Dice-K wasn't awful in his return to the majors last week. Everyone knows the cubs are awful, and Dempster is below average at home. He has been hot of late though. Boston hitters have good numbers against him. Surely they will thrive in wrigley right???
I was actually just about to make a thread like this because my book (bet365) has the sox at -104.
The way I see it the advantage that Dempster has over Dice-K is effectively destroyed by the fact that the Sox bullpen and offense is so much better than that of the Cubs.
I believe Dice-K is scheduled to go 5 or 6 innings and the bullpen is rested so I believe advantage: Boston