Orioles vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 18, 2024

Rafael Devers leads the Boston Red Sox (65-57) into Sunday’s matchup with the Baltimore Orioles (72-52) on a two-game homer streak. His Red Sox are underdogs for the contest, however, with sportsbooks naming the Orioles as -142 moneyline favorites. The game starts at 1:35 p.m. ET from Oriole Park at Camden Yards, live on MASN. Baltimore’s Albert Suarez and Boston’s Kutter Crawford have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our betting preview for this contest, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Orioles vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-142)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+120)
• Over/under: 9

Orioles vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Orioles have won in 57, or 59.4%, of the 96 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This year Baltimore has won 32 of 57 games when listed as at least -142 on the moneyline.
• The Orioles have an implied victory probability of 58.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Red Sox have won 31 of the 60 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (51.7%).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +120 or longer, Boston has an 8-13 record (winning just 38.1% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Red Sox have an implied win probability of 45.5%.

Orioles vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore with a .289 batting average. He’s also hit 32 homers and has 75 RBI.
• Henderson is sixth in homers and 20th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Anthony Santander leads Baltimore in home runs (36) and runs batted in (80) this season while batting .240.
• Devers leads the Red Sox with 27 home runs and 77 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .297.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Devers’ home run total puts him 11th, and his RBI total ranks 18th.
• Jarren Duran is batting .290 with 37 doubles, 13 triples, 15 home runs and 43 walks.

Orioles vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the majors.
• Orioles pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.96 this year, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• Orioles pitchers have a 1.236 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 17th in the majors.
• Boston has a 4.16 team ERA that ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 15th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.261).