ALCS Game #5 – Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
Posted: Oct. 18, 2007
By SBG Global
8:20 pm Eastern
Opening Line: Red Sox -115, Total 8.5 Flat
The Boston Red Sox are facing a must win game on Thursday night in Cleveland as they are down 3-1 in the American League Championship Series against the Indians. Josh Beckett gets the start for Boston while Cleveland looks to clinch with C.C. Sabathia. It is a rematch of the opening game of the series that Boston won. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking the favorite Red Sox on the Road.
"I didn't even give us a chance the other day," Sabathia said. "I look to stay calm and stay in control and not try to overthrow and do so much and I think I'll be fine." The Indians lost that opener with Sabathia but have won three straight since. They scored seven runs in the 11th inning in Game 2, and another seven in the fifth inning in Game #4 as they won 7-3. "We just got hot at the right time," Sabathia said. "It doesn't matter how you play during the season. It matters how well you're playing right now."
The Red Sox need to come up with some offense if they expect to take this series back to Boston. "We've been in this situation before. We've got nothing to lose," Boston’s Manny Ramirez said, "Why should we panic? We've got a great team. If it doesn't happen, we come next year and try to do it again."
SBG Global Current Line: Red Sox -122, Total 8 Over (-115)
Here are the betting stats for Thursday’s game. The Red Sox are 6-1 in their last 7 road games vs. a left-handed starter. The Red Sox are 24-8 in their last 32 Thursday games. The Red Sox are 1-4 in their last 5 playoff road games.
The Red Sox are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. the American League Central. The Red Sox are 14-3 in Beckett's last 17 starts as a road favorite.
The Indians are 4-0 in their last 4 playoff home games. The Indians are 5-0 in their last 5 games as a home underdog. The Indians are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Indians are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. the American League East. The Indians are 9-3 in their last 12 games as an underdog. The Indians are 41-19 in their last 60 home games vs. a right-handed starter. The Indians are 7-1 in Sabathia's last 8 starts. The Indians are 12-5 in Sabathia's last 17 starts vs. the American League East. The Indians are 1-6 in Sabathia's last 7 starts vs. the Red Sox
The Over is 4-1 in the Red Sox last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter. The Under is 5-2 in the Red Sox last 7 games as a road favorite. The Under is 12-5 in Beckett's last 17 road starts. The Over is 4-1-2 in the Indians last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Under is 8-2 in Sabathia's last 10 starts as a home underdog. The Under is 8-3 in Sabathia's last 11 starts overall.
The Over is 5-2 in Sabathia's last 7 starts vs. the American League East. The
Under is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings in Cleveland. The Under is 5-2-1 in Sabathia's last 8 starts vs. the Red Sox.
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