Diamondbacks vs. Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends

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28 May 2023

Diamondbacks vs. Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends

The Arizona Diamondbacks (29-23) will host the Boston Red Sox (28-24), Sunday at 4:10 PM ET, with the Diamondbacks on a three-game losing streak.

The Red Sox (+107 underdog moneyline odds to win) visit the Diamondbacks (-126). The Diamondbacks will give the ball to Merrill Kelly (5-3) versus the Red Sox and Tanner Houck (3-3).

Yesterday, the Red Sox picked up a 2-1 victory over the Diamondbacks, with Garrett Whitlock (5.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 4 K) earning the win for the Red Sox. Masataka Yoshida finished 2-for-3 to lead the offensive attack. Zach Davies (3.1 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 3 K) was handed the loss for the Diamondbacks.

Ahead of watching this Diamondbacks vs. Red Sox matchup, here is what you need to know about Sunday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Boston Red Sox Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Diamondbacks (-126, bet $126 to win $100)
Underdog: Red Sox (+107, bet $100 to win $107)
Over/under: 8.5

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Diamondbacks Stats and Trends

Diamondbacks Betting Records

The Diamondbacks have entered the game as favorites 20 times this season and won 12, or 60%, of those games.
Arizona is 11-7 this season when entering a game favored by -126 or more on the moneyline.
The implied probability of a win from the Diamondbacks, based on the moneyline, is 55.8%.
Arizona and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 26 of 52 opportunities.
The Diamondbacks are 30-22-0 against the spread in their 52 chances this season.

Merrill Kelly (Diamondbacks Probable Starter)

Kelly gets the start for the Diamondbacks, his 11th of the season. He is 5-3 with a 3.30 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 57 1/3 innings pitched.
The righty last pitched on Sunday, May 21 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he tossed five innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up three hits.
The 34-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.30, with 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opponents are batting .194 against him.
Kelly is looking to pick up his sixth quality start of the season in this outing.
Kelly will look to pitch five or more innings for his 10th straight start. He’s averaging 5.7 innings per outing.
He will take the mound against a Red Sox offense that ranks sixth in MLB with 467 total hits (on a .263 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .432 (fifth in MLB) with 60 total home runs (15th in MLB).
The 34-year-old ranks 26th in ERA (3.30), 16th in WHIP (1.081), and 26th in K/9 (9.3) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

Diamondbacks Batting Stats

The Diamondbacks rank 17th in Major League Baseball with 57 home runs.
Hitters for Arizona rank seventh in the majors with a combined .431 team slugging percentage.
The Diamondbacks have a team batting average of .261 this season, which ranks sixth among MLB teams.
Arizona has scored the eighth-most runs in the majors this season with 260.
The Diamondbacks have an on-base percentage of .325 this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
Arizona is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking fourth with an average of 7.7 strikeouts per game.

Red Sox Stats and Trends

Red Sox Betting Records

The Red Sox have been underdogs in 31 games this season and have come away with the win 16 times (51.6%) in those contests.
This season, Boston has been victorious 12 times in 23 chances when named as an underdog of at least +107 or worse on the moneyline.
The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 48.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Boston’s games have gone over the total in 32 of its 52 opportunities.
The Red Sox have an against the spread mark of 28-24-0 in 52 games with a line this season.

Tanner Houck (Red Sox Probable Starter)

Houck makes the start for the Red Sox, his 10th of the season. He is 3-3 with a 4.99 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 48 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent appearance on Tuesday, the right-hander threw six innings against the Los Angeles Angels, giving up one earned run while surrendering three hits.
During nine games this season, the 26-year-old has put up a 4.99 ERA and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .242 to his opponents.
Houck enters this game with two quality starts under his belt this year.
Houck will try to continue a seven-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 frames per appearance).
The opposing Diamondbacks offense has the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.431) and ranks 17th in home runs hit (57) in all of MLB. They have a collective .261 batting average, and are ninth in the league with 462 total hits and eighth in MLB action scoring 260 runs.

Red Sox Batting Stats

The Red Sox rank 15th in baseball with 60 total home runs.
So far this season, Boston ranks fifth in the majors with a .432 slugging percentage.
The Red Sox have the fifth-best batting average in the majors (.263).
Boston scores the fourth-most runs in baseball (271 total, 5.2 per game).
The Red Sox rank fourth in the majors with an on-base percentage of .333.

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