The Texas Rangers (1-1) match up against the Boston Red Sox (1-1) after Jonah Heim homered twice in a 4-1 win over the Red Sox. The Red Sox are favored (-115) in this matchup with the Rangers (-104), which begins at 7:05 p.m. ET on Saturday. Boston’s Walker Buehler and Texas’ Tyler Mahle will start this matchup.
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Red Sox to win vs Rangers -115
Red Sox vs. Rangers betting lines
- Favorite: Red Sox (-115)
- Underdog: Rangers (-104)
- Over/under: 9
Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Red Sox betting info
- The Red Sox won 40 of the 78 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (51.3%).
- Boston had a record of 37-33 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -115 or shorter last year (52.9%).
- The Red Sox have an implied moneyline win probability of 53.5% in this matchup.
- Boston played in 160 games with a set over/under, and combined with its opponents to go over the total 80 times (80-72-8).
- The Red Sox collected a 73-87-0 record against the spread last season (covering 45.6% of the time).
Red Sox hitting info
- Jarren Duran racked up 191 hits with a batting average of .285 last season.
- Alex Bregman hit .260 with 30 doubles, two triples, 26 home runs and 44 walks.
- Rafael Devers hit 28 home runs and had 83 runs batted in last season.
- Ceddanne Rafaela hit .246 with 23 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 15 walks.
Red Sox pitching rankings
- The Red Sox pitching staff ranked 21st in the majors last season with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Boston’s 4.04 team ERA ranked 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Last season the Red Sox averaged MLB’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.257).
- Red Sox pitchers combined to give up the 19th-fewest home runs in baseball (189 total, 1.2 per game).
Rangers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Rangers betting info
- Last season, the Rangers won 23 out of the 69 games, or 33.3%, in which they were the underdog.
- Last season, Texas won 19 of its 59 games, or 32.2%, when it was the underdog by at least -104 on the moneyline.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 51% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
- Texas and its opponents hit the over in 73 of its 160 games with a total last season.
- The Rangers had an ATS record of 69-90-0 in 159 games with a spread last season.
Rangers hitting info
- Marcus Semien finished last season with 23 home runs, 74 RBI and a batting average of .237.
- Corey Seager finished with 30 homers while batting .278.
- Wyatt Langford finished with a .253 average, 16 home runs and 74 RBI last season.
- Jake Burger collected 134 hits, posted an OBP of .301 and a .460 SLG.
Rangers pitching rankings
- The Rangers had an 8.7 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 12th in the majors.
- Texas pitchers had a combined ERA of 4.36 last year, which ranked 24th in MLB.
- Rangers pitchers had a 1.300 WHIP last season, 21st in the majors.
- The Rangers gave up the 25th-fewest long balls last season with 198 home runs allowed.
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