The Boston Red Sox (65-55) bring a three-game losing streak into a home contest against the Houston Astros (67-52) on Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Astros are favored (-117) to hand the underdog Red Sox (-103) another loss. Spencer Arrighetti starts for Houston while Boston will counter with Dustin May.

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Astros vs. Red Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-117)
• Underdog: Red Sox (-103)
• Over/under: 8.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have won 53.8% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (43-37).
• Houston has a 36-31 record (winning 53.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -117 or shorter.
• The Astros have a 53.9% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• In the 119 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Houston, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 53 times (53-60-6).
• The Astros have a 60-59-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50.4% of the time).

Astros hitting info

• Jose Altuve paces the Astros with 21 home runs.
• In MLB action, Altuve ranks 31st in home runs and 48th in RBI.
• Altuve brings a nine-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is batting .317 with a double, three home runs, five walks and six RBIs.
• Jeremy Pena has a club-leading .314 batting average.
• Pena ranks 120th in home runs and 129th in RBI among batters in MLB.
• Yainer Diaz is hitting .249 with 16 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 15 walks.
• Christian Walker has collected 65 runs batted in to lead his team.
• Walker takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with three doubles, a home run, four walks and six RBIs.

Astros pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 9.7 K/9, the first-best in the majors.
• Houston’s 3.71 team ERA ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Astros pitchers combine for the No. 2 WHIP in the majors (1.194).
• Astros pitchers combine to allow the 19th-fewest home runs in baseball (139 total, 1.2 per game).
• In its 7-6 win last time out, Houston struck out eight Red Sox batters while allowing 10 hits.

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• This season, the Red Sox have been the underdog 45 times and won 21, or 46.7%, of those games.
• Boston has entered 38 games this season as the underdog by -103 or more and is 18-20 in those contests.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 50.7% chance to win.
• So far this season, Boston and its opponents have hit the over in 59 of its 119 games with a total.
• In 119 games with a spread this season, the Red Sox are 64-55-0 ATS.

Red Sox hitting info

• Jarren Duran leads Boston with a batting average of .265. He’s also hit 12 home runs with 65 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Duran is 120th in homers and 36th in RBI.
• Ceddanne Rafaela is batting .259 with an OBP of .302 and a slugging percentage of .441 this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Rafaela is 97th in home runs and 90th in RBI.
• Trevor Story leads Boston in runs batted in (73) this season. He has a .254 batting average and a .418 slugging percentage.
• Wilyer Abreu is slugging .478 this season, with a team-best 21 homers while driving in 64 runs.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The Red Sox average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the majors this season.
• Boston pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.77 ERA this year, ninth-best in baseball.
• Red Sox pitchers have a 1.307 WHIP this season, 20th in the majors.
• With just 121 homers allowed, the Red Sox rank seventh in the league at preventing long balls.
• Boston suffered a 7-6 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out seven Astros batters while allowing 10 hits.