. That start came on September 17, when these Rays reached him for six earned runs in just 2.1 innings of a 10-3 Boston loss.

Now Andy Sonnanstine is actually in good form for the Rays, but do not forget that he still has a modest 4.34 ERA over the entire year. Besides, if Tampa Bay gets to Wakefield as we expect, Sonnanstine may not even need to give up that many runs for the contest to reach double-digits.

The Over is now 6-2-1 in the last nine Red Sox playoff home games after last night, and we look for them to extend this streak tonight.

MLB Free Pick: Rays, Red Sox Over 9 (-110) - Courtesy of LT Profits