Guardians vs. Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends

Sportsbook Wire

07 June 2023

The Cleveland Guardians (27-33) will host the Boston Red Sox (31-30), in the second game of a three-game series, Wednesday at 7:10 PM ET.

The Red Sox are an underdog away (+114) versus the Guardians (-134). The starting pitchers are Tanner Bibee (1-1) for the Cleveland Guardians, and Kutter Crawford (1-2) for the Boston Red Sox.

These clubs meet again after the Red Sox’s 5-4 victory over the Guardians yesterday. James Paxton (7.0 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 9 K) picked up the win for the Red Sox. Triston Casas went 2-for-4 with a double to lead the team on offense. Enyel De Los Santos (0.0 IP, 4 R, 2 H, 0 K) took the loss on the mound for the Guardians.

Before watching this Guardians vs. Red Sox matchup, here’s what you need to know about Wednesday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.

Cleveland Guardians vs. Boston Red Sox Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Guardians (-134, bet $134 to win $100)
Underdog: Red Sox (+114, bet $100 to win $114)
Over/under: 7.5

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Guardians Stats and Trends

Guardians Betting Records

The Guardians have won 15, or 48.4%, of the 31 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
This season Cleveland has won seven of its 17 games, or 41.2%, when favored by at least -134 on the moneyline.
The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 57.3% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
So far this season, Cleveland and its opponents have hit the over in 22 of 59 games with a total.
The Guardians are 30-29-0 against the spread in their 59 chances this season.

Tanner Bibee (Guardians Probable Starter)

The Guardians are sending Bibee (1-1) out for his eighth start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 3.20 ERA and 40 strikeouts through 39 1/3 innings pitched.
The righty last appeared on Thursday against the Minnesota Twins, when he went five innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up six hits.
In seven games this season, the 24-year-old has amassed a 3.20 ERA and 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .234 to opposing hitters.
Bibee is trying to collect his fourth quality start of the season.
Bibee is seeking his fifth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.6 frames per appearance on the hill.
So far he has allowed at least one earned run in all of his appearances.
He will face a Red Sox offense that ranks fourth in the league with 311 runs while batting .262 as a unit. It has a collective .429 slugging percentage (sixth in MLB action) and has hit a total of 66 home runs (19th in MLB).

Guardians Batting Stats

The Guardians’ 35 home runs rank last in MLB this season.
Hitters for Cleveland have combined to rank 29th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .348 this season.
The Guardians’ .232 batting average ranks 23rd in the league this season.
Cleveland has scored the second-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 216 (3.6 per game).
The Guardians have an OBP of just .300 this season, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Cleveland has shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.1) among MLB offenses.

Red Sox Stats and Trends

Red Sox Betting Records

The Red Sox have won in 16, or 45.7%, of the 35 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This season, Boston has been victorious 11 times in 21 chances when named as an underdog of at least +114 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 46.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Boston’s games have gone over the total in 36 of its 61 opportunities.
The Red Sox have posted a record of 30-31-0 against the spread this season.

Kutter Crawford (Red Sox Probable Starter)

Crawford gets the start for the Red Sox, his fourth of the season. He is 1-2 with a 3.48 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Saturday, the righty threw three innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving up one earned run while surrendering two hits.
The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.48, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .203 batting average against him.
Crawford is trying to collect his third start of five or more innings this season in this outing.
In four of his 11 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
The opposing Guardians offense has a collective .232 batting average, and is 25th in the league with 466 total hits and 29th in MLB play with 216 runs scored. They have the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.348) and are last in all of MLB with 35 home runs.
Crawford has pitched four innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out three against the Guardians this season.

Red Sox Batting Stats

The Red Sox are 19th in MLB action with 66 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
So far this year, Boston is sixth in baseball with a .429 slugging percentage.
The Red Sox have the fifth-best batting average in the league (.262).
The offense for Boston is No. 4 in MLB, scoring 5.1 runs per game (311 total runs).
The Red Sox rank third in baseball with an on-base percentage of .334.

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