Red Sox vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 1, 2024

Wednesday’s matchup between the Boston Red Sox (17-13) and San Francisco Giants (14-16) could go either way, as oddsmakers have declared the game a pick ’em (both teams are even on the moneyline). Action gets underway from Fenway Park at 7:10 PM ET, live on NESN). Boston will send Kutter Crawford out to start this one, while San Francisco has not yet named a starter.

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

Red Sox vs. Giants Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-110)
• Underdog: Giants (-110)
• Over/under: 8.5

Red Sox vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have come away with eight wins in the 12 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Boston has been victorious eight times in 13 chances when named as a favorite of at least -110 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 52.4% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Giants have been the moneyline underdog 11 total times this season. They’ve gone 4-7 in those games.
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -110 or longer, San Francisco has a 4-7 record (winning only 36.4% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Giants’ implied win probability is 52.4%.

Red Sox vs. Giants Hitting Leaders

• Tyler O’Neill leads Boston with nine home runs this season. He’s batting .320 with 12 RBI.
• Jarren Duran leads Boston in batting with a .268 average.
• Michael Conforto has put up a team-best batting average of .266, and leads the Giants in home runs (five) and runs batted in (16).
• Conforto’s home run total ranks 36th in the big leagues, and he is 57th in RBI.
• Jung Hoo Lee is hitting .259 with three doubles, two home runs and 10 walks.

Red Sox vs. Giants Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the league.
• The Red Sox have a 2.59 ERA as a team, best in baseball.
• Red Sox pitchers have a 1.107 WHIP this season, third-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Giants has a collective 7.8 K/9, the fourth-worst in MLB.
• San Francisco’s 4.40 team ERA ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Giants combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.286).