Orioles vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 15, 2024

Led by Anthony Santander (two-game homer streak), the Baltimore Orioles (70-50) are favorites versus the Boston Red Sox (63-55) Thursday at 6:35 PM ET. Sportsbooks have named the Orioles as -143 favorites for the game, which airs on MASN. Baltimore’s Zach Eflin and Boston’s Nick Pivetta have been named the starters for this contest.

Be sure to check out our preview for this game, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Orioles vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-143)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+121)
• Over/under: 8.5

Orioles vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Orioles have won in 55, or 59.1%, of the 93 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Baltimore has come away with a win 30 times in 54 chances when named as a favorite of at least -143 on the moneyline.
• The Orioles have an implied victory probability of 58.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Red Sox have won 51.7% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (30-28).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +121 or longer, Boston has a record of 6-11 (35.3%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Red Sox have an implied win probability of 45.2%.

Orioles vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore with a batting average of .287. He’s also hit 29 home runs with 69 RBI.
• Henderson’s home runs rank him eighth in Major League Baseball, and he is 26th in RBI.
• Santander is batting .243 this season with a team-high 36 home runs and 80 RBI.
• Jarren Duran is hitting .291 with 36 doubles, 13 triples, 14 home runs and 42 walks.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Duran’s home run total puts him 92nd, and his RBI total ranks 57th.
• Rafael Devers’ 25 home runs, 72 runs batted in and .299 batting average are all team-highs.

Orioles vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• The Orioles have pitched to a 3.93 ERA this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
• Orioles pitchers have a 1.234 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
• The Red Sox pitching staff ranks 15th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Boston has the 17th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.10).
• Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.249).