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The Boston Red Sox (28-28) hope to avoid an upset as -117 favorites when they take on Matthew Vierling (with homers in three straight contests) and the Detroit Tigers (27-28). First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET Thursday, live from Fenway Park and airing on NESN. Nick Pivetta will get the ball for Boston while Detroit will counter with Jack Flaherty.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $37.09
Red Sox to win vs Tigers -117
Red Sox vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Red Sox (-117)
- Underdog: Tigers (-102)
- Over/under: 8.5
Red Sox vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Red Sox have won in 14, or 56%, of the 25 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Boston has been victorious 13 times in 22 chances when named as a favorite of at least -117 on the moneyline.
- The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 53.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Tigers have won 13 of the 28 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (46.4%).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer, Detroit has an 11-11 record (winning 50% of its games).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Tigers’ implied win probability is 50.5%.
Red Sox vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Jarren Duran is batting .262 with three home runs and 23 RBI for Boston this season.
- Duran ranks 201st in baseball in homers, and 92nd in RBI.
- Rafael Devers is batting .284 to lead Boston, while adding 10 homers and 26 runs batted in this season.
- Riley Greene paces the Tigers with nine home runs.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Greene ranks 32nd in home runs and 122nd in RBI.
- Mark Canha has a club-high .247 batting average.
Red Sox vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Red Sox average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the league.
- Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.28 this year, third-best in baseball.
- Red Sox pitchers have a 1.164 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- Detroit has the 10th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.82).
- Tigers pitchers combine for the No. 7 WHIP in the majors (1.197).