Red Sox vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – April 18, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (10-9), led by Connor Wong on a two-game home run streak, are -125 favorites on the moneyline to defeat the Cleveland Guardians (12-6). First pitch is set for 1:35 PM ET Thursday, live from Fenway Park and airing on NESN. Boston’s Brennan Bernardino gets the start, and he’ll go against Cleveland’s Carlos Carrasco.

Take a look at our preview for this game, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Red Sox vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-125)
• Underdog: Guardians (+106)
• Over/under: 9.5

Red Sox vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have come away with seven wins in the 11 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Boston has been victorious five times in six chances when named as a favorite of at least -125 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 55.6% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Guardians have gone 7-2 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 77.8% of those games).
• Cleveland is 5-2 (winning 71.4% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +106 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Guardians a 48.5% chance to win.

Red Sox vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Tyler O’Neill is batting .313 this season with seven home runs, both tops among Boston hitters.
• O’Neill ranks third in MLB in home runs, and 92nd in RBI.
• Triston Casas is a key run producer for Boston with a .246 average, five homers and nine RBI.
• Josh Naylor has hit a team-high four home runs.
• In all of MLB, Naylor is 25th in home runs and 36th in RBI.
• Jose Ramirez’s 15 runs batted in pace his team.

Red Sox vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox average 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-most in the league.
• The Red Sox have a 2.74 ERA as a team, best in baseball.
• The Red Sox have a combined WHIP of just 1.143 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
• The 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Guardians pitching staff ranks seventh in MLB.
• Cleveland’s 3.09 team ERA ranks fifth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Guardians combine for the No. 10-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.245).