Mariners at Red Sox: Best Bets, Odds & Prediction For Thursday

Two teams that have been struggling to find offense this season meet up on Thursday night. It is no secret that both the Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox have not started this season the way they had hoped they would. Both teams came into 2022 full of optimism after their 2021 seasons. The Mariners actually finished with a winning record last year, despite having a very negative run differential. They also loaded up this past offseason with star players like Robbie Ray, Eugenio Suarez, Jesse Winker and Adam Frazier. It's been a disappointing start. For Boston, they had massive success in 2021, making the ALCS before being defeated by the Houston Astros. They simply have not found that spark yet either.

For Seattle, their offense has been bad despite the additions. They are scoring 3.92 runs per game and are hitting .232 as a team, which is good for 20th and 18th respectively in the league as of Wednesday. They have a hard time stringing hits together, and can't get guys home when they get on base. They can hit homers decently well, but other than that, it has been disappointing. George Kirby will get the start for the Mariners here, and he has been very good in the limited time we have seen him. In 10 innings, he has a very small 0.90 ERA and even smaller 0.80 WHIP.

Boston has been one of the biggest disappointments of the early season. Their pitching has been very poor, and they haven't gotten many quality starts out of most of their guys. Rich Hill is starting in this game, and he has actually been one of the best pitchers in their rotation. He has a very good 2.89 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 28 innings of work. The 42-year-old wonder still continues to play good ball, but the question will be if his offense can help him out.

The Sox are scoring 3.78 runs per game and have a .238 team batting average, which is good for 22nd and 12th in the league, respectively. They are another team that really struggles to hit with men on base. Their home runs are also down significantly this season. They are only averaging .62 long balls per game, which is the 27th lowest average in MLB.

If anything, I'd take the under in this game before I pick a side.