Red Sox vs. Tigers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 30, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (69-65) visit the Detroit Tigers (68-67) on Friday to begin a three-game series, with the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET from Comerica Park. The Red Sox are listed as -135 favorites, while the underdog Tigers have +115 odds on the moneyline. Tanner Houck will get the ball for Boston while Detroit will counter with Tarik Skubal.

Here is our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Red Sox vs. Tigers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-135)
• Underdog: Tigers (+115)
• Over/under: 8.5

Red Sox vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have been favorites in 66 games this season and have come away with the win 35 times (53%) in those contests.
• This year Boston has won 21 of 34 games when listed as at least -135 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 57.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Tigers have won 46.2% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (37-43).
• Detroit is 19-27 (winning 41.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +115 or longer.
• The Tigers have an implied moneyline win probability of 46.5% in this contest.

Red Sox vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran leads Boston with a batting average of .292. He’s also hit 20 home runs with 68 RBI.
• Duran’s home runs put him 48th in MLB, and he ranks 43rd in RBI.
• Rafael Devers is batting .290 this season with a team-high 28 home runs and 80 RBI.
• Riley Greene has a team-high batting average of .260, while leading the Tigers in home runs (19) and runs batted in (56).
• Greene’s home run total ranks 57th in the majors, and he is 84th in RBI.
• Matt Vierling is batting .259 with 24 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 28 walks.

Red Sox vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
• The Red Sox have pitched to a 4.14 ERA this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
• The Red Sox rank 16th in MLB with a combined 1.261 WHIP this season.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB.
• Detroit has a 3.79 team ERA that ranks eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Tigers pitchers combine for the No. 3 WHIP in the majors (1.195).