Red Sox vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 12, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (20-19) and the Washington Nationals (19-19) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. The Red Sox are -153 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Nationals (+130). Brayan Bello takes the mound for Boston while MacKenzie Gore is Washington’s starter for the contest.

Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Red Sox vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-153)
• Underdog: Nationals (+130)
• Over/under: 8

Red Sox vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have won in 10, or 62.5%, of the 16 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Boston has a record of 5-2 when favored by -153 or more this year.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 60.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Nationals are 17-18 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 48.6% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +130 or longer, Washington has gone 11-13 (45.8%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Nationals have an implied win probability of 43.5%.

Red Sox vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran has been key for Boston with one home run, 16 RBI and a batting average of .265 this season.
• Including all hitters in Major League Baseball, Duran is 253rd in homers and 97th in RBI.
• Tyler O’Neill’s nine home runs are most among Boston batters. He’s driven in 13 runs this season while slugging .579.
• C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals in home runs (seven) and runs batted in (20).
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Abrams’ home run total puts him 31st, and his RBI total ranks 54th.
• Luis Garcia has 20 runs batted in while batting .307. Both lead his team.

Red Sox vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
• The Red Sox have the first-best ERA (2.77) in the majors this season.
• The Red Sox have a combined WHIP of just 1.109 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
• Washington has the 13th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.88).
• Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.372).