Red Sox vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 15, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (22-20) are set to take on the Tampa Bay Rays (21-22) Wednesday at 7:10 PM ET, airing on NESN. The Red Sox are listed as -142 favorites by oddsmakers, while the underdog Rays have +120 odds for the contest. Boston’s Tanner Houck gets the start, and he’ll go against Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley.

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Red Sox vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-142)
• Underdog: Rays (+120)
• Over/under: 8.5

Red Sox vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have won in 12, or 63.2%, of the 19 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Boston has a record of 6-2 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -142 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 58.7% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Rays have gone 5-7 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 41.7% of those games).
• Tampa Bay has not yet won a game when entering as a moneyline underdog with odds of +120 or longer in three chances.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Rays’ implied win probability is 45.5%.

Red Sox vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran has been key for Boston with 44 hits, an OBP of .325 plus a slugging percentage of .395.
• Duran’s home runs rank him 266th in baseball, and he ranks 112th in RBI.
• Tyler O’Neill leads Boston in home runs with 10 while driving in 16 runs and slugging .573.
• Isaac Paredes has a team-high batting average of .303, while pacing the Rays in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (23).
• In all of the majors, Paredes is 27th in homers and 44th in RBI.
• Yandy Diaz is batting .253 with nine doubles, three home runs and 13 walks.

Red Sox vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
• The Red Sox have a 2.78 ERA as a team, best in baseball.
• The Red Sox have a combined 1.103 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• Tampa Bay has a 4.35 team ERA that ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rays have the 15th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.281).