Wilyer Abreu leads the Boston Red Sox (1-0) into a matchup against the Texas Rangers (0-1) after his two-home run performance in a 5-2 win over the Rangers. The Red Sox are favorites (-124) in this game against the underdog Rangers (+104), which begins at 8:05 p.m. ET on Friday. Tanner Houck gets the starting nod for Boston, and Jack Leiter is Texas’ choice to start.

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Red Sox vs. Rangers betting lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-124)
• Underdog: Rangers (+104)
• Over/under: 8.5

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• The Red Sox were favored on the moneyline 78 total times last season. They finished 40-38 in those games.
• Boston had a record of 31-24 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -124 or shorter last year (56.4%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Red Sox’s implied win probability is 55.4%.
• Boston combined with its opponents to hit the over on the total 80 times last season for an 80-72-8 record against the over/under.
• The Red Sox covered 45.6% of their games last season, going 73-87-0 ATS.

Red Sox hitting info

• Jarren Duran had a batting average of .285 with 191 total hits last season.
• Alex Bregman hit .260 with 30 doubles, two triples, 26 home runs and 44 walks.
• Rafael Devers racked up 28 home runs and had 83 runs batted in last season.
• Ceddanne Rafaela had 23 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 15 walks while batting .246.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Red Sox pitching staff last season ranked 21st in the majors.
• Boston had the 16th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.04).
• Last season the Red Sox had the 17th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.257).
• Red Sox pitchers combined to allow 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 16 of its 47 games, or 34%, when it was the underdog by at least +104 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Rangers, based on the moneyline, is 49%.
• Texas and its opponents hit the over in 73 of its 160 games with a total last season.
• The Rangers were 69-90-0 against the spread in their 159 chances 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.
• Joc Pederson hit .275 with an OBP of .393 and a slugging percentage of .515.

Rangers pitching rankings

• The Rangers had an 8.7 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 12th in the majors.
• Texas pitched to a 4.36 ERA last season, which ranked 24th in baseball.
• Rangers pitchers had a 1.300 WHIP last season, 21st in the majors.
• With 198 homers allowed, the Rangers ranked 25th in the league at preventing long balls.