Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians odds, tips and betting trends | July 25
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The Cleveland Guardians (48-46) will visit the Boston Red Sox (48-48), Monday at 7:10 PM ET, with both squads on losing streaks — two and five in a row, respectively.
The Red Sox are a close favorite (-112 to win on the moneyline) when they meet the Guardians (-106). The starting pitchers are Nick Pivetta (8-7) for the Boston Red Sox, and Zach Plesac (2-7) for the Cleveland Guardians.
The Guardians lost to the White Sox yesterday, with Shane Bieber registering the loss while throwing six innings, giving up six earned runs on eight hits while striking out four. Franmil Reyes went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Guardians’ offense.
To prepare for the Red Sox vs. Guardians matchup, here’s what you need to get ready for Monday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians Odds and Betting Lines
Major League Baseball odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 8:04 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Red Sox (-112, bet $112 to win $100)
Underdog: Guardians (-106, bet $106 to win $100)
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 50 times and won 30, or 60%, of those games.
Boston has a record of 29-20, a 59.2% win rate, when favored by -112 or more by bookmakers this season.
The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 52.8% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 43 of their 96 opportunities.
In 96 games with a spread this season, the Red Sox are 50-46-0 ATS.
Nick Pivetta (Red Sox Probable Starter)
Pivetta (8-7) will take to the mound for the Red Sox and make his 20th start of the season.
The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, July 16, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings while giving up seven earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the New York Yankees.
The 29-year-old has pitched to a 4.50 ERA this season with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.2 walks per nine across 19 games.
In 19 starts this season, he’s earned 10 quality starts.
In 19 starts this season, Pivetta has lasted five or more innings 13 times, with an average of 5.2 innings per appearance.
The Guardians have scored 413 runs this season, which ranks 17th in MLB. They are batting .252 for the campaign with 74 home runs, 28th in the league.
The Guardians have gone 9-for-29 with a home run and two RBI in one game against the right-hander this season.
Among qualified pitchers this year, the 29-year-old’s 4.50 ERA ranks 52nd, 1.259 WHIP ranks 43rd, and 8.7 K/9 ranks 25th.
Red Sox Batting Stats
The Red Sox rank 16th in Major League Baseball with 97 home runs.
Hitters for the Red Sox rank eighth in the majors with a combined .413 team slugging percentage.
Boston has a team batting average of .256 this season, which ranks third among MLB teams.
The Red Sox have scored 440 runs this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.
Boston has the 11th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.317).
The Red Sox rank 13th in strikeouts per game (8.3) among MLB offenses.
Guardians Stats and Trends Guardians Betting Records
The Guardians have been chosen as underdogs in 54 games this year and have walked away with the win 23 times (42.6%) in those games.
This season, Cleveland has been victorious 22 times in 52 chances when named as an underdog of at least -106 or longer on the moneyline.
The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 51.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 47 of their 102 opportunities.
The Guardians have an against the spread record of 54-48-0 in 102 games with a line this season.
Zach Plesac (Guardians Probable Starter)
Plesac gets the start for the Guardians, his 18th of the season. He is 2-7 with a 3.93 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 94 innings pitched.
The right-hander last appeared on Friday, July 15 against the Detroit Tigers, when he tossed 3 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up six hits.
Over 17 games this season, the 27-year-old has a 3.93 ERA and 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .255 to opposing hitters.
Plesac heads into the outing with nine quality starts under his belt this year.
Plesac has pitched five or more innings in a game 14 times this season heading into this outing.
He will face a Red Sox offense that ranks ninth in the league with 440 total runs scored while batting .256 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .413 slugging percentage (eighth in MLB action) and has hit a total of 97 home runs (16th in the league).
This season, the 27-year-old ranks 43rd in ERA (3.93), 42nd in WHIP (1.255), and 52nd in K/9 (6.5) among pitchers who qualify.
Guardians Batting Stats
The Guardians have hit 74 home runs this season, the third-lowest total in MLB action.
This season, the Guardians rank 16th in baseball, slugging .388.
Cleveland’s .252 batting average is seventh-best in the majors.
The offense for the Guardians is the No. 17 offense in baseball scoring 4.4 runs per game (413 total runs).
Cleveland’s .315 on-base percentage ranks 14th in baseball.
Guardians batters strike out 7.0 times per game, the lowest average in the league.
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Red Sox vs. Guardians: Live Streaming Info & Game Time
Game Day: Monday, July 25, 2022
Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
Stadium: Fenway Park
TV Channel: NESN
Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
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