The Boston Red Sox (26-26) will be out to avoid the sweep when they host the Milwaukee Brewers (30-21) to complete a three-game series. Oddsmakers have listed the Red Sox as -144 favorites for the series finale, while the Brewers are +122 underdogs. Boston’s Tanner Houck and Milwaukee’s Tobias Myers have been named the starters for this contest.
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Betting Odds
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Red Sox to win vs Brewers -144
Red Sox vs. Brewers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Red Sox (-144)
- Underdog: Brewers (+122)
- Over/under: 9
Red Sox vs. Brewers Betting Insights
- The Red Sox have won in 13, or 54.2%, of the 24 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Boston has been victorious six times in nine chances when named as a favorite of at least -144 on the moneyline.
- The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 59% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Brewers have won 16 of the 27 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (59.3%).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +122 or longer, Milwaukee has gone 4-2 (66.7%).
- The Brewers have an implied moneyline win probability of 45% in this matchup.
Red Sox vs. Brewers Hitting Leaders
- Jarren Duran has been key for Boston with three home runs, 21 RBI and a batting average of .272 this season.
- Duran’s home runs put him 190th in MLB, and he ranks 93rd in RBI.
- Rafael Devers’ batting average of .276 leads all Boston hitters this season.
- William Contreras paces the Brewers with 42 runs batted in while putting up a team-high batting average of .333.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Contreras’ home run total puts him 43rd, and his RBI total ranks fifth.
- Willy Adames is batting .244 with 16 doubles, seven home runs and 22 walks.
Red Sox vs. Brewers Pitching Rankings
- The Red Sox average 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the league.
- The Red Sox have pitched to a 3.13 ERA this season, which ranks third in baseball.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.156 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
- The Brewers pitching staff ranks 25th in the majors with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Milwaukee has the 13th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.91).
- The Brewers average baseball’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.303).