The Boston Red Sox (26-27) will look to sweep the Oakland Athletics (20-35) at Oakland Coliseum on Sunday, at 4:07 PM ET.
The Red Sox are an underdog (+101 on the moneyline to win) when they square off against the Athletics (-119). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Oakland Athletics looking to Frankie Montas (2-5), and Rich Hill (1-3) answering the bell for the Boston Red Sox. The matchup has an over/under set at 7.5 total runs.
Athletics vs. Red Sox Predictions
Athletics vs. Red Sox 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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Athletics | -119 | +101 | 7.5 | -101 | -119 | -1.5 | +124 | -102 |
Athletics vs. Red Sox Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Athletics
- Oakland has been named the moneyline favorite by oddsmakers only twice over the last 10 games, and lost both matchups.
- In their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Athletics combined with their opponents to hit the over on the run total six times.
- Oakland has a 3-7-0 record against the spread over its past 10 games.
Red Sox
- Over the past 10 games, bookmakers have not installed Boston as the underdog once.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Red Sox and their opponents are when it comes to hitting the over.
- Boston has a record of 6-4-0 ATS over its last 10 games.
Athletics vs. Red Sox Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Frankie Montas
- When Montás starts, the Athletics are 2-9-0 against the spread.
- The Athletics have been the moneyline favorite in five of Montás’ starts this season, and they went 1-4 in those matchups.
- Montás’ team is 2-9 over his 11 starts.
- Montás has had 11 starts with a total this season, and the teams combined go over the total in three of those matchups.
Projected starter: Rich Hill
- Hill and his team are 4-5-0 ATS this season when he starts.
- When he is the starting pitcher, Boston has a record of 1-3 this season when they are the underdog on the moneyline.
- Hill’s team has a 4-5 record in his starts this season.
- Games Hill has started this season hit the over four times in nine chances.
Athletics Batting Leaders
- Elvis Andrus has racked up a team-best batting average of .238.
- Andrus ranks 184th in home runs and 236th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
- Seth Brown’s five home runs and 23 runs batted in are both team-highs.
- Brown currently ranks 101st in home runs and 83rd in RBI in the majors.
- Sean Murphy has launched a team-high five homers.
- Tony Kemp is hitting .234 with five doubles, a home run and 17 walks.
Athletics Batting Leaders
- Rafael Devers leads Boston with 11 home runs this season. He’s batting .336 with 29 RBI.
- Devers is 19th in home runs and 30th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Devers enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with three doubles and three RBI.
- Xander Bogaerts is batting .330 with an OBP of .400 and a slugging percentage of .495 this season.
- Bogaerts is 65th overall in home runs and 52nd in RBI this season.
- Bogaerts brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .353 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and four RBI.
- J.D. Martinez’s batting average of .353 leads all Boston hitters this season.
- Martinez enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .150 with a double and two walks.
- Trevor Story leads Boston in runs batted in (40) this season. He’s batting .235 while slugging .458.
- Story heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .353 with four doubles, four walks and three RBI.
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