Red Sox vs. Padres Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 29, 2024

Jurickson Profar carries an 11-game hitting streak for the San Diego Padres (45-41) into Saturday’s matchup with the Boston Red Sox (43-38). Connor Wong, (14-game hitting streak) and the Red Sox are -147 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 4:10 PM ET live on NESN from Fenway Park. Tanner Houck takes the mound for Boston while Michael King is San Diego’s starter for the contest.

Check out our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Red Sox vs. Padres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-147)
• Underdog: Padres (+124)
• Over/under: 8.5

Red Sox vs. Padres Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have been victorious in 21, or 53.8%, of the 39 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Boston has been victorious 10 times in 15 chances when named as a favorite of at least -147 on the moneyline.
• The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 59.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Padres have been the moneyline underdog 33 total times this season. They’ve finished 16-17 in those games.
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +124 or longer, San Diego has a 7-7 record (winning 50% of its games).
• The Padres have an implied moneyline win probability of 44.6% in this game.

Red Sox vs. Padres Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran leads Boston with a .287 batting average. He’s also hit seven homers and has 37 RBI.
• Among batters in MLB, Duran is 134th in home runs and 70th in RBI.
• Rafael Devers is batting .287 with 17 home runs and 43 RBI, all three of which rank first for Boston this season.
• Profar paces the Padres in runs batted in (55) and has a team-best batting average of .316.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Profar is 56th in homers and 10th in RBI.
• Jake Cronenworth is batting .263 with 17 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 26 walks.

Red Sox vs. Padres Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
• Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.60 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
• Red Sox pitchers have a 1.185 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
• The Padres pitching staff ranks sixth in the majors with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• San Diego’s 4.09 team ERA ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Padres have the 16th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.272).