Red Sox vs. Mets odds, tips and betting trends

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23 July 2023

Red Sox vs. Mets odds, tips and betting trends

In the final game of a three-game set at Fenway Park, the New York Mets (46-52) face the Boston Red Sox (52-47), Sunday at 7:10 PM ET.

The Mets (+125 underdog moneyline odds) are away versus the Red Sox (-147). The Boston Red Sox will give the start to Brennan Bernardino (1-0, 2.48 ERA), who is looking for win No. 2 on the season, and the Mets will turn to Carlos Carrasco (3-3, 5.35 ERA).

These clubs meet again after the Red Sox took down the Mets 8-6 yesterday. James Paxton earned the win for the Red Sox (6.0 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 7 K), and Triston Casas led the way offensively (2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI). Max Scherzer (6.0 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 7 K) took the loss for the Mets.

Before the Red Sox vs. Mets matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Sunday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Red Sox (-147, bet $147 to win $100)
Underdog: Mets (+125, bet $100 to win $125)
Over/under: 9.5

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Red Sox Stats and Trends

Red Sox Betting Records

This season, the Red Sox have won 25 out of the 45 games, or 55.6%, in which they’ve been favored.
This season Boston has won seven of its 16 games, or 43.8%, when favored by at least -147 on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 59.5% chance to win.
Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 53 of 98 opportunities.
In 98 games with a spread this season, the Red Sox are 51-47-0 ATS.

Brennan Bernardino (Red Sox Probable Starter)

The Red Sox will send Bernardino (1-0) out to make his fourth start of the season. He is 1-0 with a 2.48 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 32 2/3 innings pitched.
The lefty last appeared in relief on Saturday, when he tossed one inning against the New York Mets, allowing one earned run while giving up two hits.
In 28 games this season, the 31-year-old has a 2.48 ERA and 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .220 to opposing batters.
He meets a Mets offense that ranks 18th in the league with 437 runs while batting .237 as a squad. It has a collective .400 slugging percentage (20th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 123 home runs (10th in MLB).
Bernardino has thrown one inning, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out two against the Mets this season.

Red Sox Batting Stats

The Red Sox have hit 110 homers this season, which ranks 18th in the league.
Hitters for Boston rank sixth in the majors with a combined .434 team slugging percentage.
The Red Sox’s .263 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking fourth in MLB.
Boston has scored the fifth-most runs in the majors this season with 498.
The Red Sox are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking seventh with an OBP of .331.
Boston has shown patience at the plate this season with the ninth-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.2) among MLB offenses.

Mets Stats and Trends

Mets Betting Records

The Mets have won in 10, or 30.3%, of the 33 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This season, New York has been a moneyline underdog of -147 or longer six times, losing every contest.
The Mets have an implied victory probability of 44.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Contests with New York has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 40 of 96 chances this season.
The Mets are 39-57-0 against the spread in their 96 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Carlos Carrasco (Mets Probable Starter)

Carrasco gets the start for the Mets, his 14th of the season. He is 3-3 with a 5.35 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 65 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent time out on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox, the right-hander tossed 4 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering six hits.
The 36-year-old has a 5.35 ERA and 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 13 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .259 to his opponents.
Carrasco enters this game with three quality starts under his belt this season.
Carrasco enters the game with seven outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
In one of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
The opposing Red Sox offense has a collective .263 batting average, and is third in the league with 894 total hits and fifth in MLB play with 498 runs scored. They have the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.434) and are 18th in all of MLB with 110 home runs.