Cash Out Sports Picks backed the Boston Red Sox on the moneyline, saying current form and matchup lean heavily in Boston’s favor. Lucas Giolito has been dominant across his last seven outings (5-0, 2.23 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 40.1 IP) and owns a sparkling road line of 3-0 with a 1.95 ERA while holding hitters to a .180 average. Colin Rea has been merely solid for Chicago (4-1, 3.86 ERA over his last six) and has surrendered 10 runs in his past three Wrigley appearances. Boston’s offense is rolling—7.0 runs per game over the last 10—and the club has ripped right-handers all July. Chicago is at just 4.9 runs per game in the same span. The Red Sox enter on a 10-game winning streak, boast the league’s fifth-best bullpen, and have taken three of the last four from the Cubs. Cash Out Sports Picks dismissed the idea that the All-Star break cooled Boston’s momentum and projected the Sox to “put up crooked numbers” against Rea before the relief corps slams the door.

Bill Harrelson said he is betting Rafael Devers to go OVER 1.5 combined hits, runs and RBIs on Friday at Wrigley (2:20 PM ET). Devers has cleared that number in 9 of his last 10 outings, and Harrelson noted the streak is so strong that Devers would still be 9-for-10 if the line were 2.5. He has also hit the mark in 14 of his last 20 (70%) and sits at 55% on the season over an 88-game sample. In two meetings with the Cubs this year Devers logged four hits, three runs and seven RBIs in the first and another hit/run in the second. Over his last 10 games he is averaging 4.1 H+R+RBI per contest. Lifetime versus Friday’s right-handed starter he is 1-for-3 (.333) with an RBI, and Harrelson pointed out Devers’ 2025 splits are even better against righties. With most books still lacking a posted line, Harrelson likes the early edge on PrizePicks.

Matt Perrault backed the Red Sox money line at +115, citing Lucas Giolito’s lights-out road form and Boston’s current 10-game winning streak. Giolito owns a 1.95 ERA, 3-0 record, and .180 opponent average in 37 road innings, and the Sox have won his last three starts by 10-plus runs (15-1, 12-1, 11-2). He contrasted that with Cubs starter Colin Rea’s 4.13 Wrigley ERA, .265 opponent average, and 11 homers allowed at home. With mild 72-degree weather and little wind, Perrault expects Boston’s power bats to take advantage and sees minimal downside in simply grabbing the plus-money ML rather than the run line.

Lonte Smith countered by grabbing Boston at +105 and sprinkling the over 8.5. Smith noted Giolito has allowed just three earned runs across his last six outings (four scoreless starts) and is 5-0 in that stretch while pitching deep into games. Boston’s offense is on fire—.300 batting average and 7.6 runs per nine over its past 10 contests—and should pressure Colin Rea, who owns far worse numbers at Wrigley than on the road. Smith also cited Chicago’s fatigued bullpen (6.68 ERA over its last 10) as a liability. Because both lineups are hitting, he prefers the total but will happily take plus money behind the hottest team in baseball.

Malcom Bamford backed the Cubs at –125 in their first game after the break. He pointed out that Chicago has scored 31 runs while winning each of Colin Rea’s last three starts and that Rea himself has surrendered only four earned runs across 18 2⁄3 innings during that span. Conversely, Lucas Giolito owns an ugly 7.86 career ERA at Wrigley Field (2-3 record in five appearances), a split Bamford views as meaningful given the ballpark’s unique backdrop and swirling winds. With Boston’s 10-game winning streak masking that park-specific weakness and the Cubs swinging the bats well, Bamford believes the current price is short and wants to ride the North Siders on the moneyline.