Astros vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 19, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (65-57) will look to Rafael Devers, with homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Houston Astros (66-56) Monday at Minute Maid Park. The Astros are -134 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 8:10 p.m. ET live on SCHN. Yusei Kikuchi will get the ball for Houston while Boston will counter with Tanner Houck.

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Astros vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Astros (-134)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+114)
• Over/under: 7.5

Astros vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Astros have been favorites in 89 games this season and have come away with the win 50 times (56.2%) in those contests.
• Houston has a record of 36-23 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -134 or more on the moneyline.
• The Astros have an implied victory probability of 57.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Red Sox have won 31 of the 60 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (51.7%).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +114 or longer, Boston has an 11-14 record (winning 44% of its games).
• The Red Sox have a 46.7% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Astros vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Yordan Alvarez is batting .306 this season with 25 home runs, both tops among Houston hitters.
• Alvarez is 18th in homers and 38th in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
• Alex Bregman is batting .261 with an OBP of .318 and a slugging percentage of .445 this season.
• Devers paces the Red Sox with 27 home runs and 77 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .297.
• In all of the majors, Devers is 11th in homers and 18th in RBI.
• Jarren Duran is batting .290 with 37 doubles, 13 triples, 15 home runs and 43 walks.

Astros vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Astros strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
• Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.86 this year, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Astros rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.266 WHIP this season.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 17th in MLB.
• Boston’s 4.16 team ERA ranks 19th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Red Sox have the 15th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.261).