Red Sox vs. Rangers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 14, 2024

The Texas Rangers (55-65) will try to end their three-game losing streak when they visit the Boston Red Sox (63-55) on Wednesday at 6:10 PM ET on NESN. Sportsbooks consider the Red Sox to be -159 favorites for the contest, while the Rangers are +135 underdogs looking for the upset. Boston’s Tanner Houck gets the start, and he’ll go against Texas’ Cody Bradford.

Be sure to check out our betting preview for this contest, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Red Sox vs. Rangers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-159)
• Underdog: Rangers (+135)
• Over/under: 9.5

Red Sox vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have won in 33, or 56.9%, of the 58 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Boston has come away with a win 10 times in 15 chances when named as a favorite of at least -159 on the moneyline.
• The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 61.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Rangers have gone 16-36 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 30.8% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +135 or longer, Texas has a 5-7 record (winning 41.7% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rangers a 42.6% chance to win.

Red Sox vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders

• Rafael Devers leads Boston in home runs with 25, runs batted in with 72 and his batting average of .299 is also best on his team.
• Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Devers’ home run total places him 16th and his RBI tally places him 20th.
• Ceddanne Rafaela has 110 hits and an OBP of .298 to go with a slugging percentage of .417 this season.
• Marcus Semien is batting .241 with 21 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 50 walks.
• Among all batters in the majors, Semien is 60th in homers and 50th in RBI.
• Corey Seager has put his power on display as he leads his team with 26 home runs and 63 RBI, with a team-high .275 batting average.

Red Sox vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• The Red Sox have the 17th-ranked ERA (4.10) in the majors this season.
• The Red Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.249 as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Rangers has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• Texas has the 24th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.33).
• The Rangers have the 22nd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.304).