The Oakland Athletics (20-33) hope to stop their three-game losing run against the Boston Red Sox (24-27), at 9:40 PM ET on Friday.
The Red Sox are favored (-135 moneyline odds) when they visit the Athletics (+115). The Boston Red Sox will give the start to Nathan Eovaldi (2-2, 5.93 ERA) looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Athletics will turn to James Kaprielian (0-2, 5.93). The game’s over/under is set at 7.
Red Sox vs. Athletics Predictions
Red Sox vs. Athletics Betting Odds
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds |
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Red Sox | -135 | +115 | 7 | -110 | -110 | -1.5 | +130 | -150 |
Red Sox vs. Athletics Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Red Sox
- Boston went 4-4 over the eight games it was favored on the moneyline in its last 10 matchups.
- Over their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Red Sox combined with their opponents to go over the total four times.
- Boston has put together a 5-5-0 record against the spread over its past 10 games.
Athletics
- In eight games over the last 10 matchups when set as the underdog by bookmakers, Oakland has a record of 3-5.
- When it comes to hitting the over, the Athletics and their opponents are in their last 10 games with a total.
- Oakland has wins against the spread in its last 10 chances.
Red Sox vs. Athletics Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Nathan Eovaldi
- The Red Sox have a 4-6-0 record against the spread in Eovaldi’s starts.
- The Red Sox are 4-3 in Eovaldi’s seven starts this season with Boston as the moneyline favorite.
- Over Eovaldi’s 10 starts, his team is 4-6.
- Eovaldi has started 10 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season. The teams have combined to hit the over in four of them.
Projected starter: James Kaprielian
- Kaprielian’s team is 5-1-0 against the spread in his starts this season.
- His team is 3-2 this season when he starts and they are the moneyline underdog.
- Kaprielian’s team has a 4-2 record in his starts this season.
- Games started by Kaprielian have a 3-1-2 record at hitting the over this season.
Red Sox Batting Leaders
- Rafael Devers has a team-best 11 home runs.
- Devers ranks 12th in homers and 36th in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
- Devers brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
- Xander Bogaerts has 13 doubles, five home runs and 20 walks while batting .323.
- Bogaerts ranks 87th in home runs among hitters in baseball and 73rd in RBI.
- J.D. Martinez paces the Red Sox with a team-high batting average of .360.
- Trevor Story has been productive as he paces his team with 37 runs batted in.
Red Sox Batting Leaders
- Elvis Andrus leads Oakland in batting average (.241) this season while adding three home runs and 11 RBI.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Andrus’ home run total is 173rd, and his RBI total is 225th.
- Andrus has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with five doubles and four RBI.
- Sean Murphy is slugging .379 this season, with a team-best five homers while driving in 22 runs.
- Murphy ranks 87th in homers and 89th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Seth Brown leads Oakland in home runs with five and runs batted in with 23.
- Tony Kemp has 39 hits and an OBP of .319 to go with a slugging percentage of .287 this season.
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