Red Sox vs. Tigers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 2, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (30-29) will look to Enmanuel Valdez, who is coming off a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the Detroit Tigers (28-30) Sunday at 1:35 PM ET on BSDET. The Red Sox are -144 favorites for the contest, according to oddsmakers. Boston’s Brayan Bello gets the start, and he’ll go against Detroit’s Casey Mize.

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

Red Sox vs. Tigers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-144)
• Underdog: Tigers (+122)
• Over/under: 9

Red Sox vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have come away with 15 wins in the 27 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Boston has been victorious seven times in 10 chances when named as a favorite of at least -144 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 59% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Tigers have a 14-16 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 46.7% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +122 or longer, Detroit has a record of 2-4 (33.3%).
• The Tigers have a 45% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Red Sox vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran has been key for Boston with 62 hits, an OBP of .321 plus a slugging percentage of .432.
• Duran ranks 209th in baseball in homers, and 105th in RBI.
• Rafael Devers’ batting average of .278 leads all Boston hitters this season.
• Riley Greene has a team-high 10 home runs.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Greene’s home run total puts him 25th, and his RBI total ranks 105th.
• Matthew Vierling has a club-high .292 batting average.

Red Sox vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
• Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.31 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
• The Red Sox have a combined 1.157 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 13th in MLB.
• Detroit has the 11th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.86).
• Tigers pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in baseball (1.196).