Red Sox vs. Tigers Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 13, 2025

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The Boston Red Sox (22-21) visit the Detroit Tigers (27-15) at 6:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday, providing a matchup between two top-10 power hitters. Wilyer Abreu has 11 homers (sixth in MLB) for the favored Red Sox (-112), while Spencer Torkelson is ninth in MLB play with 10 long balls this season for the underdog Tigers (-104). Boston’s Brayan Bello and Detroit’s Tyler Holton will take the mound first.

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Red Sox to win vs Tigers -112

Bet $20, Payout $37.86

Red Sox vs. Tigers betting lines

  • Favorite: Red Sox (-112)
  • Underdog: Tigers (-104)
  • Over/under: 8

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

  • The Red Sox have put together a 17-15 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 53.1% of those games).
  • Boston has gone 17-14 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -112 or shorter (54.8% winning percentage).
  • The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Red Sox a 52.8% chance to win.
  • In the 43 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Boston, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 20 times (20-21-2).
  • The Red Sox have collected a 20-23-0 record ATS this season.

Red Sox hitting info

  • Alexander Bregman paces the Red Sox in runs batted in (31) and has put up a team-high batting average of .309.
  • Among all hitters in MLB play, Bregman’s home run total ranks 15th and his RBI tally ranks 10th.
  • Abreu’s 11 home runs lead his team.
  • Abreu currently ranks sixth in homers and 18th in RBI in the bigs.
  • Abreu heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .190 with two home runs, a walk and two RBIs.
  • Rafael Devers has a team-best 31 runs batted in.
  • Devers heads into this matchup on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .625 with a double, two home runs, five walks and eight RBIs.
  • Jarren Duran is hitting .251 with nine doubles, four triples, two home runs and 10 walks.

Red Sox pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 15th in the majors.
  • Boston has the 16th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.86).
  • The Red Sox have the 18th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.301).
  • Red Sox pitchers combine to surrender the 11th-fewest home runs in baseball (38 total, 0.9 per game).
  • Boston struck out four Tigers batters while giving up 18 hits in a 14-2 loss in its last game.

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

  • The Tigers have won nine, or 50%, of the 18 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • Detroit has a record of 9-8, a 52.9% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -104 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 51% chance of a victory for the Tigers.
  • So far this season, Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in 21 of its 42 games with a total.
  • In 42 games with a spread this season, the Tigers are 25-17-0 ATS.

Tigers hitting info

  • Torkelson leads Detroit in home runs with 10 and runs batted in with 33.
  • Among all batters in MLB, Torkelson’s home run total is ninth, and his RBI total is fifth.
  • Gleyber Torres has 34 hits and an OBP of .375 to go with a slugging percentage of .482 this season.
  • Torres is 82nd in home runs and 33rd in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
  • Torres brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .353 with a double, a home run, four walks and seven RBIs.
  • Kerry Carpenter is batting .288 to lead Detroit, while adding nine homers and 21 runs batted in this season.
  • Riley Greene has collected 41 hits this season and has an OBP of .320. He’s slugging .474 on the year.
  • Greene has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .235 with a double, a home run, three walks and three RBIs.

Tigers pitching rankings

  • The Tigers average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the big leagues.
  • Detroit has the third-best ERA (3.13) in the majors this season.
  • Tigers pitchers have a 1.148 WHIP this season, first-best in the majors.
  • With 45 homers allowed, the Tigers rank 16th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Last time out, Detroit defeated the Red Sox, 14-2, with nine strikeouts and six hits allowed.
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