The Boston Red Sox (82-68) visit the Texas Rangers (74-76) in the Tuesday lid-lifter of a 3-game set in Arlington, Texas. The first pitch from Globe Life Field will be at 8:05 p.m. ET. Let's analyze MLB odds around the Red Sox vs. Rangers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Red Sox leads 2-1
Boston, the current No. 2 AL Wild Card, hits the road after a 3-3 homestand which wrapped up with Saturday and Sunday victories over the Kansas City Royals. In Sunday's game -192 Boston downed KC 4-1, Under 7.5. Boston is just a game over-.500 at home (38-37) but has played .587 ball (44-31) abroad. That includes 4 straight road triumphs and a 24-10 road mark since July 3.
The Rangers, who are a 1 1/2 games out
of the final AL Wild Card slot, are back at home after a 3-3 road swing. They also won their games on Saturday and Sunday (7-6, Over 8, at the -132 Arizona Diamondbacks). SS Corey Seager went 3 for 5 with a home run in the Sunday affair.
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Red Sox at Rangers projected starters
LHP Patrick Sandoval vs. LHP Cody Bradford
Sandoval (1-5, 4.58 ERA) is making his 12th start. He has a 1.76 WHIP, 4.4 BB/9 and 9.3 K/9 in 55 innings.
- Last outing: Loss, 6 IP, 4 ER, 10 H, 2 BB, 7 K in 6-1 loss vs. Los Angeles Angels last Tuesday
- Career vs. Rangers (regular season): 1-3, 3.29 ERA (41 IP, 15 ER), 32 H, 25 BB, 49 K in 9 games
Bradford (0-5, 5.05 ERA) is making his 10th start. He has a 1.55 WHIP, 2.5 BB/9 and 4.8 K/9 through 35 2/3 innings.
- Last outing: Loss, 4 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 1 K in 3-2 loss at Seattle Mariners Wednesday
- Career vs. Red Sox (regular season): 0-0, 7.36 ERA (3 2/3 IP, 3 ER), 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K in 1 start (Aug. 3, 2024)
Red Sox at Rangers odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Red Sox -126 (bet $126 to win $100) | Rangers +108 (bet $100 to win $108)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Red Sox -1.5 (+132) | Rangers +1.5 (-160)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: +102 | U: -124)
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Red Sox at Rangers picks and predictions
Prediction
Red Sox 5, Rangers 4
Moneyline
Boston is 4-1 across the last 5 series meetings. The Red Sox are 3-1 in their last 4 series openers, and they are 12-1 over their last 13 road tilts in a different time zone.Sandoval gives the Crimson Hose an advantage in the mound matchup. His surface ERA has been dinged by a .395 batting average on balls in play. He has a good history as a road hurler, and in 5 road turns this season he has held foes to 2 earned runs or less. And per ESPN, current Texas bats own a small-sample .475 OPS against him.Bradford is unconfirmed by the Rangers for this turn. But the 28-year-old southpaw has been tagged with some loud contact this season. In his last start at home, he yielded 3 home runs and 5 runs overall in a 4-inning outing. Boston owns a robust .750 OPS vs. lefty pitching. Give the BoSox the bullpen and team-defense advantages as well. BOSTON (-126) is a leverage play.
Run line/Against the spread
No interest; PASS.
Over/Under
The last 9 Ranger games have seen the Over go 6-2-1. The Over has cashed in 3 straight series meetings.
For the season, the Red Sox have averaged 4.42 runs per game while allowing 3.83. The Rangers have scored 4.16 while yielding 4.45. Advanced analytics would be bullish on all 4 of those averages tilting a bit higher. On the batting side in particular, both clubs have been hurt by some low-BABIP figures in high-leverage situations.
Peg the OVER 8.5 (+102) with a lean.
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