
Data Skrive:
Yordan Alvarez, batting .304 this season, leads the Houston Astros (61-55) into a matchup with one of the league’s other top hitters, Rafael Devers (.300 AVG) and the Boston Red Sox (61-54). Alvarez and the Astros are -136 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup at Fenway Park, beginning at 1:35 PM ET live on SCHN. Hunter Brown takes the mound for Houston while James Paxton is Boston’s starter for the contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $34.71
Astros to win vs Red Sox -136
Astros vs. Red Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Astros (-136)
- Underdog: Red Sox (+115)
- Over/under: 10
Astros vs. Red Sox Betting Insights
- The Astros have won in 45, or 54.2%, of the 83 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Houston has been victorious 32 times in 53 chances when named as a favorite of at least -136 on the moneyline.
- The Astros have an implied victory probability of 57.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Red Sox have been the underdog on the moneyline 57 total times this season. They’ve gone 30-27 in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +115 or longer, Boston has a 10-12 record (winning 45.5% of its games).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Red Sox have an implied win probability of 46.5%.
Astros vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders
- Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.304), home runs (24) and runs batted in (62) this season.
- Alvarez’s home runs rank him 17th in MLB, and he ranks 39th in RBI.
- Alex Bregman has collected 116 hits this season and has an OBP of .316. He’s slugging .425 on the year.
- Jarren Duran has 36 doubles, 13 triples, 14 home runs and 41 walks while hitting .293.
- Duran ranks 84th in home runs and 51st in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Devers has hit 25 home runs with 71 runs batted in while batting .300. Those stats are all team-highs.
Astros vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Astros average 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
- The Astros have the 12th-ranked ERA (3.96) in the majors this season.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.287 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
- The Red Sox pitching staff is 14th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Boston has a 4.07 team ERA that ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Red Sox average baseball’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.248).