Tigers vs. Red Sox Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups September 28, 2025

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The Detroit Tigers (87-74) and the Boston Red Sox (88-73) play on Sunday at 3:05 p.m. ET with the series tied 1-1. The Tigers are favored (-136) to take the rubber match against the Red Sox (+115). Detroit has Chris Paddack projected to start, while Boston has not named a starter.

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Tigers to win vs Red Sox -136

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Tigers vs. Red Sox betting lines

  • Favorite: Tigers (-136)
  • Underdog: Red Sox (+115)
  • Over/under: 9

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

  • The Tigers have won 63 of the 111 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (56.8%).
  • Detroit has a 47-30 record (winning 61% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -136 or shorter.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Tigers’ implied win probability is 57.6%.
  • Detroit has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 83 times this season for an 83-71-7 record against the over/under.
  • The Tigers have gone 73-88-0 ATS this season.

Tigers hitting info

  • Gleyber Torres is hitting .256 with 22 doubles, 16 home runs and 85 walks.
  • Among all hitters in MLB action, Torres’ home run total ranks 123rd and his RBI tally ranks 71st.
  • Riley Greene has shown his power as he paces his team with 36 home runs and 111 RBI.
  • Greene currently ranks 10th in home runs and seventh in RBI in the majors.
  • Spencer Torkelson is hitting .240 with 27 doubles, a triple, 31 home runs and 72 walks.
  • Zach McKinstry is batting .261 to lead his team.
  • McKinstry enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .429 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.

Tigers pitching rankings

  • The Tigers pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Detroit’s 3.95 team ERA ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Tigers have the 12th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.248).
  • Tigers pitchers combine to surrender the 14th-fewest home runs in baseball (185 total, 1.1 per game).
  • Detroit knocked off the Red Sox 2-1 in its last game with 13 strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

  • The Red Sox have won 28, or 49.1%, of the 57 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • Boston has entered 29 games this season as the underdog by +115 or more and is 11-18 in those contests.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 46.5% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
  • Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 75 of its 160 opportunities.
  • The Red Sox are 83-77-0 against the spread this season.

Red Sox hitting info

  • Jarren Duran is batting .257 with 16 home runs and 83 RBI for Boston this season.
  • Duran’s home run total ranks 123rd in MLB, and he is 45th in RBI.
  • Trevor Story leads Boston in home runs with 25, runs batted in with 96 and a batting average of .265.
  • Story ranks 48th in homers and 19th in RBI among all batters in the major leagues.
  • Alex Bregman is slashing .273/.360/.462 this season for the Red Sox.
  • Ceddanne Rafaela has collected 134 hits this season and has an OBP of .291. He’s slugging .411 on the year.
  • Rafaela enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with two doubles, a triple, a walk and an RBI.

Red Sox pitching rankings

  • The Red Sox average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the majors this season.
  • Boston has the fifth-best ERA (3.71) in the majors this season.
  • The Red Sox rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.287 WHIP this season.
  • The Red Sox have given up the fourth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 163 home runs allowed.
  • Boston pitchers struck out 10 Tigers hitters while allowing six base hits in a 2-1 loss its last time out.
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