Tigers vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 1, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (29-29) and Ceddanne Rafaela (2 HR in his last game) are underdogs (-102) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Detroit Tigers (28-29) on Saturday at 4:10 PM ET on BSDET. Reese Olson will get the ball for Detroit while Boston will counter with Cooper Criswell.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Tigers vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-118)
• Underdog: Red Sox (-102)
• Over/under: 8.5

Tigers vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Tigers have been chosen as favorites in 27 games this year and have walked away with the win 14 times (51.9%) in those games.
• This year Detroit has won 11 of 20 games when listed as at least -118 on the moneyline.
• The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 54.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Red Sox have been the moneyline underdog 29 total times this season. They’ve gone 14-15 in those games.
• Boston has gone 11-12 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer (47.8%).
• The Red Sox have an implied moneyline win probability of 50.5% in this matchup.

Tigers vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Riley Greene leads Detroit with 10 home runs this season. He’s batting .239 with 22 RBI.
• Of all hitters in baseball, Greene’s home run total places him 24th and his RBI tally places him 110th.
• Mark Canha has 45 hits and an OBP of .358 to go with a slugging percentage of .401 this season.
• Rafael Devers paces the Red Sox with a team-best batting average of .278.
• Among all batters in the majors, Devers ranks 24th in home runs and 68th in RBI.
• Jarren Duran is hitting .253 with 16 doubles, eight triples, three home runs and 20 walks.

Tigers vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Tigers average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• The Tigers have pitched to a 3.82 ERA this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
• The Tigers have a combined WHIP of just 1.191 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.7 K/9, the eighth-best in the majors.
• Boston’s 3.32 team ERA ranks fourth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the No. 6-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.162).