Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox are making a road trip to Globe Life Park to take on the Texas Rangers. This AL showdown will get going at 8:05 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Southwest will be televising the game.
Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers Odds
Las Vegas has Texas (+165) as the underdog to Boston (-175). You can play matchup’s total with current odds sitting at -110 for over 11 runs and -110 for under 11. There’s a runline of Red Sox -1.5 (-120) and Rangers +1.5 (+100) for this matchup.
The Rangers are 84-72 against the spread (ATS)despite being only 75-81 straight up (SU). They’ve gained 6.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 2.7 units ATS. The Red Sox are 81-75 SU and have gone 65-90 against the spread. In total, the team’s lost 25.8 units for moneyline bettors and 33.7 units ATS.
Texas games have an over/under record of 70-83-3 in 2019. Boston has been a great over bet with a total record of 87-65-3.
The southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez is getting the start for Boston. Rodriguez is 18-6 with a 3.53 ERA and 199 strikeouts. This will be his first outing against Texas this year. He made two starts against the team in 2018, compiling a 1-0 record with a 3.86 ERA and 15 strikeouts.
The Rangers will turn to righty Edinson Volquez (0-1, 5.02 ERA), who has nine strikeouts and 11 walks as well as a WHIP of 1.74. Volquez did not accrue any MLB pitching stats last season.
Boston’s pitching staff allowed 5.1 runs per game and its starters own a 4.89 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 9.57 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.35, along with a WHIP of 1.37.
The Red Sox offense has slashed .268/.341/.466 on its way to 5.5 runs scored per game this year, including 4.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Third baseman Rafael Devers and shortstop Xander Bogaerts continue to lead Boston’s offense. Devers is slashing .308/.359/.550 with 31 home runs, 113 RBIs and 123 runs scored. Bogaerts (.304/.379/.550) is up to 32 homers, 110 RBIs and 106 runs scored.
In the home-team dugout, Texas’ pitching staff has allowed 5.3 runs per game overall in 2019. Its starters have an ERA of 5.32, a WHIP of 1.47 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.4. The bullpen has a 4.63 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 8.9 K/9.
The Texas offense is putting up 4.9 runs per contest, including 4.6 per game over its last 10 games and 2.8 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .214/.256/.421 over its last five games and is 1-4 SU during that span.
The Rangers’ offense has been led by Elvis Andrus and Shin-soo Choo. Andrus is hitting .270/.308/.392 with 12 home runs, 70 RBIs, 75 runs and 28 stolen bases, while Choo’s line is .266/.368/.452 with 23 homers, 59 RBIs, 87 runs and 13 stolen bases.
The Red Sox have lost 12.1 units and are 47-58 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 59 of those games, compared to 44 that’ve gone under against righty starters. On the other hand, the Rangers have lost 0.3 units and are 29-27 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over’s hit in 26 of those games, compared to 28 that went under the total.
Red Sox at Rangers Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Red Sox, ATS Winner – Red Sox, O/U – UNDER
Betting Notes
- The over has hit in six of Boston’s last seven contests.
- Boston has recorded 22.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 22.8 over its last five.
- The Red Sox have hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games, including six over their last five.
- The Red Sox have a team OPS of .807 this season and an OPS of .806 against right-handed pitchers. The Rangers’ OPS sits at .748 overall and .759 against righties.
