Phillies vs. Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends

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07 May 2023

Phillies vs. Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends

On Sunday, the Boston Red Sox (21-14) are visiting the Philadelphia Phillies (15-19), at 1:35 PM ET. The Phillies have dropped six in a row.

The Red Sox are an underdog (+105 moneyline odds to win) when they square off against the Phillies (-125). The Phillies will give the ball to Taijuan Walker (2-2) against the Red Sox and Tanner Houck (3-1).

These clubs meet again after the Red Sox’s 7-4 victory over the Phillies yesterday. Corey Kluber (5.0 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 1 K) picked up the win for the Red Sox. Alex Verdugo went 1-for-3 with a double to lead the team on offense. Bailey Falter (3.2 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 4 K) took the loss on the mound for the Phillies.

Here is what you need to prepare for Sunday’s Phillies vs. Red Sox contest, including viewing options.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Boston Red Sox Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:20 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Phillies (-125, bet $125 to win $100)
Underdog: Red Sox (+105, bet $100 to win $105)
Over/under: 9.5

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Phillies Stats and Trends

Phillies Betting Records

This season, the Phillies have won 10 out of the 19 games, or 52.6%, in which they’ve been favored.
Philadelphia has a record of 8-7, a 53.3% win rate, when favored by -125 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.6% chance of a victory for the Phillies.
Philadelphia’s games have gone over the total in 16 of its 34 chances.
The Phillies have an ATS record of 14-20-0 in 34 games with a spread this season.

Taijuan Walker (Phillies Probable Starter)

The Phillies are sending Walker (2-2) to the mound for his seventh start of the season. He is 2-2 with a 6.91 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings pitched.
His most recent appearance was on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the righty threw 3 1/3 innings, surrendering eight earned runs while giving up eight hits.
The 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 6.91, with 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in six games this season. Opponents have a .259 batting average against him.
Walker is looking to secure his third quality start of the year.
Walker has put up two starts this year in which he pitched five or more innings.
He will face a Red Sox offense that is hitting .273 as a unit (second in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .455 (third in MLB) with 46 total home runs (fifth in MLB).

Phillies Batting Stats

The Phillies have hit 37 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
Hitters for Philadelphia have a combined .431 slugging percentage this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.
The Phillies rank fifth in MLB with a .265 team batting average.
Philadelphia has scored 144 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 16th in MLB.
The Phillies have an on-base percentage of .321 this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
Philadelphia ranks 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.1 whiffs per contest.

Red Sox Stats and Trends

Red Sox Betting Records

The Red Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 21 games this year and have walked away with the win 12 times (57.1%) in those games.
This season, Boston has been victorious nine times in 18 chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 48.8% chance of walking away with the win.
Contests with Boston has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 24 of 35 chances this season.
In 35 games with a line this season, the Red Sox have a mark of 22-13-0 against the spread.

Tanner Houck (Red Sox Probable Starter)

Houck (3-1) takes the mound first for the Red Sox in his seventh start of the season. He’s put together a 5.34 ERA in 32 2/3 innings pitched, with 29 strikeouts.
In his last time out on Tuesday, the right-hander went six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up six earned runs while surrendering six hits.
The 26-year-old has an ERA of 5.34, with 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings in six games this season. Opposing batters have a .256 batting average against him.
Houck is looking to pick up his second quality start of the season.
Houck will try to build on a four-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.3 innings per appearance).
The opposing Phillies offense has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.431) and ranks 14th in home runs hit (37) in all of MLB. They have a collective .265 batting average, and are third in the league with 312 total hits and 16th in MLB action scoring 144 runs.

Red Sox Batting Stats

The Red Sox average 1.3 home runs per game to rank fifth in MLB action with 46 total home runs .
So far this season, Boston is third in the majors, slugging .455.
The Red Sox have the second-best batting average in the majors (.273).
Boston scores the second-most runs in baseball (207 total, 5.9 per game).
The Red Sox rank second in baseball with an on-base percentage of .345.

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