6 OUT OF 10 CONSENSUS on the OVER Red Sox/Guardians.

Both teams come into this series having played to several lower-scoring games of late, but we're expecting a higher-scoring offensive affair here in the opener of this one. Boston comes in desperate to snap a three-game slide, losing all three at home to Tampa over the weekend. All three games went UNDER the number. Note though that the Red Sox have seen the total go OVER the number in eight of their last 11 after three or more straight losses in a row, and in three of their last four after playing to three or more straight UNDERS in a row. Cleveland went 2-2 at Minnesota over the weekend and the final three games all went UNDER the number. That's also significant to note here, as the Guardians have in fact seen the total go OVER the number in four of their last five after playing to three or more straight UNDERS in a row. Two good starters, but this is just a case of them being in the "wrong place" at the "wrong time" this afternoon. James Paxton is a pedestrian 1-1 with a 4.26 ERA for the BoSox, while Shane Bieber is a more respectable 4-3 with a 3.72 ERA. Ultimately, we look for this total to sneak OVER the number in the latter frames.

Good luck, TIR