Red Sox vs. Astros Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 10, 2024

Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Saturday when the Boston Red Sox (61-53) and Houston Astros (60-55) take to the field at 4:10 PM ET, live on SCHN. Rafael Devers is batting .301 for the Red Sox (-123 favorites on the moneyline) while Jose Altuve leads the underdog Astros (+103) with a .302 average. Josh Winckowski gets the starting nod for Boston while Spencer Arrighetti is Houston’s starter for the contest.

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

Red Sox vs. Astros Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-123)
• Underdog: Astros (+103)
• Over/under: 10.5

Red Sox vs. Astros Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have been victorious in 31, or 56.4%, of the 55 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Boston has been victorious 24 times in 40 chances when named as a favorite of at least -123 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 55.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Astros have put together a 15-17 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 46.9% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +103 or longer, Houston has a record of 9-8 (52.9%).
• The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 49.3% in this game.

Red Sox vs. Astros Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran has been key for Boston with 14 home runs, 58 RBI and a batting average of .293 this season.
• Duran ranks 84th in MLB in homers, and 46th in RBI.
• Devers leads Boston in home runs with 25, runs batted in with 71 and a batting average of .301.
• Yordan Alvarez has a team-best batting average of .302, and paces the Astros in home runs (22).
• Alvarez is 20th in home runs and 42nd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Altuve is batting .302 to pace his team.

Red Sox vs. Astros Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
• Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.06 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Red Sox rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.248 WHIP this season.
• The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 9.1 K/9, the third-best in MLB.
• Houston’s 3.96 team ERA ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros have the 21st-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.292).