Red Sox vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 24, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (54-46) will look to Tyler O’Neill, who is coming off a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the Colorado Rockies (37-65) Wednesday at 3:10 PM ET on COLR. The Red Sox are -156 favorites for the contest, according to sportsbooks. Boston’s Nick Pivetta gets the start, and he’ll go against Colorado’s Cal Quantrill.

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

Red Sox vs. Rockies Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-156)
• Underdog: Rockies (+132)
• Over/under: 11.5

Red Sox vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have won in 30, or 58.8%, of the 51 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Boston has a record of 11-6 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -156 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 60.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Rockies have put together a 37-65 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 36.3% of those games).
• Colorado has a 24-42 record (winning only 36.4% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +132 or longer.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rockies have an implied win probability of 43.1%.

Red Sox vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran leads Boston in batting average (.289) this season while adding 12 home runs and 48 RBI.
• Duran ranks 83rd in the majors in home runs, and 52nd in RBI.
• Rafael Devers leads Boston in home runs with 23 and runs batted in with 63.
• Brenton Doyle has put up a team-high 16 home runs.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Doyle’s home run total puts him 38th, and his RBI total ranks 65th.
• Ryan McMahon has 21 doubles, 14 home runs and 48 walks while batting .270.

Red Sox vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
• The Red Sox have the sixth-best ERA (3.70) in the majors this season.
• Red Sox pitchers have a 1.201 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Rockies has a collective 6.9 K/9, the worst in the majors.
• Colorado has a 5.51 team ERA that ranks last among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rockies average MLB’s highest WHIP (1.530).