Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers odds, tips and betting trends | September 2
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The Boston Red Sox (64-68) will host the Texas Rangers (58-72), Friday at 7:10 PM ET, with the Rangers on a five-game losing streak.
The Red Sox are favored (-186 on the moneyline) when they square off against the Rangers (+156). The Boston Red Sox will hand the ball to Nick Pivetta (9-10, 4.40 ERA), who is looking for win No. 10 on the season, and the Rangers will turn to Dallas Keuchel (2-8, 8.84 ERA).
These teams meet again after the Red Sox beat the Rangers 9-8 yesterday. Jeurys Familia registered the win for the Red Sox (1.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 K), and Alex Verdugo led the way offensively (3-for-4 with a home run and an RBI). Jonathan Hernandez (0.1 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 1 K) took the loss for the Rangers.
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Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers Odds and Betting Lines
Major League Baseball odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 2:04 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Red Sox (-186, bet $186 to win $100)
Underdog: Rangers (+156, bet $100 to win $156)
Over/under: 10
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Red Sox Stats and Trends Red Sox Betting Records
The Red Sox have won 38, or 56.7%, of the 67 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Boston has a record of 6-1 when favored by -186 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The implied probability of a win from the Red Sox, based on the moneyline, is 65%.
So far this season, Boston and its opponents have hit the over in 61 of their 132 games with a total.
In 132 games with a spread this season, the Red Sox are 65-67-0 ATS.
Nick Pivetta (Red Sox Probable Starter)
The Red Sox will hand the ball to Pivetta (9-10) for his 27th start of the season.
The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving up five earned runs while allowing eight hits.
The 29-year-old has pitched in 26 games this season with an ERA of 4.40, a 2.648 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.317.
He has 12 quality starts in 26 chances this season.
Pivetta has seven starts in a row of five innings or more.
The Rangers rank 14th in MLB with a .244 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 12th in the league (.401) and 160 home runs.
The right-hander has faced the Rangers one time this season, allowing them to go 3-for-24 with a triple and an RBI in seven innings.
The 29-year-old ranks 45th in ERA (4.40), 42nd in WHIP (1.317), and 22nd in K/9 (8.7) among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
Red Sox Batting Stats
The Red Sox rank 19th in Major League Baseball with 125 home runs.
Hitters for the Red Sox rank ninth in the majors with a combined .411 team slugging percentage.
Boston ranks fifth in MLB with a .258 team batting average.
The Red Sox have scored the eighth-most runs in the league this season with 598.
Boston is among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking 10th with an OBP of .318.
The Red Sox rank 18th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.
Rangers Stats and Trends Rangers Betting Records
The Rangers have won in 37, or 46.8%, of the 79 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
This season, Texas has come away with a win eight times in 17 chances when named as an underdog of at least +156 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 39.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Texas and their opponents have gone over in 65 of their 131 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
In 131 games with a line this season, the Rangers have a mark of 72-59-0 against the spread.
Dallas Keuchel (Rangers Probable Starter)
Keuchel makes the start for the Rangers, his 14th of the season. He is 2-8 with an 8.84 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 56 innings pitched.
His most recent time out was on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, when the lefty threw 5 1/3 innings, surrendering seven earned runs while allowing 11 hits.
The 34-year-old has an ERA of 8.84, with 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings in 13 games this season. Opposing batters have a .349 batting average against him.
Keuchel heads into this game with two quality starts under his belt this year.
Keuchel has pitched five or more innings in a game seven times this season entering this matchup.
He will face a Red Sox offense that ranks first in the league with 1180 total hits (on a .258 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .411 (ninth in the league) with 125 total home runs (19th in MLB play).
Keuchel has pitched eight innings, giving up eight earned runs on 15 hits while striking out nine against the Red Sox this season.
Rangers Batting Stats
The Rangers are eighth in baseball with 160 total home runs.
So far this season, the Rangers rank 12th in the league, slugging .401.
Texas has the 14th-ranked batting average in the majors (.244).
The Rangers are the 10th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.6 runs per game (592 total).
Texas’ .307 on-base percentage is 23rd in the league.
The Rangers strike out 8.7 times per game, the No. 23 average in baseball.
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Red Sox vs. Rangers: Live Streaming Info & Game Time
Game Day: Friday, September 2, 2022
Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
Stadium: Fenway Park
TV Channel: NESN
Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)
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