Tigers vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 31, 2024

The Detroit Tigers (68-67) host the Boston Red Sox (69-65) on Saturday to begin a three-game series, with the first pitch at 6:10 p.m. ET from Comerica Park. The Tigers are listed as -165 favorites, while the underdog Red Sox have +139 odds on the moneyline. Tarik Skubal will get the ball for Detroit while Boston will counter with Nick Pivetta.

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

Tigers vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-165)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+139)
• Over/under: 7.5

Tigers vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Tigers have come away with 30 wins in the 54 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Detroit has a record of 7-4 when favored by -165 or more this year.
• The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 62.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Red Sox are 33-31 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 51.6% of those games).
• Boston has gone 4-6 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +139 or longer (40%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Red Sox a 41.8% chance to win.

Tigers vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Riley Greene is batting .260 with 19 home runs and 56 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Detroit hitters this season.
• Among all batters in baseball, Greene’s home run total places him 57th and his RBI tally ranks him 84th.
• Matt Vierling has collected 112 hits this season and has an OBP of .306. He’s slugging .441 on the year.
• Jarren Duran has racked up a team-best batting average of .292.
• Duran is 48th in home runs and 43rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Rafael Devers has hit 28 home runs with 80 runs batted in. Both lead his team.

Tigers vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Tigers strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
• The Tigers have pitched to a 3.79 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
• Tigers pitchers have a 1.195 WHIP this season, third-best in the majors.
• The Red Sox pitching staff is 19th in MLB with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Boston has the 18th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.14).
• Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 16th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.261).