Red Sox vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 11, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (19-19) will try to put a stop to their current three-game losing streak when they host the Washington Nationals (19-18) at 4:10 PM ET on MASN Saturday. Bookmakers consider the Red Sox to be -155 favorites to end their skid, while the Nationals are +130 underdogs looking for the upset. Boston’s Cooper Criswell and Washington’s Jake Irvin have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our betting preview for this tilt, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Red Sox vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-155)
• Underdog: Nationals (+130)
• Over/under: 8.5

Red Sox vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have been victorious in nine, or 60%, of the 15 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Boston has a record of 2-2 when favored by -155 or more this year.
• The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 60.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Nationals are 17-17 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 50% of those games).
• Washington has a record of 11-12 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +130 or longer (47.8%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Nationals have an implied win probability of 43.5%.

Red Sox vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran is batting .264 with one home run and 15 RBI for Boston this season.
• Duran’s home runs put him 249th in baseball, and he is 99th in RBI.
• Tyler O’Neill is slugging .596 this season, with a team-best nine homers while driving in 13 runs.
• C.J. Abrams paces the Nationals with seven home runs and 20 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Abrams’ home run total puts him 31st, and his RBI total ranks 50th.
• Jesse Winker is batting .244 with eight doubles, four home runs and 18 walks.

Red Sox vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
• The Red Sox have the lowest ERA in baseball at 2.79.
• The Red Sox have a combined WHIP of just 1.121 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 24th in the majors.
• Washington has a 3.87 team ERA that ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Nationals have the fifth-highest WHIP in baseball (1.384).