Red Sox vs. Diamondbacks Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 25, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (67-61) will be out to avoid the sweep when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks (74-56) to complete a three-game series. Bookmakers have listed the Red Sox as -136 favorites for the series finale, while the Diamondbacks are +115 underdogs. Tanner Houck will get the ball for Boston while Arizona will counter with Merrill Kelly.

Take a look at our betting primer for this tilt, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Red Sox vs. Diamondbacks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-136)
• Underdog: Diamondbacks (+115)
• Over/under: 9.5

Red Sox vs. Diamondbacks Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have won in 33, or 54.1%, of the 61 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Boston has a record of 20-10 when favored by -136 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 57.6% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Diamondbacks have gone 31-32 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 49.2% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +115 or longer, Arizona has a 12-14 record (winning 46.2% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Diamondbacks a 46.5% chance to win.

Red Sox vs. Diamondbacks Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran is batting .291 with 17 home runs and 64 RBI for Boston this season.
• Including all hitters in baseball, Duran is 75th in home runs and 45th in RBI.
• Rafael Devers leads Boston in batting average (.293), home runs (27) and runs batted in (77) this season.
• Corbin Carroll is hitting .222 with 16 doubles, 12 triples, 14 home runs and 56 walks.
• Carroll is 106th in homers and 93rd in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has 20 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 23 walks while hitting .276.

Red Sox vs. Diamondbacks Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the majors.
• The Red Sox have pitched to a 4.20 ERA this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
• The Red Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.267 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The Diamondbacks pitching staff is 29th in the majors with a collective 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Arizona’s 4.43 team ERA ranks 25th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Diamondbacks have the fifth-highest WHIP in baseball (1.335).