World Series MLB Odds St Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox Game 5 Pick Prediction Preview 10-28-2013

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The Boston Red Sox and St Louis Cardinals will do battle in Game 5 of their best of 7 World Series from Major League Baseball on Monday night.

First pitch from St Louis is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX.


The Game 5 betting odds have the home side St Louis Cardinals favored by -114 odds with the return on the road underdog Boston Red Sox at +104 odds. The run total is lined at seven runs.

Getting the start for the Red Sox on Monday night will be veteran left hander Jon Lester as he will oppose Cardinals righty Adam Wainwright. Lester is 18-9 on the season in 37 starts with an ERA of 3.52 and WHIP of 1.27. Wainwright works his 39th game of 2013 and is 21-11 with an ERA of 2.87 and WHIP of 1.05.

Lester has worked four games this post season and has allowed five earned runs and 21 hits over 27 innings of work. Jon Lester last threw in Game 1 of the World Series and allowed no earned runs and five hits over 7 2/3rd innings pitched in an 8-1 home win against the Cardinals.

Wainwright in four playoff starts in 2013 and given up seven earned runs and 23 hits in 28 innings of work. His last outing was Game 1 of the World Series and he gave up three earned runs and six hits in five innings in an 8-1 road loss to Boston.

Boston levels the World Series at 1-1 after a 4-2 road win at the St Louis Cardinals as a -109 betting odds favorite. The game stayed under the total of 7 ½ runs.

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