Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros Odds, Picks & Prediction

The Boston Red Sox (66-60) and Houston Astros (72-55) will square off in the third of a four-game series on Wednesday.

Read ahead to get all of the current information on this matchup, including our Red Sox vs Astros picks.

Before making your Red Sox vs Astros picks, it is important to look at the MLB odds for this one.

Moneyline: The Astros come into this one as the favorites playing at home. They are -118 to win, while Boston’s moneyline sits at +108.

Spread: The spread features the Red Sox +1.5, with odds of -205. The Astros are -1.5 on the spread, with odds of +175.

Over/Under: The over/under for total runs is set at nine. Both the over and under have odds of -110 for this one.

Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros

Location of the game: Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX.

Date & Time: Wednesday, August 23. 8:10 pm ET.

How to watch: MLB.TV

Looking at the Boston Red Sox schedule, they are 5-5 in their last ten games, including losses in both of the first two games of this series. On the road this year, they are 31-32.

As for the MLB schedule of the Houston Astros, they have also gone 5-5 in their last 10 MLB games and 35-29 at Minute Maid Park this year. Houston won both of the first two games of this series, outscoring Boston 16 to 7. In Tuesday’s win, Houston won 7-3.

Looking at the MLB standings, the Red Sox sit fourth in the AL East, 11.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. In the Wild Card standings, the Red Sox sit four games out of a playoff spot.

For Houston, they sit in second in the AL West, just a half-game behind the Texas Rangers. With three teams separated by just 1.5 games in the division, every win is crucial for Houston at this point.

Offensively, the Boston Red Sox rank eighth out of all MLB teams in scoring, averaging 4.89 runs per game (4.45 on the road). The Houston Astros roster comes in one spot ahead of them at seventh, averaging 4.90 runs per game (4.60 at home).

Analyzing the MLB injury report, the Red Sox are without pitcher Corey Kluber (shoulder). They are also without outfielder Jarren Duran (toe) and infielder Adalberto Mondesi (knee).

The Astros did not have slugger Yordan Alvarez in the lineup on Tuesday with an injured finger, but there is a good chance he will suit up for this one. They are also without first baseman Jose Abreu (back) and outfielder Michael Brantley (shoulder).

It is always imperative to take a look at the day’s starters before making your MLB picks.

Trying to get back into the win column, Red Sox manager Alex Cora will turn to 34-year-old southpaw Chris Sale in this one. In 13 games, he is 5-3 with a 4.50 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, and he has 81 strikeouts in 68 innings.

His MLB player stats show that he has made two starts in August, going 0-1 and giving up four earned runs in a combined nine innings.

Looking to guarantee a series win Wednesday, manager Dusty Baker will give the ball to righty Jose Urquidy in this one. In nine games this season, he is 2-3 with a 5.21 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and he has struck out 34 in 38 innings.

Urquidy pitched in relief in his last outing against the Mariners, going two scoreless innings. In his last start, he took the loss against the Angels, but he only gave up one earned run over five innings.

• In our Red Sox vs Astros picks, we will be taking the Astros to win this one outright (-118) at home. 

Simply put, the Red Sox have not been playing good ball in the first two games of this series. They have already made five errors in the two games, and that still doesn’t even speak to how poorly they have played defensively.

Chris Sale has struggled on the road this year, going 4-3 with a 5.20 ERA. Given that the Astros already handle lefties pretty well, that could be bad news for the Red Sox.

• In terms of the total, take the over nine runs in this one (-110).

In the last six Red Sox games, the over has hit in every one. It has also hit in their last five road games. For Houston, the over has hit in six of their last seven contests. Expect that trend to continue Wednesday.

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