Data Skrive:
Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Friday when the Boston Red Sox (61-52) and Houston Astros (59-55) take to the field at 7:10 PM ET, live on NESN. Rafael Devers is batting .304 for the Red Sox (-115 favorites on the moneyline) while Jose Altuve leads the underdog Astros (-105) with a .303 average. Tanner Houck will get the ball for Boston while Houston will counter with Ronel Blanco.
Be sure to check out our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $37.39
Red Sox to win vs Astros -115
Red Sox vs. Astros Betting Lines
- Favorite: Red Sox (-115)
- Underdog: Astros (-105)
- Over/under: 9
Red Sox vs. Astros Betting Insights
- The Red Sox have come away with 31 wins in the 54 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Boston has a record of 28-21 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -115 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 53.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Astros have gone 14-17 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 45.2% of those games).
- Houston has a 12-12 record (winning 50% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -105 or longer.
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Astros a 51.2% chance to win.
Red Sox vs. Astros Hitting Leaders
- Jarren Duran has been key for Boston with 14 home runs, 58 RBI and a batting average of .292 this season.
- Duran’s home runs rank him 81st in Major League Baseball, and he is 41st in RBI.
- Devers leads Boston in home runs with 25, runs batted in with 70 and a batting average of .304.
- Yordan Alvarez has launched a team-best 22 homers.
- Alvarez’s home run total ranks 19th in the big leagues, and he is 41st in RBI.
- Altuve has a club-leading .303 batting average.
Red Sox vs. Astros Pitching Rankings
- The Red Sox have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the majors.
- The Red Sox have pitched to a 4.02 ERA this season, which ranks 16th in baseball.
- The Red Sox rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.240 WHIP this season.
- The Astros pitching staff ranks third in the majors with a collective 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Houston has the 13th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.97).
- Pitchers for the Astros combine for the 20th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.289).