Red Sox vs. Astros odds, tips and betting trends

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28 August 2023

Red Sox vs. Astros odds, tips and betting trends

At Fenway Park on Monday, the Houston Astros (74-58) open a three-game series versus the Boston Red Sox (69-62), at 7:10 PM ET.

The Astros (+104 underdog moneyline odds) are away versus the Red Sox (-123). The Boston Red Sox will give the start to Chris Sale (5-3, 4.68 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Astros will counter with Cristian Javier (9-2, 4.52 ERA).

The Red Sox lost their last game against the Dodgers by a 7-4 score yesterday. Adam Duvall went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively. Tanner Houck picked up the loss after throwing four innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out four.

The Astros defeated the Tigers 17-4 yesterday. Jeremy Pena led the way offensively after going 5-for-6 with a double, a triple and three RBI, and Justin Verlander got the win, pitching five innings without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out seven.

Get ready for the Red Sox vs. Astros with everything you need to know before Monday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Red Sox (-123, bet $123 to win $100)
Underdog: Astros (+104, bet $100 to win $104)
Over/under: 9.5

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Red Sox Stats and Trends

Red Sox Betting Records

This season, the Red Sox have been favored 61 times and won 33, or 54.1%, of those games.
This season Boston has won 25 of its 42 games, or 59.5%, when favored by at least -123 on the moneyline.
The Red Sox have a 55.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Games involving Boston has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 69 of 130 chances this season.
The Red Sox are 67-63-0 ATS in their 130 games with a spread this season.

Chris Sale (Red Sox Probable Starter)

The Red Sox will send Sale (5-3) to make his 15th start of the season. He is 5-3 with a 4.68 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 73 2/3 innings pitched.
The lefty last pitched on Thursday against the Houston Astros, when he went five innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up six hits.
The 34-year-old has amassed a 4.68 ERA and 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 14 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .232 to his opponents.
Sale has five quality starts under his belt this year.
Sale has pitched five or more innings in a game nine times this year heading into this outing.
So far he has given up one or more earned runs in each of his appearances.
The opposing Astros offense has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.425) and ranks ninth in MLB play with 172 home runs. It has a collective .256 batting average, and is sixth in MLB with 1157 total hits and sixth in MLB action scoring 657 runs.
Head-to-head against the Astros this season, Sale has pitched five innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out nine.

Red Sox Batting Stats

The Red Sox rank 14th in Major League Baseball with 157 home runs.
Hitters for Boston have a combined .440 slugging percentage this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
The Red Sox rank third in MLB with a .265 team batting average.
Boston is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking seventh with 654 total runs this season.
The Red Sox are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking fifth with an OBP of .331.
Boston has shown patience at the plate this season with the ninth-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.1) among MLB offenses.

Astros Stats and Trends

Astros Betting Records

The Astros have been victorious in 20, or 58.8%, of the 34 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Houston has a mark of 13-11 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +104 or worse on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 49% chance of pulling out a win.
Contests with Houston has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 68 of 132 chances this season.
The Astros are 66-66-0 against the spread in their 132 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Cristian Javier (Astros Probable Starter)

Javier will aim to earn his 10th victory when he gets the start for the Astros, his 25th of the season. He is 9-2 with a 4.52 ERA and 115 strikeouts over 127 1/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox, when he threw five innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing seven hits.
In 24 games this season, the 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.52, with 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .239 against him.
Javier has nine quality starts under his belt this season.
Javier has put up 19 starts this campaign where he pitched five or more innings.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his 24 appearances this season.
He will face a Red Sox team that is batting .265 as a unit (third in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .440 (fifth in the league) with 157 total home runs (14th in MLB play).
Javier has thrown five innings, giving up three earned runs on seven hits while striking out three against the Red Sox this season.

Astros Batting Stats

The Astros are ninth in MLB action with 172 total home runs.
So far this year, Houston ranks ninth in baseball, slugging .425.
The Astros are ninth in MLB with a .256 batting average.
The offense for Houston is No. 6 in MLB, scoring five runs per game (657 total runs).
The Astros’ .328 on-base percentage is eighth-best in MLB.

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