Red Sox vs. Reds Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 21, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (40-35) will vie for their sixth straight victory when they visit the Cincinnati Reds (35-39) on Friday at 7:10 PM ET on BSOH. The Red Sox are listed as -112 favorites by sportsbooks, while the Reds are -104 underdogs. Kutter Crawford will get the ball for Boston while Cincinnati will counter with Andrew Abbott.

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

Red Sox vs. Reds Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-112)
• Underdog: Reds (-104)
• Over/under: 9

Red Sox vs. Reds Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have been chosen as favorites in 34 games this year and have walked away with the win 19 times (55.9%) in those games.
• This year Boston has won 19 of 33 games when listed as at least -112 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 52.8% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Reds are 15-26 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 36.6% of those games).
• Cincinnati is 14-24 (winning only 36.8% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -104 or longer.
• The Reds have an implied moneyline win probability of 51% in this matchup.

Red Sox vs. Reds Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran has been key for Boston with 86 hits, an OBP of .345 plus a slugging percentage of .468.
• Duran’s home runs rank him 136th in MLB, and he ranks 71st in RBI.
• Rafael Devers is batting .278 to lead Boston, while adding 14 homers and 38 runs batted in this season.
• Elly De La Cruz has launched a team-best 12 homers.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, De La Cruz is 31st in home runs and 86th in RBI.
• Spencer Steer has totaled 43 runs batted in to pace his team.

Red Sox vs. Reds Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
• The Red Sox have pitched to a 3.45 ERA this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.
• The Red Sox have a combined 1.168 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Reds pitching staff ranks 13th in MLB.
• Cincinnati has the 10th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.80).
• The Reds average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.241).